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Amy Lawrence
Young Gunners taste the big time
Arsenal’s Under-19s also beat Bayern Munich 2-0 on Tuesday and are setting the pace in the youth version of the European Champion’s League.
No end to the anguish of Arsène
Wenger has presided over 177 games in Europe’s elite competition yet Arsenal keep slipping on the banana skins put before them.
Premier League 2015-16 preview No 1: Arsenal
Stability has been the watchword at Arsenal and Arsène Wenger believes his squad has the hunger, quality and togetherness to succeed.
Del Bosque’s standing is damaged
Seven goals conceded in 135 minutes of tournament football for Spain? How was that even possible?
The most competitive English Premier League ever?
It’s crowded at the top of the table – and that’s without a challenge from Manchester United.
Malouda’s remedy for French malady
With a derided coach and a grim Euro 2008, France have had it rough since the previous World Cup final, as Florent Malouda admits.
Is there method to Maradona’s madness?
There is only one man in the history of football who has achieved what Diego Maradona craves from the weeks ahead in South Africa.
Blues go for bust
With France far from certain to qualify for next year’s World Cup, attention focuses on the poker-faced French coach’s strategies.
Arsenal’s ‘Beast’ carries his burden with ease
”Sometimes I’m amazed with European clubs — they spend fortunes on ordinary players just because they’re Brazilian.” This wry observation, from Tostao, a World Cup winner and one…
Madness of the Anglo transfer duty
The ability to win gracefully ought to be less troublesome a skill than losing with dignity. Recently, however, we witnessed an act of spectacular smugness from the Birmingham…
Milan struggle to keep up
”If Milan are what we saw tonight, then it’s total darkness, as we were awful.” Congratulations to AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti for the most frank assessment of any of the…
What does this Frenchman know about football?
The famous back four, all in their thirties when Wenger arrived, gave each other an old-fashioned look. Lee Dixon thought the new manager looked like a geography teacher. Tony…
Chelsea’s ‘whatever’ money is skewing the game
The beauty of having a billionaire benefactor is not so much the money available to spend, but the money available to lose. Look beyond this summer’s acquisition of Andriy…
Kaladze fighting his grief in Milan
Less than two months have passed since AC Milan’s defender Kakha Kaladze returned to his homeland to bury his brother. It was a moment of closure of sorts. The end of an ordeal…
A multitude of worries for Parreira
The who’s who of international football has been on a European tour. With the World Cup looming, the Champions League quarterfinals proved essential viewing for a host of coaches…