Que buena está la Liga Española.  Se juega la Jornada 6 y el juego que más sobresalió de hoy es: El Barcelona de Rafael Márquez contra el Atlético de Madrid de Javier Aguirre disputado en el Camp Nou.  Fue una goliza escandalosa, el Barcelona aplastó a su rival por 6 goles a 1.  En 8 minutos [. Click to continue reading...

Que buena está la Liga Española.  Se juega la Jornada 6 y el juego que más sobresalió de hoy es: El Barcelona de Rafael Márquez contra el Atlético de Madrid de Javier Aguirre disputado en el Camp Nou.  Fue una goliza escandalosa, el Barcelona aplastó a su rival por 6 goles a 1.  En 8 minutos [. Click to continue reading...

Villaluz y Rodrigo
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3 goles a 0 a Brasil en la final de un mundial,¿ Alguien lo ha imaginado? ¿lo habían soñado?, al parecer se vale soñar y hace 3 años el Tri sub-17 tuvo los arrestos, la calidad y la grandeza de alzarse por primera vez campeón del mundo. Click to continue reading...

Ya hace 3 años.  Si, hoy 2 de Octubre pero del 2005, la Selección Mexicana Sub-17 comandada por Chucho Ramírez nos dió una felicidad enorme a todos los mexicanos amantes del fútbol: Un campeonato mundial en su categoría, ganandole a la Selección de Brasil por 3 goles a 0 en Perú. Esos muchachos, todos están en [. Click to continue reading...

Ya hace 3 años.  Si, hoy 2 de Octubre pero del 2005, la Selección Mexicana Sub-17 comandada por Chucho Ramírez nos dió una felicidad enorme a todos los mexicanos amantes del fútbol: Un campeonato mundial en su categoría, ganandole a la Selección de Brasil por 3 goles a 0 en Perú. Esos muchachos, todos están en [. Click to continue reading...

Hoy dos equipos de mexicanos tuvieron acción en la Champions. El Villarreal de Guillermo Franco consiguió hoy su primer triunfo en la presente edición de la Champions al imponerse por 1-0 al Celtic de Glasgow gracias a un gran lanzamiento de falta de Marcos Senna. El "Guille" ni siquiera fué convocado. Click to continue reading...

In the run up to Arsenal's Uefa Champions league tie with Porto Arsene Wenger has said today that he will make changes for tonights game with Porto. After Saturday's big dissapointment against Hull, Wenger feels he needs to freshen up the side with Nicklas Bendtner, Carlos Vela and Samir Nasri have been names that have [. Click to continue reading...

El delantero mexicano Carlos Vela, fue convocado nuevamente por el director técnico del Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, para el duelo que sostendrán los "londineses" contra el Oporto en la Champions League. Vela, tuvo minutos de acción en el empate a domicilio con el Dynamo Kiev, anotó tres goles en la Carling Cup y entró de cambio en [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal's Carling Cup tie with Wigan Athletic has been pencilled in to be broadcast live on Sky Sports next month. Arsene Wenger's young Guns were rewarded for the mauling efforts against Sheffield United with a game which could see the likes of Egyptian frontman Amir Zaki come up versus Gavin Hoyte. Click to continue reading...

Se jugó la Jornada 6 de la Liga Premier y Giovani dos Santos y Carlos Vela siguen en sus respectivos clubs con muy pocos minutos jugados, pero el caso de Giovani es más para preocuparse. ¿Pórque? porque el Tottenham no da una en la Liga Premier, y ahora perdió dos goles a cero ante el Portsmouth. Click to continue reading...

Se jugó la Jornada 6 de la Liga Premier y Giovani dos Santos y Carlos Vela siguen en sus respectivos clubs con muy pocos minutos jugados, pero el caso de Giovani es más para preocuparse. ¿Pórque? porque el Tottenham no da una en la Liga Premier, y ahora perdió dos goles a cero ante el Portsmouth. Click to continue reading...

Corinthians striker Detinho is the player being linked with a transfer to Arsenal after Richard Law told a Spanish newspaper that a deal is "progressing well" with a "Carlos Vela type-player". Brazil based scout Sandro Orlandelli has been keeping tabs on the highly-rated 19-year-old with the speedy forward reportedly keen to make a move during the [. Click to continue reading...

If you've missed me, sorry. I've been reading and following football, just not post due to laziness related to being sick. Anyway. There's no way I'm going to catch up, so moving on. Here's an unrelated picture of Carlos Vela and Nicklas Bendter from that great Carling Cup match. Yeah, I'll admit it, I like Nick's thighs. Click to continue reading...

Under the heated spotlight of the Premier League it's difficult to keep your head when all about you are losing theirs. It takes the stubborn resolve, perhaps even the arrogance, of a manager sure of his principals with unbreakable trust in his players.

Arsene Wenger spent little this summer, and has never had the financial power of Chelsea or Manchester United, yet is charged with the task of competing with such clubs for domestic and European honours every season. Click to continue reading...

Saturday Arsenal v Hull City, 17:30 Can Hull's excellent run keep going. Against Arsenal? Away? No, it can't. Prediction: 2-1 to Arsenal. Not an easy win for the Gunners, but a win nonetheless. Bonus Prediction: DNA tests confirm Hull's 39 year old striker Dean Windass as the father of Jack Wilshere, Carlos Vela and Kieran Gibbs. Click to continue reading...

The following piece takes a look at the footballing origins of Arsenal's sensational starlets who romped to a 6-0 victory over Championship outfit Sheffield United on Tuesday night. The position of the player refers to their natural position(s), and not the role in which they played in the aforementioned fixture. Click to continue reading...

Según el sitio ajugar.com.mx, los futbolistas mexicanos mejor cotizados en el mercado mundial son: 1.  Rafael Márquez    ( FC Barcelona)       15 millones 2.  Andrés Guardado  (Deportivo La Coruña)     11.7 millones 3.  Carlos Vela    (Arsenal de Inglaterra)          9 millones Giovani dos Santos (Tottenham )       9 millones 5. Click to continue reading...

Según el sitio ajugar.com.mx, los futbolistas mexicanos mejor cotizados en el mercado mundial son: 1.  Rafael Márquez    ( FC Barcelona)       15 millones 2.  Andrés Guardado  (Deportivo La Coruña)     11.7 millones 3.  Carlos Vela    (Arsenal de Inglaterra)          9 millones Giovani dos Santos (Tottenham )       9 millones 5. Click to continue reading...

Carlos Vela - Hat Trick hero of Sheffield's 6 - 0 (video) nightmare against Arsenal - praises Arsene Wenger for his unquestionable faith in Arsenal's youngsters.
"The reputation of Arsene Wenger was the main thing that brought me here to Arsenal. He is very well known for this," said Vela.

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Danish forward Nicklas Bendtner has admitted in a post match interview after the Sheffield clash, that his partnership up front with teammate Carlos Vela is really fantastic. The young Dane praised also the qualities of the young Mexican, as well as Vela's attitude. Bendtner told Arsenal TV online: "Everybody played really really well, we could have had [. Click to continue reading...

Carlos Vela - Hat Trick hero of Shefield's 6 - 0 (video) nightmare against Arsenal - praises Arsene Wenger for his unquestionable faith in Arsenal's youngsters.
"The reputation of Arsene Wenger was the main thing that brought me here to Arsenal. He is very well known for this," said Vela.

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Lots of stuff still bubbling over from the Carling Cup game the other night.

Carlos Vela, hat-trick hero, shows he's got a good head on his shoulders by acknowledging that young players, despite being given their chance by Arsene Wenger, have to work hard if they want to make it at Arsenal.

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Nota del Times "Wilshere, considerado el último chico maravilla de Inglaterra, tendrá más de la parte justa en los títulos de las noticias, pero Vela fué la estrella del show. El mexicano de 19 años participó en los dos primeross... Click to continue reading...

Nota del Times "Wilshere, considerado el último chico maravilla de Inglaterra, tendrá más de la parte justa en los títulos de las noticias, pero Vela fué la estrella del show. El mexicano de 19 años participó en los dos primeross... Click to continue reading...

Our featured player Nicklas Bendtner, has reserved special praise for Carlos Vela in an interview on Arsenal.com. He spoke about how Vela's loan spells around Spain had been worth the wait and talked about the pairs partnership. Bendtner said . . . "He is a good striker," said Bendtner. "I remember he came here when he was [. Click to continue reading...

What a remarkable show the Arsenal youngsters put on against Sheffield United in the Carling Cup last night. A team with an average age of nineteen saw off the pretty decent Championship outfit 6-0. Arsenal's youngsters handed Sheffield United a football lesson as they eased into the fourth round. Click to continue reading...

Gooners are raving about the awesome display of the Arsenal last night and rightly so!

It was a Rolls-Royce performance and it does get you very excited about the future when you see the amount of talent coming through at Arsenal.

The way the youngsters play is unbelievable. They are a carbon copy of the way the first team play, the coaches and Le Boss deserve a huge amount of credit for helping these players get to those levels. Click to continue reading...

The basics on the 8 p.m. friendly were recounted in Tuesday's column.

Here's more on the challenges facing Sven.

And former CD Guadalajara prodigy Carlos Vela was otherwise engaged Tuesday banging home a hat trick for Arsenal in his first start for the London club.

I plan to blog from the game tonight and fans who are attending should remember there's a pre-game Futbol Fiesta Zone with live music and a massive 50-foot-tall Mexico National Team jersey fans can sign.

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What does it say about Arsenal when their reserve team last night beat Sheffield United 6-0 in the Carling Cup? Maybe the tournament should be renamed the Arsenal Youngsters Cup? Here are some of the impressive young starlets who played last night: Kieran Gibbs. Midfielder, 18 years old, only made his second appearance for Arsenal last night. Click to continue reading...

Bittersweet day for Sheffield United, eh? First they got a nice pot o'gold in the morning, then had their asses handed to them in the Carling Cup by the youngest Arsenal team ever fielded, which is truly an accomplishment. So young they had an average age of 19, something which must have warmed the cockles [. Click to continue reading...

  To celebrate Carlos Vela's thunder performance against Championship side Sheffield United last night, Carlos Vela News is offering an exclusive Picture special of his first competitive start for the Gunners, as well as his magic 90 minutes, plus of course his magnificent hat-trick!!!           Article by - A. Click to continue reading...

Carlos Vela
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En la Carling Cup el mexicano Carlos Vela salio inspirado y anoto tres muy buenos goles, en especial el segundo, mostrando calidad y temple.

A la delantera mexicana le hace falta un goleador y Carlos Vela parece querer alzar la mano, esta actuación aunque ante un débil equipo ingles sirve para darle confianza, el primer jugador mexicano en clavar 3 goles o sea un hat trick en Inglaterra. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal's Carling Cup squad demonstrated why we possess some of the best talent waiting to break into the first team. A three quarters full Emirates Stadium saw Sheffield United demolished by wonderful goals from Niklas Bendtner and Carlos Vela who had formed a wonderful partnership during pre-season. Click to continue reading...

I have to say I feel slightly envious of those who were at the Grove last night. With almost every game these days either on TV or available via a stream you really notice when there's just no way of seeing it. The fans who were in attendance were treated to a display from a team of great talent and potential and Sheffield United just couldn't live with them.

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Frivolous goal rankings based on a careful review of the Arsenal.com's 10-minute highlights from tonight's League Cup match:

1. The 3rd Goal, from Carlos Vela. The first of his hat trick. Bendtner, who already had a double at that point, won it in midfield and chipped a sweet pass to Vela down the right who had a great touch to play the ball into the box, and a stunning shot with his left boot. Click to continue reading...