The President of Rwanda wants his buddy Arsene to step down? Robin van Persie is furious with Arsene...Or is he? And, does Real Madrid really want Arsene?

It's been quite an interesting week for the Arsenal so far. If you haven't been following the news as much as I have, allow me to illuminate you.

There's not much in the way of significant news circulating in the immediate wake of our grossly disappointing 1-1 draw in Wigan on Saturday afternoon. What we do have, though, is a few interesting tidbits to touch on. Let's take a look shall we?

To Naples, not London

Vargas opts to join Napoli
Disappointing news out of Chile, with Eduardo Vargas confirming he'll be joining Napoli in the January transfer window.

Grant Wahl interviews the Don...

SI.com: What are the chances of D.C. United playing in Washington D.C. in 2012? Garber: Very strong. Very strong. I think my comments were misconstrued as if we're trying to move the team. That couldn't be further from the truth. We need to find a stadium solution there, and the folks we're trying to work with don't seem to understand how unfair it is for D.

PARIS, France — The French football federation has named the nine cities that will host matches during the 2016 European championships. Bordeaux, Lens, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nancy, Nice, Paris and Saint-Denis were chosen on Friday ahead of Saint-Etienne and Toulouse, which have been named as reserve locations.

A couple of years ago I wrote a very short blogpost with a picture of Aston Villa's floodlights from the 70s/early 80s. They really are a wonderful sight.

Yesterday a comment was left on that post that I feel requires greater exposure, here it is, in full:

A sight to behold

Hi, thanks for posting the Villa lights.

The last two Fridays I have tagged along with tours to get some updated shots of the Stadium. Various reasons have kepy from posting as much as I would like to lately but I had to share these...From 4/22, before the light blue seats started going in...Clouds and a bit of blue sky reflected in the front of LIVESTRONG Sporting ParkLots of grass, this shot or another like it may have to become the

Another milestone in the birth of LIVESTRONG Sporting Park was achieved this week. Actually two milestones. Grass has been installed practically over night and seat installation has begun.A big roll of sod...Making a little adjustment after laying the sod...The final roll of sod, about a foot left.

The roof on the west side look to be complete. The clear portions of the roof have been installed.Looking down on the roof over the supporters sectionLast week, the clear portion of the roof had made it to the cornerLooking southLooking down at the Supporters standView from the print media press boxOne of several kitchensOne of the clubs.

LIMA, Peru Police in Peru say the metal bleachers at a soccer stadium have collapsed right before a youth championship, injuring 117 people. A dozen fans suffered serious injuries. Lima Fire Chief Alfonso Panizo tells RPP radio most of those hurt have minor injuries, but he says 12 seriously injured people have been hospitalized.

ZURICH, Switzerland The Swiss club Grasshoppers says it must leave Zurich after 125 years because talks with authorities over rent and operating costs have broken down. The 27-time champions are exploring stadium-sharing options next season with clubs in Aarau and Emmen. Club officials say the city has refused to reduce annual rent at Letzigrund [.

Sunderland new signing Sulley Muntari reckons the Black Cats need to bounce back from a disappointing few weeks if they want to finish in the Premier League top six. The former Portsmouth midfielder arrived in the north-east on loan from Inter Milan during January and made his debut in Sunderland's disappointing defeat to Stoke City [.

MUNCIH, Germany — Bayern Munich's title aspirations suffered a major blow on Saturday as relegation-threatened Cologne hit back from 2-0 down to inflict a 3-2 defeat on the defending champions. Bayern were cruising after first-half goals by Germany striker Mario Gomez, his 16th in 19 league matches, and Turkey midfielder Hamit Altintop.

Estamos a pocos días del Super Tazon numero 45 por eso ponemos este poster con el nuevo mega estadio de los vaqueros de Dallas.

Este impresionante Cowboys Stadium, costó arriba de 1.2 Billones de Dólares para su construcción, lo que lo hace el estadio más caro del mundo (y el más moderno).

SUNDERLAND, England Chelsea avenged November's defeat by Sunderland with a 4-2 Premier League win over the Black Cats at the Stadium of Light. An exciting first-half saw Phil Bardsley open the scoring for Sunderland after just four minutes before Frank Lampard's penalty and a goal from Salomon Kalou overturned the deficit.

DOHA, Qatar — Australia stormed into their first Asian Cup final on Tuesday with a 6-0 thrashing of 10-man Uzbekistan to set up a decider against three-time champions Japan. Galatasary forward Harry Kewell got the opener on five minutes and Asian player of the year Sasa Ognenovski doubled their lead 11 minutes before half-time.

DOHA, Qatar— Jubilant three-time champions Japan reached the Asian Cup final after defeating arch-rivals South Korea 3-0 in a nail-biting penalty shootout on Tuesday. Centre-back Yasuyuki Konno netted the decisive penalty, steering the ball into the right-hand side of the goal, after Koo Ja-Cheol, Lee Yong-Rae and Hong Jeong-Ho had all failed from 12 yards [.

DOHA, Qatar Socceroos midfielder Jason Culina will miss the rest of Australia's Asian Cup campaign because of a serious knee injury that has forced him home early from Qatar. A shattered Culina was released from Socceroos camp just hours before Australia's 1-0 quarter-final win over Iraq at Al-Sadd Stadium.

DOHA, Qatar — A dramatic last-minute goal from defender Masahiko Inoha saw 10-man Japan twice come from behind to snatch a 3-2 win over heartbroken hosts Qatar in their Asian Cup quarter-final on Friday. Inoha struck in the 90th minute at a nearly full Al Gharafa Stadium to keep alive Japan's bid for a fourth [.

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 [.

DOHA, Qatar Ji Dong-won grabbed a brace as South Korea outclassed India at a wet Al Gharafa Stadium to set up a mouth-watering Asian Cup quarter-final against Iran. Koo Ja-cheol and substitute Son Heung-min also found the back of the net for South Korea, but Cho Kwang-rae's men will be left kicking themselves after [.

DOHA, Qatar Mile Jedinak's first-half goal against Bahrain at Al Sadd Stadium was enough to send Australia through to the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup. The Genclerbirligi midfielder scored his second goal in as many games to ensure the Socceroos finish top of Group C and go through to the last eight unbeaten following [.

LONDON, England — An injury-time goal from Sunderland's Ghanaian international Asamoah Gyan denied Newcastle home-and-away victories over their northeast rivals as Birmingham and Aston Villa drew in the Premier League on Sunday. Newcastle, seeking to bounce back from their shock FA Cup exit to lowly Stevenage last week, looked to be heading to a 1-0 [.

DOHA, Qatar — Uzbekistan reached the Asian Cup quarter-finals after drawing 2-2 with China in a topsy-turvy and fiercely contested final Group A game at the Al Gharafa Stadium here on Sunday. Having fallen behind early on, Uzbekistan equalised and then went ahead early in the second period through a fine long-distance effort from one-time [.

DOHA, Qatar — Reigning champions Iraq stunned the United Arab Emirates 1-0 on Saturday at the Asian Cup with an injury-time own-goal to put the holders in a strong position to make the knockout rounds. Three-times champions Iran became the first team at the championships to qualify for the quarter-finals after they defeated World Cup [.

DOHA, Qatar — Australia and South Korea shared the spoils 1-1 in the battle of the big guns at the Asian Cup on Friday as both sides inched closer to the quarter-finals. The two Asian heavyweights are both seen as potential champions but neither could find the winner at the three-quarters full Al-Gharafa Stadium.

DOHA, Qatar — Bahrain's Ismaeel Abdulatif scored a remarkable four goals as his side thrashed India 5-2 here on Friday to stay in contention for an Asian Cup last-eight berth and consign the Indians to elimination. The 24-year-old forward scored three times in just 19 minutes in a devastating first-half spell, after Faouzi Aaish's penalty [.

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MLS Superdraft breakdown - you know you're not getting that here. But every year the draft marks the beginning of a new soccer season. Beyond the MLS hot stove, it means the first USMNT game of the new year is around the corner, with the Gold Cup just down the road.

Why do Spurs have a habit of shooting themselves in the foot? I'm all for positive thinking and the press will always ask you questions like, "do you think you can beat United on Sunday?", but it's how we answer those questions that seem to help opposition managers with their team talks.

DOHA, Qatar— A thunderbolt from captain Server Djeparov gave Uzbekistan a 2-1 win over Kuwait that took them to the brink of the Asian Cup last eight here on Wednesday and left Kuwait on the verge of elimination. Djeparov cracked home a first-time shot from 20 yards in the 65th minute to continue Uzbekistan's 100 [.

DOHA, Qatar — North Korea was forced to dig deep to salvage a point against a rampant United Arab Emirates as they opened their Asian Cup campaign in less than convincing fashion Tuesday. The Koreans, who made the World Cup in South Africa but lost all three games, withstood a barrage of UAE pressure throughout [.

DOHA, Qatar — Three-times champions Iran stormed back from the shock of losing an early goal to grab a 2-1 victory over arch rivals and holders Iraq at the Asian Cup Tuesday. With United Arab Emirates and North Korea playing out a 0-0 draw earlier, Iran top Group D after the first round of games. [.

DOHA, Qatar — An impressive Australia crushed India 4-0 to get their Asian Cup campaign off to a decisive start Monday with red-hot Everton star Tim Cahill collecting two goals. Played at an Al-Sadd Stadium packed with noisy expatriate Indians, a convincing win was needed by the Socceroos to demonstrate their tournament credentials against a [.