Samir Nasri did not disappoint in his first match against Premiership neophytes West Bromwich Albion.  Beset by key injuries, Arsenal faded in the second half of the 2007-2008 campaign.  Several new additions this summer will hopefully allow supporters to forget about the likes of Mathieu Flamini, Alexander Hleb and Gilberto Silva as the Gunners make [. Click to continue reading...

What is undoubtedly the world's richest soccer league, arguably the best soccer league, (let's here it from the Serie A and La Liga fans now) but certainly the most-widely watched soccer league in the world begins in a few short hours: the English Premier League.

What's the connection to soccer in Los Angeles?

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The vote is in for Football To You's "Who Will The Championship?" poll and the results can be seen on the homepage but now it is time for the big one. Who will win the Premiership? Thinking logically there can only really be 4 competitors. Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and current holders Manchester United. Click to continue reading...

Il sedicenne Jack Wilshere, giovane promessa del calcio inglese, e' stato ufficialmente aggregato alla prima squadra dell'Arsenal. Il tecnico, Arsene Wenger, era rimasto colpito dalle sue performance nel corso delle amichevoli precampionato. Wilshere e' arrivato all'Arsenal a soli nove anni e si e' fatto notare segnando una rete nell'amichevole con lo Stoccarda (3-1 per i Gunners) della scorsa settimana. Click to continue reading...

ARSENAL Notable arrivals: Amaury Bischoff (Werder Bremen), Samir Nasri (Marseille), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City), Francis Coquelin (Stade Lavallois) Notable departures: Jens Lehmann (Stuttgart, free), Mathieu Flamini (AC Milan, free), Alexander Hleb (Barcelona, £12m), Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos, £1m) With the Gareth. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Amaury Bischoff (Werder Bremen), Samir Nasri (Marseille), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City), Francis Coquelin (Stade Lavallois) Notable departures: Jens Lehmann (Stuttgart, free), Mathieu Flamini (AC Milan, free), Alexander Hleb (Barcelona, £12m), Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos, £1m) Emmanuel Adebayor will start. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Amaury Bischoff (Werder Bremen), Samir Nasri (Marseille), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City), Francis Coquelin (Stade Lavallois) Notable departures: Jens Lehmann (Stuttgart, free), Mathieu Flamini (AC Milan, free), Alexander Hleb (Barcelona, £12m), Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos, £1m) Emmanuel Adebayor will start. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Samir Nasri (Marseille), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City), Francis Coquelin (Stade Lavallois) Notable departures: Jens Lehmann (Stuttgart, free), Mathieu Flamini (AC Milan, free), Alexander Hleb (Barcelona, £12m), Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos, £1m) No "absurd" move for Gunners and Newcastle United. Click to continue reading...

Gunners Tomas Rosicky is keeping the faith in manager Arsene Wenger despite a number of high-profile departures this summer. Mathieu Flamini, Alexander Hleb and Gilberto Silva, have all left the Emirates, but Czech international Rosicky is confident the Gunners can still compete. "It is something similar to the last season, when everybody was writing us off, " [. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Samir Nasri (Marseille), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City), Francis Coquelin (Stade Lavallois) Notable departures: Jens Lehmann (Stuttgart, free), Mathieu Flamini (AC Milan, free), Alexander Hleb (Barcelona, £12m), Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos, £1m) Defensive midfielder open to offers Starlet threatens club. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal are reported to be lining up a bid for Sporting star Miguel Veloso, according to reports, writes Craig Rodhouse. It is believed that Wenger sees 22-year-old Veloso as the perfect solution to his defensive midfielder problem, after seeing Mathieu Flamini and Gilberto Silva both leave the Emirates this season. Click to continue reading...

ARSENAL Notable arrivals: Samir Nasri (Marseille), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City), Francis Coquelin (Stade Lavallois) Notable departures: Jens Lehmann (Stuttgart, free), Mathieu Flamini (AC Milan, free), Alexander Hleb (Barcelona, £12m), Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos, £1m) Wenger looking for more youth Juventus coming. Click to continue reading...

Panathinaikos midfielder Gilberto Silva revealed his reason for leaving Arsenal was the chance to play first-team football. Gilberto made only 12 Premier League starts last season for the Gunners. Click to continue reading...

The summer transfer window is well and truly open for business right now, as managers set about compiling their squads for the upcoming football season. With clubs around Europe generally showing about as much thriftiness as Roman Abramovich's girlfriend on a shopping spree in Knightsbridge, Just-Football will be periodically taking a look around the world and assessing those we believe are Click to continue reading...

ARSENAL Notable arrivals: Samir Nasri (Marseille), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City), Francis Coquelin (Stade Lavallois) Notable departures: Jens Lehmann (Stuttgart, free), Mathieu Flamini (AC Milan, free), Alexander Hleb (Barcelona, £12m), Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos, £1m) Still brewing: Emmanuel Adebayor looks more and. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal's preseason preparations are about to be dealt another blow as Juventus are lining up a £15 million bid for Robin van Persie. Juventus see the Dutch player as a perfect replacement for long-time servant Pavel Nedved and are hopeful of landing him this summer.

Arsenal are surely going to issue a hands off warning to the Italian side, but the bid itself will tempt Arsenal officials as they face a massive credit crunch. Click to continue reading...

Morning all, another week over (nearly) and tomorrow sees our first pre-season friendly take place. Woo hoooo!

There's only one place to start this morning and that's the departure of Gilberto Silva, confirmed officially by the club yesterday. In stark contrast to the rather cutting remarks made by Arsene Wenger about Hleb's move the official website was full of good cheer towards the Brazilian, and so it should be.

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Brazil midfielder Gilberto Silva joined Panathinaikos from Arsenal on Thursday and said that he expected it to be the most successful chapter of his career. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal legend Gilberto Silva has joined Greek outfit Panathinaikos. Due to time constraints this morning I will not be able to write up a proper farewell. Arsenal.com have done a good job on their tribute to "The Invisible Wall" though. Thanks for the memories Bert and good luck at PAO! [...] Click to continue reading...

It's official, Gilberto Silva has left Arsenal for Greek club Panathinaikos. The Brazilian midfielder accepted a three-year deal after the two clubs agreed to a fee of £1m. Liverpool have signed 17-year-old Zsolt Poloskei. The midfielder is the fourth Hungarian... Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger was left with another gap to fill in his depleted midfield following confirmation that veteran Brazilian Gilberto Silva has joined Greek side Panathinaikos. The departure of the long-serving 31-year-old World Cup winner - a member of the 2003-2004 'Invincibles' side - comes a day after the sale of unsettled Alexander Hleb to Barcelona. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal fans are once again bidding farewell to one of their players today. A week after Premiership Talk leaked the news, former captain Gilberto Silva has officially signed for Greek side Panathinaikos. The midfielder leaves in a deal worth only £1 million.

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With Gilberto on his way out the door, the welcoming distraction of the annual Barnet friendly is this weekend. Wenger has named his squad which includes the likes of Vela and Ramsey. Full list for those uninterested in following the link:

Manuel Almunia (GK)
Nacer Barazite
Nicklas Bendtner
Gael Clichy
Denilson
James Dunne
Rui Fonte
Gavin Hoyte
Justin Hoyte
Henri Lansbury
Vito Mannone (GK)
Havard Nordtveit
Abu Ogogo
Aaron Ramsey
Mark Randall
Paul Rodgers
Bacary Sagna
Jay Simpson
Rene Steer
Wojciech Szczesny(GK)
Armand Traore
Carlos Vela
Theo Walcott
Jack Wilshere

Some familiar names, some ones that I've never heard of.

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With Alexander Hleb and Gilberto Silva leaving North London, Arsenal now have the money to go after Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry. Martin O'Neill has put a £18m price on Barry after Liverpool went after the 27-year-old earlier this summer.... Click to continue reading...

Xabi Alonso's agent has claimed the Liverpool midfielder is aware of interest from Arsenal.

The Spaniard has seen a possible move to Juventus hit the buffers after the Italian giants signed Christian Poulsen from Sevilla.

However, reports continue to suggest that Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is prepared to sell Alonso to fund his own spending plans. Click to continue reading...