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That 7-1 win was needed, that's for sure. On the back of three losses and a draw, Arsenal had to
get a win now or our hopes for Champions league football would be too far away to catch. This
positivity of the result was also compounded by the draws of the other big clubs. All [...]
The Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny says that the only ambition he has for this season is to
make sure that the Gunners finish above their great rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Since Arsenal's
terrible start to the season Tottenham have taken a lead and are currently five points ahead after
yesterday's results, and also have a game [.
The Gunners winger Theo Walcott is feeling pretty good right now (and playing pretty good football
too!) and says he knew it was only a matter of time before Arsenal started winning again after
their bad start to the season. He knew that Arsene Wenger's new signing would need a settling in
period but the [.
It is always good to see Arsene Wenger in a good mood after an Arsenal game, and you find him more
satisfied that when the Gunners totally dominate a match, score three goals AND keep a clean sheet.
It has given him further confidence that his team are still heading to challenge for a top [...]
LONDON, England Less than three months ago Arsenal were in sight of an unprecedented quadruple. Now
that number – four – is again within sight but with an entirely different connotation. If
Manchester City win at Bolton on Sunday they will finish third, even if Arsenal win,
simultaneously, against Fulham.
What's one to do until the highly anticipated Champions League final between Barcelona and
Manchester United (Saturday May 28 btw)? All the big European league winners have been virtually
decided over the past couple weekends, and in each case there's been little drama the champions
have each been atop their respective tables for some time.
PARIS, France — Marseille and Lyon both came from behind to breathe new life into their title
challenges on Saturday, with OM beating Sochaux 2-1 and OL overpowering derby rivals Saint-Etienne
4-1. Andre-Pierre Gignac was the match-winner for Marseille at Sochaux, as the defending champions
secured a victory that took them up to second place [.
BERLIN, Germany — Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal insisted Saturday Holland's Arjen Robben and
France's Franck Ribery are just as important to the German champions as Lionel Messi and Xavi are
to Barcelona. Dutch star Robben netted twice as he combined with Ribery to inspire Bayern's 4-0 win
over Hoffenheim at Munich's Allianz Arena [.
LONDON, England At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal kept the pressure on United with a comfortable win
against Wolves. Van Persie put Arsene Wenger's team ahead in the 16th minute with an emphatic
volley from a Cesc Fabregas cross. Wolves had ended United's 29-match unbeaten run last week, but
they are back at the bottom [.
CHAMONIX/LONDON Real Madrid won nothing last year yet they continue to top the table of the world's
richest clubs in the annual revenue assessment undertaken by accountant Deloitte. This is the sixth
successive year the record nine-times former champions of Europe have led the list. Spanish
champions Barcelona are second followed by Manchester United [.
MILAN, Italy Internazionale continue to close the gap on neighbours AC at the top of the Serie A
table after a breathtaking 5-3 defeat of AS Roma at the San Siro. Wesley Sneijder's third minute
goal set the tone for a pulsating game with Samuel Eto'o and Fabio Simplicio also on the first half
[...]
MADRID, Spain — Real Madrid responded in style to Barcelona's record breaking 16th consecutive
victory with Cristiano Ronaldo leading the way in a 4-1 win over Real Sociedad on Sunday. Ronaldo
was charged up for the game after receiving criticism for not scoring in four games and having seen
Leo Messi hit a hat-trick in [.
BIRMINGHAM, England — Nikola Zigic gave Birmingham City a 1-0 away to West Ham on Sunday that
moved the Blues out of the relegation zone and dropped their fellow strugglers to the foot of the
Premier League table. The giant Zigic secured a precious three points for the Blues, now 16th in
the standings, when [.
BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona earned a record 16th straight win in the Spanish league by beating
Atletico Madrid 3-0 with a Lionel Messi hat-trick on Saturday. The historic win provisionally
lifted Barcelona 10 points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the table ahead of its fierce rival's
match against Real Sociedad on Sunday.
NUREMBERG, Germany Barbie dolls modelled on German national women's soccer coach Silvia Neid (L)
and German national Birgit Prinz and a Barbie foosball table are presented on the occasion of the
50th birthday of toy company Mattel at the Toy Fair in Nuremberg, Germany.
PALERMO, Italy Palermo put a huge dent in Juventus' Champions League qualification hopes after
beating the Turin giants 2-1 at Stadio Renzo Barbera in Serie A. In doing so Palermo leap-frog
Juventus in the table and look a good bet for European football next season. With this loss
Juventus' winless streak reached four matches.
PARIS, France — Marseille boss Didier Deschamps admitted his team flopped in front of Sir Alex
Ferguson on Sunday as the Manchester United boss scouted his Champions League opponents. Marseille
drew 0-0 at relegation-haunted Monaco, a result which left the French champions in fifth place in
the table.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand The Wellington Phoenix will play their postponed match against the Brisbane
Roar on the Gold Coast it was announced today. The match which was set to take place last Sunday
night at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium was postponed and moved to January 26 due to flooding in the
Brisbane area.
PARIS, France — French international striker Andre-Pierre Gignac finally justified his
18-million-euro transfer fee on Sunday when he scored his first home league goal for champions
Marseille in a 2-1 victory over Bordeaux. It was only Gignac's second league strike of the season
his first was at St Etienne in October although he [.
MANCHESTER, England Wayne Bridge has joined bottom of the table West Ham on loan from fellow
Premier League side Manchester City until the end of the season, the Hammers announced Wednesday.
The 30-year-old former England international has found himself out of first team reckoning at
title-chasers City following the pre-season arrival of both Aleksandar [.
At the final whistle of Blackpool's third round FA Cup tie against League One highfliers
Southampton, the home fans were ecstatic after all they had just managed to beat one of the Premier
League's form teams when it comes to playing away from home, and book their place in the next
round. But amid [.
DOHA, Qatar — Syria shocked 2007 finalists and three-time champions Saudi Arabia 2-1 at the Asian
Cup on Sunday in Group B, piling yet more pressure on their underfire coach Jose Peseiro. Syria,
who had to hold on for grim life in the end and survived several scares, had Abdulrazak Al Husein
to thank for [.
LONDON, England — Fulham has signed Steve Sidwell from Premier League rival Aston Villa on a
six-month contract as it tries to shore up its midfield in the January transfer window. Fulham
announced the deal on its website Friday but did not disclose financial details. The club said the
initial deal expires at the end [.
MANCHESTER, England — Javier Hernandez and Nani scored either side of Dean Whitehead's effort as
Manchester United moved three points clear at the top of the English Premier League with a 2-1
victory over Stoke at Old Trafford here on Tuesday. A much-changed United made hard work of
defeating a team they had beaten in [.
