Anyone watching the Stoke City against Arsenal game on Saturday would have been absolutely sickened to see the horrific injury against Arsenal forward Aaron Ramsey. The horror show tackle could easily end Ramsey's career such was the extent of the injury.

The incident happened in the second half when Ryan Shawcross knocked the ball ahead of him and tried to catch up to it while Aaron Ramsey ran forward to intercept the ball.

Back again to give you Fantasy Premier League tips. Sorry for the lack of post in the last week, I was sick and wasn't able to give my thoughts about that gameweek.
But as I said, now it's time to look at the gameweek 5.
Chelsea has been dominating in the first few rounds and as they now go against riser Blackpool on their hometurf, it's very like Drogba, Anelka, Kalou, Essien and co keep on scoring goals and collecting points.

By Ollie Irish

Arsenal players relax on Saturday evening before their game at Everton by playing FIFA 11 in Cesc's hotel room. From left to right: Gael Clichy, Cesc Fabregas, Jack Wilshere and Theo Walcott

According to Fabregas, he and Gael Clichy can't be beat at FIFA 11.

I hope Ramsey recovers soon and his injury won't be as serious as that of Eduardo or RvP. There isn't much I can do for him so I'll just pray and hope. The injury was really bad so I don't want to dwell on it too much right now.

The team responded brilliantly and the spirit was phenomenal. Hats off to each and every one of them.

Arsene Wenger gave an interview about Paul Scholes offering plenty of praise, claiming he wished he played for Arsenal and that he has been integral to United's success over almost two decades.

Wenger was then asked whether he thought Scholes was a fair player. I think any United fan would be happy to admit that Scholes' tackling can be suspect at times, with him flying in on an opponent and not always coming away with the ball.

Former Real Madrid striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy got off the bench to score a brace in the span of 2 minutes for his new club Hamburg SV as they cruised to a 3-1 win over VfB Stuttgart on Friday.

Van Nistelrooy who left Real in the winter transfer window was making only his second appearance for the club and he did it in style.

The World Cup is finally coming to life. I was hoping for an exciting game between Argentina and Korea and Maradona's team didn't disappoint. South Korea tried to follow the Switzerland blueprint but Messi taught his Barca teammates a lesson or two in breaking resolute defences.

In fairness, the Koreans weren't as well organized as Hitzfeld's team and the own goal didn't help their cause.

This article was published at about 8am on 11 May but there were reports from readers that it was not visible, so I am trying it again. Tony There were 15 Arsenal players on loan by the end of the season. Here's an analysis of them – the percentage figure at the end comes from the vote [...]

Arsenal players put in good performances at the World Cup today. Van Persie picked up an assist, Bendtner scored a nice goal and should have had an assist (don't know why he isn't credited with one) and Song worked hard in midfield and deserved more from the game.

The day started with Holland taking on Japan.

Arsenal 2 1 Birmingham City

All the talk surrounding this match involved the return of Alexander Hleb (CM) to The Emirates Stadium, the rumored return to fitness of Theo Walcott (RW) and the non-rumored return of Nickolas Bendtner (S) for The Gunners.

There's very little in common between Arsenal and Blackpool. Both clubs couldn't be more opposite. But they do both enjoy playing an attractive style of football rather than hoofing it up the pitch. But perhaps one of the biggest differences between the clubs is the number of foreign players that play for both sides.

The cat coat lost. How is that even possible? It's a CAT COAT.

Let's all raise a glass to the players, WAGs and random situations that our beloved (and click happy) readers voted as their favourites in our first annual Readers Choice Awards for 2009.

We were seriously impressed by the number of votes that took place so we want to say thanks, gang!

The Game These are the sort of games which win you titles. On a day which saw many Arsenal players failing to deliver and some shocking referee decisions, we get three very important points which keep our ...

I don't know what to feel right now. Should I be happy we are still in the tie? Was the late rally a sign of endurance and mental strength that will see us through tough times in the future? I am trying to be positive about this game but it's tough.

The first half performance was depressing.

After his theatrics at the Emirates and most notably at the Nou Camp, Barcelona's Sergio Busquets has done it again. The Spanish defensive midfielder, once an Arsenal target, used a mixture of diving and play acting against the Gunners over the two-legged tie. Tonight, as Barca faced Inter Milan, he did it again.

After watching this game, which was in some ways a reflection on the whole season, I feel there is a big market for a couple of books – Defending for Dummies & Refereeing for Dummies. I know some of you think there is just cause to throw in a free copy of Football Management for Dummies as well, but I'll resist that temptation.

This summer sees South Africa host the most prestigious footballing trophy there is: The World Cup. The competition hosts the most talented footballers in the world with the likes of Lionel Messi, Christiano Ronaldo (although we hate to admit it!) and Kaka all playing for their respective countries.

Much though I dislike international football, I have nonetheless been watching the World Cup and I've been meaning to blog a few things about it for a while.
1) There was lot of revisionist stuff written in the media after the England-Algeria game about how Capello is not a very good tactician.

The huge gulf in class between the two teams was eventually exposed as Arsenal won the game convincingly, albeit with a few hiccups along the way. For a while it looked much closer than it should have been, mainly due to the endeavour of the hosts, good goalkeeping, and profligacy of the Arsenal attackers.

One person's gain is another's misfortune

The cycle of renewing contracts continues as Wojciech Szczesny finally signs on the dotted line. Which is not something out of the ordinary, except that he had only recently been quoted that he rather waits till further down the season before deciding on his future.

Cesc will have to make sure no one slacks off

That's one third of the season gone already. The 2 months in between May and August passes really slowly without football and yet almost 4 months have elapsed since the start of the season. After 13 games, Arsenal sit pretty in second place just 2 points off leaders, Chelsea.

It's that time of the year again. The most overhyped bunch of players and manager in the Premiership visit the most undervalued lot at the Emirates for a game that stretches the boundaries of passion.

We can say all sorts of things for this one. The cautious ones might say the Tiny Totts have some good players and Arsenal will have to be close to their best to win.

I guess this was as easy a game as Arsenal will play all season. If it had been a non-Arsenal game I'd have stopped watching after 10 minutes or so. But because it was Arsenal I had to struggle through a shaky and hazy stream at the risk of enduring a headache later, which is now and I have a bad one.

Simples The most notable thing about Andrey Arshavin's speech on behalf of the Russia 2018 World Cup bid was that it seemed to be a blatant rip-off of one of the annoying Compare The Meerkat adverts. We've reported in the past that Arsenal players have noticed the similarities when Arshavin talks English in his thick [.

A few days back, during the course of some random web surfing, I came across a quote by former US president John F. Kennedy. It took a few moments to sink in but since then I haven't stopped admiring the wisdom captured in just a few words. Moreover, it's extremely relevant in the context of Arsenal FC.

In bringing Sol Campbell back Arsene Wenger has done something that I never thought he would ever do and re-signed a former player.
Wenger is a stubborn man but perhaps this sudden change of policy is the sign of a person who will even go against his own principles to bring back silverware to us.

You can now get the exclusive Arsenal Periodic Table (sized A3 = 29.7cm x 42 cm) for only £2.99 plus p&p.

It's 118 of Arsenal's greatest players and managers in a periodic table, along with the years they played for the club. Specifically designed so the top 24 Arsenal players are listed seperately in the box below the main table, this is a fantastic poster that would grace the wall of any Arsenal fan.

The Game Just like last Sunday, there were some scary moments tonight and our dream was almost shattered when Bolton took a 0-2 lead. But, the determination, tenacity and will of the Arsenal players made sure ...

The Game Just like last Sunday, there were some scary moments tonight and our dream was almost shattered when Bolton took a 0-2 lead. But, the determination, tenacity and will of the Arsenal players made sure ...

The cat coat lost. How is that even possible? It's a CAT COAT.

Let's all raise a glass to the players, WAGs and random situations that our beloved (and click happy) readers voted as their favourites in our first annual Readers Choice Awards for 2009.

We were seriously impressed by the number of votes that took place so we want to say thanks, gang!

Before the game I was quite confident of a good result in this game. We have been playing well and the team sheet showed that except Van Persie this was perhaps the best starting line up we have. Within five minutes however, I was really worried. In spite of Arshavin fashioning a couple of openings for himself and making Brown look like a school boy it seemed to me that we were sitting back!

With the Chelsea game only days away, Andrey Arshavin chose a wrong moment to show his disappointment on the current set of Arsenal players. According to the Russian, considering the players with which the Gunners ...

When the manager of the winning team says something like, "we didn't play well, but we didn't have to" there are some serious implications.

Last week we were discussing the need for signing a proper defense coach. Perhaps the team realizes that Wenger doesn't understand this problem and decided to give him further proof.

Yesterday, I was too distraught to write a match review. Even now I am quite peeved but there were too many positives in the game and I think it deserves a proper mention even though the horrendous tackle cast a gloomy shadowed all the bright moments.

The start of the game reminded me of our previous two visits to this stadium.

Arsenal players, manager and fans seem to have joined forces in wanting to win the Premiership title for Aaron Ramsey, who suffered a horrible injury last Saturday, at the Britannia Stadium, against Stoke City. The ...

This afternoon, Arsenal will face Birmingham City away from home in a stadium which brings bad memories to some Arsenal players. Croatian striker Eduardo will of course make his comeback at St. Andrew's a little ...

With Wolves coming up tomorrow, we archive the big Champions League game against Barcelona with quotes from three Arsenal players. Brasilian midfielder Denilson was upset following the injury to Cesc Fabregas which ended the season ...

In yesterday's preview there was the worry about where the goals might come from in the absence of Arshavin, Fabregas and others. After 93 1/2 minutes I have to admit I was just beginning to think the goal might not come.

Wolves were on the ropes having taken a pounding and in the final furlong Arsenal pipped them to the post finding their second wind late in the innings to win the match.

We just don't learn, do we now?!! If ever there was a squad in football where each and every player mastered the art of making idiotic defensive mistakes, this Arsenal squad is one.

Fair play to Wigan, they fought hard, played a positive game, and got just rewards for their endeavour. In the end they had more shots on goal and equal possession.

The Barcelona genius Lionel Messi scored four goals to dump Arsenal out of the Champions League, but he says he was struck by the respect the Arsenal players showed him after the game. He said: "One of the Arsenal players came up to me afterwards and said it had been an honour to be on the [...]