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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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 [.

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 [.

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 [.

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 [.