The Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey still believes that Arsene Wenger's team is not only good enough to beat Bayern Munich, but can still win the trophy. Before the Gunner's (weakened) team lost to Blackburn this weekend they had gone five games without a loss, including four wins, and Ramsey thinks this shows that they can beat anyone.
Relax Arsenal fans, it's not the biggest shock in transfer window history! The pictures above show Jack Wilshere as a young whipper-snapper taking a shine to the West Ham strip. Just to make us all feel old, we're pretty sure the likes of Paolo Di Canio trotted about in that very jersey edition. Although the [.
Montpellier coach set to spy on Arsenal clash against Southampton by TS The Montpellier coach, Rene Girard will be making a journey to England this weekend as he intends to pick out any potential flaws in the Gunner's play when Arsenal clash against Southampton on Saturday. He is coming as the French champions look to [.
Arsenal's hopes of securing Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien are seemingly given a boost by the
Blues' decision to omit the Ghana international from their match-day squad against Atletico Madrid
in the UEFA Super Cup.
Essien was not part of the team that will be fighting for Chelsea's first trophy of the season
in Monaco this evening, with Gunners boss Arsene Wenger reportedly looking for a shock swoop as
early as yesterday.
Who do you think will win the Premier League 2012/2013? [Poll] is a post from: Just Football
The new Barclays Premier League season 2012/2013 kicks off this weekend in
England. Champions Manchester City will look to defend their crown but there has been a lot of
transfer activity over the summer, with the market only really just kicking into gear now on the
back of some lucrative deals (including Robin van Persie's move to Manchester United).
Russia fans finally  got a chance to reply to Andrei Arshavin's Euro 2012 put-down in Moscow on
Wednesday night, booing the pint-sized schemer when he came on as a sub.
After Russia's shock Euro 2012 exit at the hands of Greece, Arshavin had a little contretemps
with some fans who were less than pleased by their team's limp performance.
After the news about Robin Van Persie, Arsenal fans are now bracing themselves for another shock as
the news that a delegation from Arsenal arrived in London yesterday to begin negotiations with
Arsenal about their midfielder Alex Song. Sending RVP to Manchester has made United the favourites
for the title in the Football betting on [.
The Robin van Persie story took another twist today as Arsenal's second largest shareholders, Â
Alisher Usmanov and Farhad Moshiri,  accused Arsenal's board and owner Stan Kroenke of selling
the club's best players and replacing them with cheaper ones.
Usmanov and Moshiri own just under 30% of Arsenal through the investment company Red & White,
but they have not been allowed by Kroenke to join the board.
The Robin van Persie story took another twist today as Arsenal's second largest shareholders, Â
Alisher Usmanov and Farhad Moshiri,  accused Arsenal's board and owner Stan Kroenke of selling
the club's best players and replacing them with cheaper ones.
Usmanov and Moshiri own just under 30% of Arsenal through the investment company Red & White,
but they have not been allowed by Kroenke to join the board.
The bombshell from Robi Van Persie yesterday has given all Arsenal fans a shock, but according to
the ex-Arsenal star Ray Parlour, Arsene Wenger should cash in on the Dutchman as quick as possible
and then go out and buy a proven Premiership goalscoring machine like Papiss Cisse, and the fans
would quickly get over [.
Former Celtic and Bristol City midfielder Evander Sno had to spend Saturday night in hospital after suffering his second on-pitch heart attack in the space of two years while playing for Dutch side NEC against Feyenoord.
25-year old Sno sank to his knees after half-an-hour having felt a shock in his chest, which it turns out was actually the internal defibrillator he had fitted after suffering his first attack (during an Ajax reserve game in 2010) going off as the result of a small heart wobble.
When Rangers were relegated to the Third Division after their financial armageddon, two things
immediately became clear. Firstly Celtic were nailed on to win the Premier League, and Rangers the
same to win the Third Division. Whilst both might still happen, Rangers began their season with a
huge shock at Balmoor in Peterhead, a ground [.
The excellent weekly radio football show Cafe Calcio returns to the air next Friday, and for
this series one of its regular features will be the Street Pharmacists Guide To Football. Here's
co-host Chris Roberts on the more-ish effects of the Premier League for the supporter of a
newly-promoted club.
Manchester City have reportedly had their shock £13 million bid for defender Daniel Agger rejected
by Liverpool.
Agger reportedly informed Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers that he does not want to stick around
at the under-achieving Merseyside club, but is still undecided on whether to extend his stay in the
Premier League or move to Spain.
Many words have been used to describe Japan's win over Spain last night including , shock , miracle
, stunned , giant-killing and of course the word "Satisfied". Satisfied?? Japan FA website (
http://www.jfa.or.jp) says "Sekizuka satisfied with win over Spain" If i were him , I would be
completely over and under and [.
Spain reigned supreme on the pitch, but which nation stole the sartorial show? Euro 2012 was a tame
tourney for football kits when compared to some of the shock shirts of years past, but still had
its fair share of ...
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By Charles Boehm - WASHINGTON, DC (July 5, 2012) US Soccer Players -- Spain's triumphant defense of
their European Championship trophy would seem to offer telling vindication of US Soccer's recent
rejiggering of their long-term player development strategies. Besides the comforting fact that the
USA, shock 2-0 winners over Spain in the 2009 Confederations Cup, remain the only opponents since
2006 to defeat the world champs in the knockout phase of a major tournament, the.
Wayne Rooney has revealed how he battles against his weight to keep himself in shape for football.
The England and Manchester United striker says he always puts on weight when he's not staying.
Several pundits had suggested that Rooney didn't look fit in the opening matches of this season and
was carrying a few extra [.
Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam is being linked with a shock switch across town to Merseyside
rivals Everton.
According to the Mirror, Adam could be sold for as little as £5 million, as Liverpool plan to
bring in Real Madrid star Nuri Sahin on an initial season long loan.
Adam, who announced himself in the Premier League two years ago with Blackpool, has reportedly been
informed by new Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers that he is not a guaranteed started and that
increased competition in the squad may see his game time severely restricted.
"Stoke City boss Tony Pulis is reeling from the shock £2.2million valuation put on United
States midfielder Geoff Cameron by the Major League Soccer authorities."
Take this with a big grain of salt, Mirror Football isn't exactly a reputable source.
Some shock news today from Alan Pardew is that four of Newcastle's players have sustained
injuries and they are Demba Ba, Cheick Tiote, Haris Vuckic And Shane Ferguson, so they will
certainly not be playing tomorrow night in Athens, and Shola Ameobi was not on the plane to Athens
this morning either, so he will also miss out.
Alan Pardew reflected on the big defeat at Cardiff City yesterday after the game, when he talked to
nufcTV and Alan seemed a little bit in shock as he said that he had arranged the fixture for a
reality check - "and my God we go that today." Alan Pardew it was a reality [...]
1. So there we go, this season starts in the same fashion that last season ended. Not playing
very well, some nice moments, no defenders and disappointment. In the newsletter ahead of the game
I said dropping points at Everton wasn't the end of the world. I imagined we could draw there, with
a defeat a possibility, so a 1-0 defeat isn't a big shock.
I watch European football in the green glow of the television in the dark; alone, more often
than not. This is so because European football is played in Europe, and Europe has been so unkind
as to not invite Australia into its exclusive company.
Steven Gerrard insists there is no reason for Liverpool to panic despite their heavy opening day
defeat at West Bromwich Albion.
The Reds went down 3-0 at The Hawthorns, which was their heaviest opening day loss for 75
years.
Manager Brendan Rodgers refused to condemn his players after the match and Gerrard insists there is
no reason to get too upset.
(Yes, it's yet another Liverpool piece but hey, that's the way the footballing cookie crumbles
sometimes!)
Showing the kind of charm and people-skills which his predecessor Kenny Dalglish struggled to
master, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has thanked the Reds' fans who followed their team to
Belarus for Thursday evening's Europa league clash with FC Gomel.
Gomel in action...
Image: LinkLiverpool have made the trip to Belarus for their first competitive match of the
season as they look to take advantage in the first leg of their Europa League tie with FC Gomel.
The Reds were not in Europe last season and missed out on a Champions League place but manager
Brendan Rodgers will look to take his side through this years Europa League.
Super Timmy Howard "Well, here's another fine mess you've gotten me into." -- Oliver Hardy The dust
has settled, somewhat, from the U.S.'s "shock" defeat in Kingston to Jamaica on Friday night in the
second round of CONCACAF 2014 World Cup qualifying. Every round of qualifying for the United States
is filled with some temporary peril, even if it only lasts a few days -- or hours.
Cristiano Ronaldo failed to celebrate his two goals against Granada on Sunday evening, and there
are reports coming out of Spain that the Portuguese star had requested a transfer from the club
after failed contract extension negotiations.
After the game, Ronaldo was asked about his lack of celebration and said:
"I did not celebrate my goals because I'm unhappy with some people, and the club knows it, they
are professional issues.
I am referring to the Atletico Madrid nightmare the other night of course. Now if you are not a
regular on my blog you wouldn't know that I had to miss the game (as I explained
here) and now have had the chance to watch it in full and my god, Chelsea were so
predictable and in a word "boring!
Stoke winger/press officer Jermaine Pennant has announced the signing of Tottenham midfielder Tom
Huddlestone on a season-long loan. Pennant's morning greeting contained an observation that
Huddlestone was at Stoke's training ground. And for the sake of ease, he also confirmed the terms
of the deal. He tweeted: "I walked in training and got a shock [.
Two goals from Oribe Peralta infect Mexico an amazement 2-1 triumph over Brazil in the Olympic
football last. HTTP://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/image/62208000/jpg/_62208573_62208026.jpg
He looks pretty chuffed...
Image: liverpoolfc.comLiverpool have completed the signing of Joe Allen making it the shock of
the century after he was spotted watching the lads versus Gomel, I hope whoever planned that one
doesn't have to organise a surprise birthday party...
Their Words "I'm still in shock. We're in the final. I don't care who scores as long as we score
and we win, that's all that matters. I just got my head on it at the end. I didn't even see it go
in." USA forward Alex Morgan. Other Sources Morgan's game-winner caps off thrilling U.S. victory
over Canada - from SI.
The Portland Timbers sent a bit of a shock in the MLS world by announcing a trade with the Montreal
Impact. Troy Perkins, the Timbers starting goalkeeper for the better part of the last two seasons,
was sent to Montreal in exchange for their starting goalkeeper, Donovan Ricketts.
So pre-season began in earnest yesterday with a 2-1 over a Malaysia XI, although it took a
couple of late goals to do it.
Having gone ahead in first half injury time with a belter of a goal, the Malaysian side looked
fit and determined to cause a 'shock'. We looked very much like a team which was playing its first
real game and although we never really clicked we missed a number of very presentable chances.
With a 1-1 draw against Coritiba in the second leg of the final, Palmeiras won the Copa do
Brasil, their first major trophy since 1999. During manager Phil Scolari's post-match press
conference, several of his jubilant players invaded what was a rather sedate question and answer
session to bring the party to their boss.
Perhaps it's not a shock given the injureis this year, but FC Dallas has apparently made a change
at the trainer position. It's unclear at this time why former trainer Josh Watts is no longer with
the club, but regardless a new face has taken over the head trainer roll.
