No longer an Arsenal player after leaving last summer to join Manchester City, Emmanuel Adebayor declared his "love" for Arsene Wenger, the manager who made him the player he is today after signing him from ... Click to continue reading...

No longer an Arsenal player after leaving last summer to join Manchester City, Emmanuel Adebayor declared his "love" for Arsene Wenger, the manager who made him the player he is today after signing him from ...

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by CARL ELDRIDGE Arsenal face Manchester City in the quarter final of the Carling Cup next month and Gooners everywhere are praying Arsene Wenger's Young Guns can overcome Mark Hughes' side, complete with Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure. � Robin van Persie has already stated he'd love to play against City and his reasons no doubt refer to the incident in the 4-2 Premier League defeat in which Adebayor kicked RVP in the face. Click to continue reading...

Expectation, expectation, expectation.
With a sense of frustration following four games on the spin, the unanimous feeling around the blogs and forums this week is that tomorrow's game takes on an extra significance. Back at home (easy to forget three of the four draws were on the road) and against a side who have badly struggled on their travels so far suggests three points is a given. Click to continue reading...

Sam Story Samueltstory@gmail.com Staff Writer Ah, yes. Day four of the Champions League group stage beckons and there are some riveting story lines to tell. Why wait? -David Beckham is heading back to Milan on loan: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8326285.stm - Steven Gerrard misses the return match against Lyon in a near must-win match: http://news. Click to continue reading...

by CARL ELDRIDGE With all the excitement over the humiliation of the N17 jesters, the slight matter of a tasty Carling Cup clash with Manchester City has almost passed us by.

And this morning's papers point out that Robin Van Persie, two-goal hero against the idiots on Saturday, is desperate to face Emmanuel Adebayor in the quarter-final tie.

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Whilst defeats inevitably brings with it the criticism and analysis a side faces, conversely, can draws mask the problems that a side has?
Yet another point yesterday, and in the context of the game with the penalty save (more of a miss?) and wonderful and brave double save at the end of the first half from Shay Given, it can be viewed as a point gained given that we again avoided what could have been a defeat. Click to continue reading...

The draw for the Carling Cup quarter finals took place yesterday afternoon, and Arsene Wenger's young guns were rewarded for their win against Liverpool with an away tie at Manchester City. It could mean that Emmanuel Adebayor will play against his former club again. The Togolese frontman was the centre of controversy in September when he [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger revealed he's not interested in what papers are writing on Emmanuel Adebayor. According to The Daily Mirror, the Togo International declared that the likes of Cesc Fabregas and others will leave ... Click to continue reading...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger revealed he's not interested in what papers are writing on Emmanuel Adebayor. According to The Daily Mirror, the Togo International declared that the likes of Cesc Fabregas and others will leave ...

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Manchester City's Emmanuel Adebayor was interviewed on CNN International by the sports correspondent Pedro Pinto. He spoke about his early months at Eastlands, how they can get into the top four and why the attitude of former team-mates hurts. Click to continue reading...

With a history of recent slip ups to lower league opposition, there is a tendancy to view fixtures such as last nights with a degree of trepidation, and when we gifted Scunthorpe an equaliser after going ahead so early, there could well have been a sense of foreboding around the stadium.
This season though there has been the first suggestions that the old mentality is being cast aside and rather than Scunthorpe's goal spelling disaster, the exact opposite was true as we went on the front foot and sealed our progression through to the quarter-finals in convincing fashion. Click to continue reading...

I do like looking at statistics, so maybe you do too. With Michael Owen wanting emphasis to be put on his performances as well as the goals he scored, I thought it would be interesting to see how Owen compares to the top strikers in the league.

These stats are never going to give you like for like because Owen is our third choice striker therefore gets fewer opportunities but they're interesting enough to look at.

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The English Premier League had four matches on Sunday, October 25, 2009 including Manchester City v Fulham. The match was a chance for Man City to stay in position for a top 4 finish while Fulham is needing points away from Craven Cottage if they want to repeat a top-1o finish in the EPL table. Here's a recap along with video highlights for the match.

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You can watch Manchester City v Fulham Live online here.

Manchester City v Fulham
English Premier League
Sunday 25 October 2009
Kickoff: 15:00 BST

For all their attacking talents, City have actually scored fewer goals (16) in their first eight games than at this stage of last season (20).

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1. Black Dog
Writing this crap can have an effect on the soul. It's a sorry state of affairs when the highlight of the season thus far has been a riot.
There has been precious little to cheer. Any cause célèbre (Cole's screamer against tottenham) has swiftly been negated (Cole's mesmeric through-ball to Defoe), and the only home win, albeit against Millwall, was a defeat until the 87th minute. Click to continue reading...

Interesting factoid.

AZ Alkmaar inaugurated their new DSB stadium on August 4, 2006 with a 0-3 loss to the Gunners. Gilberto Silva, Emmanuel Adebayor and RVP scored goals. You can watch the goals >>1-0, 2-0, 3-0.

For the record: AZ were undefeated in all 32 of their home matches in European competitions, a sequence which ran from 1977 until 20 December 2007, when they finally lost to Everton of England, by a score of 2-3.

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Replace Seedorf with Van Persie's face and Adebayor definitely connects
Alright, this is somewhat of a weak Funny Feeling Friday - because this player is a proven fantasy commodity - but just hear me out on this one.
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Ignoring the rumour and speculation that has been floating around this week, Mark Bowen has been discussing the return of Robinho and warned that he faces a fight for his place:

"He's a naturally-fit guy who doesn't carry a lot of weight, so once he's back training with the group it doesn't take him much time to be right.

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Makes a change from Barcelona!

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Manchester City have reportedly entered the race to sign Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas.

However, the wealthy Premier League side will face stiff competition for the player's signature from Spanish giants Real Madrid and especially Barcelona, according to Spanish newspaper AS.

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Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has become the latest Barcelona star to egotistically pronounce the treble winning club's's dominance over their global rivals. Following Sweden's bitter loss to Denmark this weekend, where the spotlight was stolen away from him thanks to Nicklas Bendtner's scintillating performance for the Danes, Ibrahimovic has taken his frustrations out on former club Inter Milan.

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Scoring a goal, some would have us believe, is better than sex. It is an old saying that has done the rounds over the years. The elation, the surge in adrenalin, the massive high felt by the goal scorer is all comparable I suppose. Hopefully, your mates only come and jump on you after scoring a goal and you probably would not light up a fag after putting one in the onion.

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Get ready for the press to scream 'controversy':

"Robi is not far away, he's probably got about 10 more days and then he can be back in the group," reported manager Mark Hughes who has spent the weekend reading rumours that he is about to sell the British record signing.

"He's working every day, we're trying to get him back as soon as we can but with a bone injury there is a certain length of time to give it the injury.

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Lets face it.� Coaches and referees do not get along.� No matter what.

The pair is similar to dogs and cats, cowboys and Indians,� rain puddles and dry clothes, train tracks and aimless walkers, and Emmanuel Adebayor and Arsenal fans.� In other words, they just don't go together no� matter� what you try to do.

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Catalan giants eye up former Real Madrid man.

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Barcelona are refusing to rule out a big-money offer for Manchester City's Robinho when the transfer window opens in January.

The Brazil superstar has been consistently linked with a Liga return ever since his surprise £32.

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Cameroon sits at the top of Africa's Group A, having climbed from fourth (last) to first during the last break by virtue of their two wins against Gabon, who previously led the group. The Indomitable Lions lead Gabon by one point, Togo by two, with a November trip to Morocco to close-out qualifying. Click to continue reading...

Ex-Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor revealed it was Arsene Wenger who asked him to leave as the club was no longer in a position to satisfy his wage requests, adding that if it was for him, he would have stayed a Gunner.

Adebayor was quoted as saying by the Evening Standard:

I talked with the coach and he told me I was one of Arsenal's best-paid players, that the club was in the red, so maybe they wouldn't be able to pay me any more it would be better for me to go.

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Ex-Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor revealed it was Arsene Wenger who asked him to leave as the club was no longer in a position to satisfy his wage requests, adding that if it was for him, he would have stayed a Gunner.

Adebayor was quoted as saying by the Evening Standard:

I talked with the coach and he told me I was one of Arsenal's best-paid players, that the club was in the red, so maybe they wouldn't be able to pay me any more it would be better for me to go.

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By TRAVIS CLARK

With just two World Cup qualifying matches left for just about every country, it's the last chance for many countries to make a push at a spot in South Africa next year. Perhaps the best match slated for this weekend is the matchup between Germany and Russia.

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By TRAVIS CLARK

With just two World Cup qualifying matches left for just about every country, it's the last chance for many countries to make a push at a spot in South Africa next year. Perhaps the best match slated for this weekend is the matchup between Germany and Russia.

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Morning Insiders, as we edge closer to the International match on Saturday that know one will watch we pick the best of todays news from the daily pappers.

The Sun - Ramsey talks his way to the top AARON RAMSEY is being talked all the way to the top by Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.

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It's been almost a month since Emmanuel Adebayor and Arsenal were face to face at Manchester in Mark Hughes' controversial 4-2 win over Arsene Wenger's side.

Speaking to the Evening Standard, ex-Gunner Emmanuel Adebayor revealed insults against his parents were addressed against him, something which he simply "could not stand".

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It's been almost a month since Emmanuel Adebayor and Arsenal were face to face at Manchester in Mark Hughes' controversial 4-2 win over Arsene Wenger's side.

Speaking to the Evening Standard, ex-Gunner Emmanuel Adebayor revealed insults against his parents were addressed against him, something which he simply "could not stand".

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So he says...

"It's one of the things that you can't do in football," he reasoned in This Is London.
"It's true that if someone did that to me it would annoy and hurt me. I regret it, for sure."

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