While the future of Arsenal skipper and super striker Robin van Persie remains unclear at best, his deputy Thomas Vermaelen has made his intentions crystal clear by declaring he wishes to stay on at the North London club "forever". In a declaration more apt for one's wedding vows, 27-year old center back Vermaelen took advantage [.

International friendly preview: Italy v Russia If the scandal-rocked build-up to their 2006 FIFA World Cup triumph is anything to go by. Ronaldo eyes quarter-final spot Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo admits it will be a tall order for his country to progress from the ‘group of... Spain expect tougher test in 2012 Spain midfielder Xabi [.

The Arsenal right back Bacary Sagna has got plenty of time to reflect on the season and think about the future. The 29-year old French international will be watching his team mates contest Euro 2012 from his armchair after he broke his leg for the second time this year in Arsenal's last home game against [.

The young Arsenal star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is begging Robin van Persie to stay, not just because of his play but because he organizes all the social events in the Arsenal calendar! Oxade-Chamberlain voiced all his good words for his captain van Persie in an interview in The Sun yesterday. He is certain that it will [.

Voller: men's hairstyling legendIf there was a bad movie-of-the-week about Saturday's loss to D.C. United, the moment when Torsten Frings came off the pitch injured would have been very melodramatic. Frings (as played by Casper Van Dien in the film) marched off the field injured and frustrated and tossed aside the black captain's armband in what looked like a disgusted motion.

Since Davy Arnaud was traded to Montreal, the debate has gone on about who should replace him as captain of Sporting KC. From Roger Espinoza to Matt Besler to Kei Kamara to Jimmy Nielsen to Julio Cesar have all had their names brought up as potential captains for Sporting KC this season. Today on Twitter, Robb Heineman let the cat out of the bag on who the new captain would be, congratulating the White Puma, Jimmy Nielsen, on being selected.

The little Russian midfielder Andrei Arshavin has become a bit part player at Arsenal this season with the arrival of Gervinho and the emergence of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, but the Russia captain is desperate for more first team action ahead of this summer's Euro2012 tournament. His old club Zenit St.

Thierry Henry

Position: Striker

Age: 34

Birth Date: Aug 17, 1977 Birth Place: Paris, France

Height: 1.85m (6'1″) Weight: 83.2 kg (183 lbs)

Thierry Henry has returned to play for the Gunners on loan from the New York Red Bulls of MLS.

The news broke this morning that the FA had finally taken some action over the John Terry racism affair. Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy with immediate effect. Of course the inadequate FA fell short of suspending him from playing for his country and it's unlikely that Terry will be big enough to remove himself for selection.

Okay, you can all relax now. Turns out that our hero, Arsenal captain Robin van Persie, will NOT be sanctioned for allegedly throwing an elbow in the face of defender Carlos Cuéllar, after all. Had the Football Association chosen to sanction him, and there certainly seemed to be justification for doing so, the punishment to both Robin as an individual and Arsenal as a cohesive whole would have been severe enough, considering the awful timing, to virtually end the team's season on quite a sour note.

Okay, you can all relax now. Turns out that our hero, Arsenal captain Robin van Persie, will NOT be sanctioned for allegedly throwing an elbow in the face of defender Carlos Cuéllar, after all. Had the Football Association chosen to sanction him, and there certainly seemed to be justification for doing so, the punishment to both Robin as an individual and Arsenal as a cohesive whole would have been severe enough, considering the awful timing, to virtually end the team's season on quite a sour note.

When Cesc Fabregas betrayed Arsenal to return to his boyhood club, many thought it would spell trouble for the Gunners as they had lost their inspirational skipper. Then, Van Persie stepped up. Goals, assists, flair and leadership were provided by the Dutchman. More importantly, Van Persie gave Arsenal his heart and loyalty.

The majority of the attention may have been on England's victory over world and European Champions Spain, but Aaron Ramsey's Wales enjoyed an equally impressive result. Arsenal's Welshman was once again the side's captain, leading the struggling nation to a stunning victory over Norway in Cardiff. The 4-1 win was a brilliant result, considering that [.

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is closing in on his long awaited £32 million move to Barcelona with a deal set to be put in place by the end of the week.

The Spaniard has been the subject of much transfer speculation this summer with Pep Guardiola having pinpointed the Catalan-born star as his number 1 priority ahead of the new season.

Aaron Ramsey is looking forward to being captain of his country again tomorrow when Wales take on Northern Ireland, and he thinks that his progress from being on a hospital bed with a broken leg at this point last year, to beng captain of Wales. Now he is looking forward to finishing his rehabilitation by [.

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer's unwillingness to commit his future to the club has angered fans for a while now and during the celebration in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday after Saturday's DFB Pokal win, one supporter made his slappy feelings very clear to Neuer's face. The Bayern Munich and Manchester United target rode in [.

BERLIN, Germany — Germany star Bastian Schweinsteiger will play no part in a friendly against Uruguay on May 29 or in two Euro 2012 qualifiers next month because of injury, the German football federation (DFB) said Friday. The 26-year-old Bayern Munich midfielder, one of the stars of Germany's strong 2010 World Cup performance, broke a [.

It seems that the Arsenal players are pre-empting any tapping up off Cesc Fabregas by Barcelona this summer, and Bacary Sagna is the latest to assure the fans that their captain will still be at the Emirates next season. Fabregas himself implied this weekend that he was staying, and now Sagna has told Sky Sports [.

It only took 25 years, but Fergie has been given a five game touchline ban for his comments about Martin Atkinson. Had he not spent his entire career complaining about the incompetence of referees who are genuinely scared of him, he might not have been given quite so many games to ponder his thoughts from above.

If there's one thing I love about Twitter is it's ability to start a full scale debate from one person's tweet. At approximately 10.30 this morning a Spurs fan, Kevin Jones, said "As a welshman I'm not bothered but Michael Dawson is not an England captain".

What has followed in the last hour has seen Michael Dawson's ability to not only be England's captain but also Spurs captain come into question.

I have seen a few comments on here recently claiming that our Captain Steven Gerrard is an overrated, average, midfield who often under performs. So let us take some time to look at Gerrard as a player and find out if he is ‘Captain Fantastic' or a merely over rated midfielder.

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Name: Steven Gerrard
DOB: 30th May 1980 (30 years old)
Place of Birth: Whiston

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BURLINGTON, NC An entire soccer field IN Burlington, North Carolina was scorched Sunday afternoon from a grass fire set by model rockets. Captain Blair Keck of the Burlington Fire Department said the call came in at 1:18 p.m. and it took the 12 personnel about 20 minutes to get the fire at 3715 Rural [.

LONDON, England David Beckham will say farewell to Tottenham on Monday evening after his training stint with the club. The LA Galaxy star has spent the last six weeks training with the Premier League club to stay fit during the MLS off-season. The former England captain, 35, must now return to his club to [.

On the 20th March 2010 we beat Stoke away 2-1 and as I've said on this blog before that was the moment last season when I genuinely believed we had a chance of what until then had seemed such as impossible task, finishing in the top 4. This season has followed a familiar path to last.

LONDON, Engand David Beckham stopped to help a stranded family whose car broke down on the way to school. Beckham pulled over during morning rush hour near a roundabout in the town of Ware in England. He assisted photographer Paul Long and his two children. Long had been ignored by other motorists before the [.

Of the players in the current England squad, it makes sense that he should be captain for tonight's game against Denmark. But why is he playing in this match in the first place? Why is he even in the squad? We know what Lampard offers for England: a pale imitation of the player he is at club level, and at the moment he isn't even performing for Chelsea.

I have a new Guest Poster this morning. He is a Gunners fan called Toby and you may have seen his various comments on Just Arsenal before now. As his first contribution Toby would like to discuss Cesc Fabregas.... Should Fabregas be our captain Before you all go mad just take the time to read [...]

LONDON, England — David Beckham has extended his training stint with Tottenham by another two weeks. The former England captain had been set to return to the United States this week but the Premier League side says he will stick around until Feb. 22. The 35-year-old midfielder will begin preseason training with Los Angeles Galaxy [.

Mr. Manchester United 'AKA Gary Neville' has retired from football with immediate effect...

Bio:

Neville has spent 19 years with his boyhood club having come through the club's academy set-up during the mid-nineties alongside the like of Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Nicky Butt and brother Phillip Neville.

DOHA, Qatar Socceroos midfielder Jason Culina will miss the rest of Australia's Asian Cup campaign because of a serious knee injury that has forced him home early from Qatar. A shattered Culina was released from Socceroos camp just hours before Australia's 1-0 quarter-final win over Iraq at Al-Sadd Stadium.

BOLTON, England Bolton Wanderers have announced the signing of defender David Wheater for an undisclosed fee from Championship outfit Middlesbrough. The former England Under-21 defender has signed a three-and-a-half year deal and linked-up with his new team-mates for the first time on Thursday morning at the club's Euxton-based training complex.

Tonight Arsenal travel to Elland Road for the FA Cup replay against Leeds, and it is a reminder that the Gunners didn't dispose of the Championship team in the first leg because Denilson gave away a sloppy penalty and allowed the Yorkshire team to take the lead. Arsenal's captain Cesc Fabregas appeared to be very angry [.

Manchester United legendary full-back Gary Neville is to call time on his playing days at the Theatre of Dreams as he hangs up his boots at the end of the season...

According to Goal.com UK, Neville is convinced that he is no longer able to meet the demands and rigors of life at the highest level, and will pull the curtain down on a trophy-laden career come the summer.

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has denied that Cesc Fabregas has agreed to leave Arsenal for Barcelona in the summer...

The Manager with his then young protégé

Rumours were circulating over the weekend that the Arsenal skipper had already put pen to paper with the Catalan giants in a five-year deal with respected Spanish sports daily El Mundo Deportivo claiming that the 23 year-old will don the famous number 4 jersey as he moves back to his boyhood home.