"The diminutive director of US Soccer does come across as arrogant at times..."
The 2018 and 2022 World Cups are set to be handed out in roughly two months, and the men in charge of hyping their respective nations' worthiness to host one or the other are buzzing around like caffeinated bees. They're desperate to convince the watching football world that they've got it all.

The young Polish keeper Wojciech Szczesny has been impressing everyone this season while out on loan at Brentford, and although Bees manager Andy Scott would love him to return next season, it seems that Arsenal have decided to keep him at the Emirates. Scott said: "We've been looking at goalkeepers for a while as we've known [.

Yes please!

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South Africa's World Cup organising chief Danny Jordaan may ban vuvuzelas from inside stadiums after complaints from broadcasters and supporters.

And we're talking kids, not 7ft furry animals here With kick-off approaching in Tuesday night's Carling Cup match between Brentford and Everton, the young Bees mascot becomes very concerned that he and his even younger Everton counterpart have not yet left the pitch. With the Toffees mascot in no hurry to leave the field of [.

Opening a blog with a picture is a very rare occurrence on Arseblog. This morning is different though. Firstly it's as quiet as Helen Keller doing an impression of Anne Frank and secondly you very rarely get a picture quite as awesome as this:

What can you say? The club are celebrating 25 years in the Community and I doff my cap to whoever thought up this particular idea for a photoshoot.

Brentford manager Andy Scott, impressed with Wojciech Szczesny since he joined on loan from Arsenal, is ready to keep the goalkeeper for at least another season. Szczesny, 20, has been in impressive form for the bees ...

With Boro's league season over and done with and the FA Trophy Final not until next weekend, it's been a rare 2 days off, so I've been looking at the results in some of the other leagues and getting a preview of what life in League 2 will be like next season. League's 1 and 2 played out their penultimate games of the season yesterday, while today was the final day in the Championship.

The BBC montage from WC '06.

• Only 4 teams without Prem reps in WC squads. (The Best Eleven)
• Chicago news team fails basic geography. (Dirty Tackle)
• An Italian WC preview. (Italy WCB)
• Breakin' down the bees. (Just Like Watchin' Brasil)
• Real Madrid planning to top last summer's spending.

Tonight is pub quiz night.....The Itchy Bees will reign supreme at The Victoria in Woolton, providing there is no questions about popular culture and the likes.

Buzzzzzz

Those actually aren't bees buzzing everywhere, but rather the sweet peaceful sound of the vuvuzelas.

Yes, I'm being sarcastic about the sweet peaceful sound, but the vuvuzelas are part of the South African sporting culture and you will hear them all month, so no need to complain about it along the way.

The battle at both ends

A great friend of mine is a lifelong supporter of Shrewsbury.

For the longest time he lived in Telford and his quality of life was terrific, the Shropshire countryside is amongst the most beautiful England has to offer and when you think of England's green and pleasant lands, you could see it in a postcard of Shropshire.

Arsene Wenger says we will have a new defender by the end of the World Cup:

On the official site, Wenger has stated that, while the club is "not close" to a move at the moment. But he stated that "there will be something happening before the end of the World Cup certainly on the defensive side.

John Mousinho has completed his expected move to Stevenage from Wycombe Wanderers and joined the lads today as they began their preparations for the new season at their Shephalbury training complex. The Amersham born midfielder has signed a two year deal with the Hertfordshire club and adds more competition into an already busy looking midfield.

Coming to the Bridge this August?

Seven Premier League clubs, including the Arsenal and Tottenham, today banned the use of vuvuzelas inside their respective stadiums. Chelsea, meanwhile, while not encouraging the use of the droning instrument made famous at this year's World Cup, have moved to say they have no plans in placing a ban on it.

Usually we go under the moniker The Itchy Bees but today when we got to the The Victoria in woolton we were debating the moral or lack thereof of modern footy players or lack thereof.

Young Dan Gosling's sneaky free transfer and pathetic plaintif whining (via agent) top amongst the the dicussion so we named ourselves The Dan Gosling Depreciation Society in his "honour".

The Premiership is about to kick in and 11G has decided to serve a platter of appetizer for the fans. These videos have been hand picked from the vast depths of world wide web especially for 11gunners faithful. So sit back and enjoy...

This video is a treat for Gooners. Bring on the Premiership.

One thing a couple of weeks of play gives us, is a bit of form to go on. But the fact that only two teams have one hundred per cent records so early in the campaign suggests that the top seven places are very much up for grabs. Only two teams are yet to get off the mark, and it is going to be very interstign to watch this division take shape in the coming weeks.

Under-performing Toffees crash out Stand-in Brentford goalkeeper Richard Lee was the star as Everton were dumped out of the Carling Cup. Lee put in an outstanding performance during the match and extra-time, before saving Jermaine Beckford's penalty to secure victory for the Bees. Everton took the lead on six minutes when Seamus Coleman slotted in, [.

Under-performing Toffees crash out Stand-in Brentford goalkeeper Richard Lee was the star as Everton were dumped out of the Carling Cup. Lee put in an outstanding performance during the match and extra-time, before saving Jermaine Beckford's penalty to secure victory for the Bees. Everton took the lead on six minutes when Seamus Coleman slotted in, [.

Interview By Eric Beard

On Tuesday night, League One side Brentford FC made the world take notice thanks to their incredible 4th Round Carling Cup victory against Everton. The Bees were buzzing last night at Griffin Park with the result, but what does it feel like to be a Brentford player after a result as immense as that?

By Ollie Irish

Heskey is a striker of sorts. If you say his name five times he may sign for your club.

Candyman is a villain of sorts. If you say his name five times, bad things may happen, possibly involving bees.

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John Mousinho: Opened the scoring for Boro

Beating your local rivals is always an enjoyable experience. However, when you throw in the fact that it was away from home against a side now managed by a man who walked out on us for "bigger and better things", the taste is all the more sweeter.

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