Joey Barton is never far from controversy and such was the case today when the Newcastle midfielder returned to professional football. In his game today for Newcastle, he only touched the ball once during the three minutes he played. In those three minutes, he commited a controversial tackle, showed little respect, was purposefully tripped by an [. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United will make the 280 mile trip to The Emirates tomorrow to face Arsene Wenger's men. The Gunners go into the match as clear favourites, despite the frustrating loss to Fulham at Craven Cottage last weekend. Arsenal have been boosted by the fact that Samir Nasri, Theo Walcott and William Gallas have been passed fit. Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger has confirmed that William Gallas, Theo Walcott and Samir Nasri have overcome niggles and are fit to face Newcastle tomorrow. The trio had picked up minor injuries from the 4-0 win over FC Twente in midweek but the Gunners boss revealed that they are ready to play. "There were doubts over Gallas, Walcott and Nasri [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal captain William Gallas has admitted he was at fault for allowing Fulham defender Brede Hangeland to escape his attentions and score the winning goal last week. The Frenchman has come under fire from some quarters, with questions raised over his captaincy credentials after several errors and high-profile incidents, most notably his one-man sit-down protest during [. Click to continue reading...

Well that was pretty easy. Twente didn't put up much of a fight in Wednesday's second leg, going down 4-0, and 6-0 on aggregate. A real confidence booster if you ask me, especially in light of the previous weekend's performance. Theo Walcott's finish in the second half was undoubtedly Henry-esque, so that's good.

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1-0 Samir Nasri 27'

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2-0 William Gallas 52'

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4 more Champions League qualifying games took place today in Europe. Liverpool steal a win Liverpool was going into this match with a 0-0 aggregate against Standard Liege and it took them 90 minutes to finally score a goal and advance into the next round of the Champions League. Dirk Kuyt scored the goal for Liverpool in stoppage time to give Liverpool an unimpressive win. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal strolled to a 4-0 win tonight at the Emirates Stadium thanks to goals from Samir Nasri, William Gallas, Theo Walcott, and Our featured player Nicklas Bendtner. Arsenal won 6-0 on aggregate after a 0-2 win in Holland. Arsenal lined up like this . . .                       -Almunia- -Sagna-   -Djourou- -Gallas- -Clichy- -Walcott-   -Fabregas- -Denilson- -Nasri-                -Bendtner-  -R. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal skipper William Gallas has urged his young team-mates to bounce back from Saturday's shock Premier League defeat to Fulham, by cruising through to the Champions League group stages with a win in tonights penultimate qualifier against FC Twente. The 31-year-old captained a below-par Gunners' side at Craven Cottage and believes tonights game gives Arsene Wenger's [. Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger has defended skipper William Gallas after the French defender was criticised for allowing Fulham's Brede Hangeland to escape his clutches and score the decisive goal in the club's 1-0 defeat at Craven Cottage. Gallas was charged with the responsibility of marking the giant Norwegian defender at a first-half corner, but he let the centre-back [. Click to continue reading...

Admit it. There are some players in the Premier League who get under your skin. The type of players you love to hate. But who are they and why do you hate them so much? Names of players who often get fans irate include: Ashley Cole (Chelsea) John Terry (Chelsea) Frank Lampard (Chelsea) El Hadji Diouf (Sunderland) Lee Bowyer (West Ham [. Click to continue reading...

Ok that is just about enough Arsene. I'm one of your biggest supporters and have stuck by you through the summer and every summer before when you have sold and let players leave without sufficiently replacing them, but this is the final straw. Letting Phillippe Senderos go to Milan on loan for the season is absolutely ridiculous. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal defender Phillippe Senderos is close to joining AC Milan after it was reported he is undergoing a medical in Milan today. The Swiss international has struggled to nail down a first team place at the Emirates over the past 12 months with William Gallas and Kolo Toure forming a solid partnership in the centre of the Gunners defence. Click to continue reading...

The reaction to the defeat on Saturday has been, undoubtedly, overblown. But due to the stratification of the Premier League into the Champions League teams, the UEFA Cup sides, and, well, the rest, defeats can no longer be treated in the 'c'est la vie' fashion they once were. People talk about the Premier League like it's a marathon and, in many ways, it is. Click to continue reading...

I am. I'm absolutely tired of him playing for Arsenal. After watching his terrible marking allowing a goal versus Fulham yet again today, I've decided I've had enough. I'm not the manager obviously, but if I was I'd sell him right now. I'd rather have Senderos than Gallas back there. He doesn't work well with Toure and he has no commitment to the club. Click to continue reading...

Goodness me, football never ceases to amaze you. When you hear the words 'Arsenal defender' and 'Milan' in the same sentence, you might think Gael Clichy has betrayed the Gunners, or perhaps William Gallas is done with people questioning his captaincy of the team and wants to hook up with ... Click to continue reading...

Let's just say at this point in his career, the only way Mikael Silvestre could've generated more press attention is if he was found nude doing lines off Fergie's ass with a transsexual rodeo clown down a dark Mancunian alley. Thankfully for us - and especially the good people of Manchester's alleys - he's decided [. Click to continue reading...

And the first player to transfer from Manchester United to Arsenal in 34 years is...Mikaël Silvestre.

Who on Earth saw that coming? We do make our transfers quiet, I'll give you that.

He's not our normal style of signing. He's 31. He's a defender. He's French. (Okay, that one negates the other ones.

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Arsenal skipper William Gallas has been appointed France vice-captain by Les Bleus boss Raymond Domenech ahead of this evening's game against Sweden. Former Gunners' striker Thierry Henry has been made captain in a bid to lift the team after their flop at Euro 2008. France were criticised for an unadventurous style of play and a reclusive lifestyle [. Click to continue reading...

This isn't a slight against Arsenal, any Arsenal player or the Arsenal manager - more a question about Wenger's management methods. At times in the last two seasons it's almost as if William Gallas never stopped talking to the press. He'd talk about the players, the team, himself, the manager - anything that was put to [. Click to continue reading...

A very young and inexperienced Arsenal team beat FC Twente in Holland 2-0 in their Champions League third round qualifier on Wednesday. Second half goals from captain William Gallas and Emmanuel Adebayor have Arsenal well positioned for the second leg at the Emirates Stadium on August 27th. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger was without Cesc Fábregas, Abou [. Click to continue reading...

Many of the top clubs in Europe were in action today in the first legs of Champions League qualifying matches. Arsenal defeat Twente Enschede 2-0 Injuries forced Arsenal to field a less then perfect side, but goals from William Gallas and Emmanuel Adedbayor gave Arsenal a 2-0 victory.  Juventus destroy Artmedia Petrzalka 4-0 Juventus are finally back in the Champions League tournament, and Click to continue reading...

Last night was all about the result and on that basis nobody can have any complaints this morning.

Yes, we all know how light the squad is, we know how many players we had out injured, but there really is no need to cover all the old ground again. As expected we started with Ramsey and Denilson in the centre of midfield and I thought overall they did pretty well.

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  Arsenal secured a win against FC Twente with goals from Captain William Gallas and Emmanuel Adebayor. In a drab match Arsenal won whilst not playing at their best. Arsenal started with a inexperienced midfield with Aaron Ramsey and Denilson starting in the centre of midfield. Our featured player Nicklas Bendtner started from the bench. Click to continue reading...

Mexican striker Carlos Vela was an unused substitute, as the Gunners forged a 2-0 victory against Dutch side FC Twente at the Geledrome in the first leg of the Champions League Qualifying Round 3. Arsene Wenger's side secured the win in the second half, thanks to goals from skipper William Gallas and striker Emmanuel Adebayor. Click to continue reading...