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Francis Coquelin has been somewhat of a muted revelation at Arsenal this season. Due to all our
injuries and mishaps we haven't really taken notice of some of our up and coming youngsters
including Coquelin. The youngster was scouted by us during 2008 and joined thereafter. He
successfully integrated into our club from going into [.
Arsenal fans will be reasonably content to see Abou Diaby return to the team LANS (Like A New
Signing) the enigmatic Frenchman will probably provide further cover for the midfield behind Mikel
Arteta and Aaron Ramsey, but many Gooners will remember Diaby's infuriating inconsistency, from his
red-card horror show at St.
The Polish keeper Lukasz Fabianski is not happy being left on the bench behind his young countryman
Wojciech Szczesny, and has made it clear before that he needs to be playing first-team football at
Arsenal or he will miss out on going to the Euros with Poland. Now Fabianski has revealed that he
has had [.
On the morning that Marseille were seemingly willing to take him off Arsenal's hands, Wenger has
assured Marouane Chamakh that he has a future at the club. The past week has seen the Moroccan
linked with Paris Saint-Germain, Lille and former club Bordeaux and the addition to that list of
last week's Champions League opponents [.
The new Arsenal captain Robin Van Persie has been with the Holland national team this week on
international duty, and with many rumours going around that he will be joining Samir Nasri at
Manchester City next summer there was no doubt that he would be questioned about his future by
Dutch journalists.
Robin van Persie still has over 18 months to run on his current contract, and while Arsenal are
keen for him to renew he has put talks of extending his contract on hold for now. His latest
comments to the Time newspaper will do little to inspire confidence at the Emirates though. He sees
his [...]
Thomas Vermaelen and Jan Vertonghen are close friends, having played together at Ajax and for the
Belgium national team. If the latest reports coming out of Holland are true then Vermaelen could be
the key as to where Vertonghen plays his future football. Ajax defender Jan Vertonghen was a target
for Arsenal during the recent [.
TBFWHL has seen into the future. Everything that's going to happen in this season has been foretold
and, hold on tight, you're about to find out how it all pans out. Remember to look surprised when
this all actually happens...
August
Spurs finally get their season under way at Old Trafford and the 2011/12 incarnation of Tottenham
look good.
Major stagnation period going on right now. It's the time when the previous season is old enough
for you to stop thinking of it as ‘this season'; it's also the time when the calendar leers at
you for looking ahead to next season. Stagnation time. It's all deserted on the field, the
tumbleweed is wantonly tumbling on the Emirates turf as a hauntingly slow version of ‘The Wonder
Of You' plays and Eboue diligently attends his summer knitting classes.
Wenger needs to address a problem that is very close to home by Richard Hall When it was thought
that Pat Rice would retire at the end of this season there were a lot of tributes that started to
emerge. One in particular stated that his departure would change the dynamics of the club. For
[...]
BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanian captain Cristian Chivu announced his retirement from international
football on Saturday citing age and a succession of injuries as his reasons. The 30-year-old Inter
Milan star capped 75-times since making his debut in 1999 said that he was not able to play both
for the national team and his [.
WASHINGTON, D.C. D.C. United waived defender Julius James, the Major League Soccer club announced
on Thursday. In one and a half seasons in Washington, James played in 31 MLS contests, recording
two goals in 2,388. "We would like to thank Julius for his contributions to D.C. United and we wish
him well in the [.
ROME, Italy - AS Roma coach Claudio Ranieri was left to fight off loud boos and speculation his
days at the club are numbered after an embarrassing 3-2 home defeat by Champions League knockout
round debutants Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday. Three Serie A games without a win and the club being
up for sale had [.
LONDON, England — Former Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson has been appointed head coach of West Brom,
the Premier League club confirmed Friday. West Brom, who fired Roberto Di Matteo earlier this week,
hired Hodgson just over a month after he was sacked by Liverpool. Hodgson, 63, was voted English
football's manager of the year last [.
Emmanuel Adebayor experienced mixed fortunes during his time in English football. Still the victim
of some less than favourable chants from Arsenal fans following his controversial big money move to
Manchester City, and with his ridiculous goal celebration against his former club that came shortly
after that move, his time at Eastlands wasn't much more [.
LONDON, England Premier League Tottenham Hotspur and David Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy are
planning closer ties that could lead to players crossing the Atlantic in both directions. Tim
Leiweke, president of the American sports and entertainment giant AEG that owns the Galaxy and is
bidding in partnership with Spurs to take over the London [.
Arsenal forward Nicklas Bendtner hinted at leaving Arsenal this summer if he does not get more
games. The Danish striker who will be sure to face England in the international friendly on
Wednesday was giving an interview about whether players such as him were worth their wages when he
made the remark.
LONDON, England Fernando Torres has explained he could wait no longer for Liverpool to reclaim
their place amongst the English elite, and he hopes that Reds fans will eventually come to
understand that he has joined Chelsea to win trophies and further his career. Torres, signed for a
British record £50 million on transfer [.
HARRISON, NJ Red Bull New York signed Brazilian midfielder Marcos Paullo, the Major League Soccer
team announced on Wednesday. "We believe that Marcos is a bright prospect who can help us in the
future," Red Bull New York General Manager and Sporting Director Erik Soler said. "He impressed us
during his trial last season [.
BARCELONA, — Lionel Messi struck twice to take his league goals tally to 21 as champions
Barcelona beat Hercules 3-0 to move seven points clear of Real Madrid on Saturday. Spanish
international Pedro Rodriguez scored his 12th league goal of the season to open the scoring on 43
minutes before Ballon d'Or winner Messi struck [.
The England manager Fabio Capello has confirmed that the two Arsenal youngsters, Jack Wilshere and
Theo Walcott will be starting in this Wednesday's friendly game against Hungary, and he heaped
fulsome praise on Arsene Wenger and his legion of young players. Capello said that Wilshere will be
playing as the main attacking playmaker, in what used [.
LONDON, England - A second key presenter for Sky Sports News left the network Wednesday over a
sexism row engulfing the British broadcaster. Anchorman Richard Keys resigned after 20 years with
the network, a day after his fellow presenter Andy Gray was fired. The scandal was sparked by
off-air footage from Saturday of Keys and [.
DOHA, Qatar — Reigning champions Iraq set up a quarter-final clash with Australia after beating
North Korea 1-0 Wednesday, condemning the Koreans to an early exit having failed to score in the
tournament. The 2007 champions finished second in Group D behind Iran, but will be underdogs
against an Australian team out for revenge after [.
TORONTO, Ont. Toronto FC captain Dwayne De Rosario will not be extending his stay with the Scottish
Premier League team he's been training with since December, the club announced Friday. Reported to
be unhappy with his TFC contract, De Rosario's future with the club has been the subject of debate
and conflicting reports since [.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland If FIFA wants to switch the 2022 World Cup finals to a winter date then the
IOC confidently expects the two bodies will sit down together "sensibly" to avoid a dates clash
with the Winter Olympics. Olympics president Jacques Rogge issued this public expression of
confidence over an uncertain future as, not [.
DOHA, Qatar — Jordan dumped three-times champions Saudi Arabia out of the Asian Cup on Thursday
with a 1-0 victory courtesy of a goalkeeping howler by Waleed Abdullah. It has been a traumatic few
days for Saudi Arabia, whose quest for a first Asian Cup since 1996 got off to a disastrous start
when they [.
?DOHA, Jordan — Jordan's Prince Ali bin Al Hussein stunned powerful South Korean Chung Mong-Joon
by unseating him as a FIFA vice-president on Thursday while Mohamad bin Hammam won another term as
AFC chief. Chung, the controlling shareholder in industrial giant Hyundai Heavy Industries, a major
FIFA sponsor, had been in the job since 1994 [.
SANDY, Ut Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA announced Tuesday that RSL Assistant Coach Robin Fraser has
departed the 2009 MLS Cup champions after three-and-a-half seasons on the Utah club's sideline to
take over the head coaching duties at the Southern California side, effective immediately. The
recently turned 44-year-old Fraser becomes the sixth coach [.
HOFFENHEIM, Germany Hoffenheim owner Dietmar Hopp has confirmed the sale of Luiz Gustavo was one of
the main reasons for Ralf Rangnick's departure from the club. Rangnick and Hoffenheim parted
company after four and a half years together by mutual consent after the Brazilian midfielder was
sold to Bayern Munich behind the coach's back.
