Arsenal cruise into the Champions League group stage with an easy win against Steve McClaren's FC...

Brede Hangeland's first-half goal gives Fulham victory against off-colour...

Sport: Mikaël Silvestre has completed his surprise move from Man Utd to Arsenal for an undisclosed...

Arsenal sign Man Utd defender Mikael Silvestre for an undisclosed...

After all, they have been doing plenty of laughing at us since the weekend.Apparently, Arsenal could have signed Arshavin but they couldn't afford his wages.According to Arshavin's agent Dennis Lachter, Arshavin wanted just too much money."Wenger was serious about buying Arshavin," said Lachter in the Daily Express."If Andrei could have tempered his financial appetite, it was quite possible he would be playing at the Emirates right now."Arsenal were prepared to pay about £15million for him."(Arsene) Wenger is indeed a cunning fox who always says one thing and does the other. He wanted Andrei, but Arsenal are the only top English club who do not pay large salaries."While I am a fan of Arsenal's activity in the transfer market on the whole, their unwillingness to pay decent wages is...

Sport: Togo striker says Arsenal require greater durability in the race for domestic and European...

Football Transfer News: Arsenal to sign Johnson to replace FlaminiThe latest football transfer news has it that Arsenal and Arsene Wenger may make a surprise move for Man City's Michael Johnson.This would be a surprise transfer, as Wenger clearly needs experience, not another talented but young star. He only has 33 Premiership games to his name, so though accustomed to the Premier League, he can hardly be called experienced at that level of football. The thing that may also be attracting Arsenal, if there is substance to this, is the fact that he's English. The row between UEFA, FIFA and the EU etc is making football clubs consider English players for transfer more and more. It certainly played a part in Benitez and his thinking over Gareth Barry.The transfer out of Flamini and Hleb will...

Middlesbrough make an undisclosed bid for Arsenal defender Justin...

Sport: Champions League: Arsenal have one foot in the main draw after a first-leg win at FC...

2008 hasn’t been a great year for Arsenal and their fans. In February, they watched their hated North London rivals Tottenham win a major trophy (Carling Cup), something Arsenal hasn’t done since winning the Premiership four seasons ago. They’ve watched Spurs bring in several high-profile players this summer already and significantly strengthen the team, whereas Arsenal has taken a step backwards with what they’ve done. As I detailed in an earlier post, they watch in frustration as their manager refuses to pay the going market rate for established players, either in transfer fees or salary, preferring to bring in youngsters and develop them for cheap. Tottenham, on the other hand, has spent money hand over fist for a solid combination of young players and proven...

Arsenal Football Club launched their redesigned official club website this morning, and boy is it different. While the previous design was sleek, the new one is much simpler and more closely resembles a typical football website we’ve grown accustomed to especially with the placement of the left and top navigation bars. Sometimes less is more. While the previous Arsenal website had the text on a red background, it was often not the easiest site to read. The new one has fixed that by increasing the size of the type and displaying it on a white background. The less is more adage, I believe, will work for Arsenal as it’ll be more likely for Gunners fans to comb their way through the website looking for the information they need. At first glance, the new website seems more...

GOOD news indeed that Arsenal football club have joined the Mirror’s anti-knife campaign. The paper features pictures of Arsenal footballers Theo Walcott, William Gallas and Cesc Fabregas in anti-knife crime T-shirts. The Mirror is against glamorising violence and last months brought news of how weaponry had been appearing on a T-shirt on open sale in London’s Oxford Street. The paper was appalled and the offending items were removed from public view at the Selfridge’s department store. For readers not au fait with Arsenal FC, they are nicknamed “The Gunners” and were founded by workers at armaments manufacturer in London. That’s their club crest on the left - the one with the cannon symbol. It should be...

David Bentley says his "heart is at Tottenham" despite having started his football career at bitter north London rivals Arsenal....

Arsenal fans in the United States, rejoice. The next three Emirates Cups, featuring Arsenal and an assortment of top clubs, will be televised on GolTV every summer between now and 2010. This summer’s treat will feature live coverage of the following matches (all times eastern): Real Madrid v Hamburg, August 2, 9am Arsenal v Juventus, August 2, 11:15am Juventus v Hamburg, August 3, 9am Arsenal v Real Madrid, August 3, 11:15am The 2008 Emirates Cup is the second annual pre-season tournament held at Emirates Stadium in London. Hosted by current reigning cup champions, Arsenal, the two-day tournament is played “group style,” meaning each team plays two matches and is awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and one point for every...

Brazilian midfielder Gilberto ends his six-year stay at Arsenal by signing for Greek side Panathinaikos....

So Alexander Hleb has moved from Arsenal to Barcelona in a £11.9m transfer. While some Arsenal fans may fret about the loss, I’m sure that Arsene Wenger has someone in mind to step into Hleb’s shoes. To me, Hleb isn’t a huge loss. When I first saw him play for the Gunners in a friendly match in the summer of 2005, I immediately liked the player and saw massive potential in him. He was breath of fresh air at the time. Unfortunately, though, he never quite lived up to his potential. Sure, he was an integral part of Arsenal’s squad but he lacked consistency. And, more importantly, he lacked the killer goalscoring touch knocking in just seven goals in his history with Arsenal. Hleb’s departure from Arsenal to Barcelona reminds me of another foreigner who played...

Arsenal has released an official photograph of their new away shirt for the 2008/2009 season modeled by Cesc Fabregas. The shirt design is similar to the home shirt except that the away kit is yellow with navy sleeves and a red trim. Manufactured by Nike, the new shirt design is based on the 1989 Championship winning kit, worn at Anfield, when Arsenal won the title with a last minute goal by Michael Thomas. What do you think of the new shirt design? Click the comments link below and share your thoughts. Related articles: Preseason Schedule For Arsenal Friendlies, Buy Arsenal’s New Home, Away And Third Shirts, Download Wallpapers of Arsenal’s New Home Shirt. If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Bookmark to:...

Emmanuel Adebayor's agent claims the Arsenal striker's switch to AC Milan could be back on after the Gunners almost halved their asking price....

Being disappointed that Arsenal is selling yet another one of our leading lights, Emanuel Adebayor, I was even more surprised by the way they expressed that communication.Planetfootball quotes AC Milan vice president Adriano Galliani as saying"Today Arsenal sent us a letter saying they were willing to talk to us about Adebayor," Galliani told Antenna3 television."The letter from Arsenal that says, 'Following our communication of 13th June, in which we informed you we were not willing to deal over Adebayor, now we are writing to tell you that we will consider a deal if it still interests you'.Being a digital maven, sometimes it seems that writing a letter delivers a much stronger statement.  My prediction is that this is going to be the next product (email --> letter) coming from...

The ever-dependable Emmanuel Adebayor saga is brought kicking and screaming back into your living room by reports this morning that Barcelona will be back today with a £30m bid that Arsenal will accept just in time for Joan Laporta to announce before Sunday’s motion of no confidence is held. However, the player is not so sure of this according to his agent, Stephane Courbis who has had more mentions on these pages in the past weeks than many have in the previous two and half years of the blog’s existence, It is vital for Arsenal show their motivation to keep him And why is that Stephane? For the love of the club he has shown or perhaps so he can save face should the Catalans not come running back with another bid and Adebayor is left with no other options but to sign the...

An official photograph of Arsenal’s new away shirt has been leaked. Designed by Nike, the new shirt is yellow with navy sleeves and a red trim, which is reminiscent of Arsenal’s famous away shirt from the late 1980s. Pictured in the rehearsed scene from the Arsenal changing room are Arsenal legends Alan Smith, Steve Bould and Paul Merson. Thanks to the Football Shirts website for the tip. What do you think of the new Arsenal kit? Share your opinion by clicking the comments link below. Related articles: New Arsenal Home Shirt For The 2008/2009 Season, Download Wallpapers Of Arsenal’s New Home Shirt, Original Leaked Pictures Of Arsenal’s New Home & Away Shirts, Audio Podcast From Visit To Arsenal’s Highbury Stadium, Photo Slideshow Of Arsenal’s...

Emmanuel Adebayor ends speculation about his immediate future by announcing he is staying at Arsenal....

Marseille's French midfielder Samir Nasri says he has agreed a four-year deal to join Arsenal....

Arsenal fans can now download wallpapers of William Gallas, Cesc Fabregas, Theo Walcott and Manuel Almunia wearing the new Arsenal home shirt for the 2008/2009 season.Three options are available: 1600 x 1200 1280 x 1024, and 1024 x 768. You may also find these related articles interesting: Arsenal’s Preseason Friendlies, Arsenal Fans Say It With Flowers, Pictures Of New Arsenal Away Shirt. If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Bookmark to:...

The 2008/2009 Premier League fixtures have been announced and here are some mouthwatering matches to look forward to (all dates subject to change): Sunday, August 31* Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur Saturday, September 13 Manchester City v Chelsea Sunday, September 14* Liverpool v Manchester United Sunday, September 21* Chelsea v Manchester United Saturday, September 27 Everton v Liverpool Saturday, October 25 Chelsea v Liverpool Tuesday, October 28 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur Saturday, November 1 Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool Sunday, November 9* Arsenal v Manchester United Sunday, November 30* Manchester City v Manchester United Sunday, December 14* Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United Sunday, December 21* Arsenal v Liverpool Sunday, December 28 Blackburn Rovers v Manchester City Sunday,...

Aaron Ramsey was officially revealed as an Arsenal player yesterday, a new arrival from Wales as one of the old guard sadly passed away, my condolences to the family of Derek Tapscott. Ramsey made it clear that Arsene was the reason that he joined the club, very possibly to the chagrin of those who believe too much emphasis is put on the Le Boss rather than the club itself. Unfortunately for them that is a by-product of the media age we live whereby institutions are superseded by individuals because people no longer relate to them. It would not matter who the manager of the club was, they would be high profile and therefore presumed to be the club. Ramsey seems set to have Emmanuel Adebayor as a team-mate next season despite attempts from AC Milan to unsettle, disturb and disrupt. The...

Aaron Ramsey joins Arsenal from FA Cup finalists Cardiff City in a £5m deal....

[Cue ‘Whole Lotta Love’ by Led Zeppelin] Morning Pop Pickers, Arsene ‘Fluff’ Wenger here, it’s time to see who Top of the Transfer Pops this morning. In at Number Five is Yoann Gorcuff from AC Milan with nothing more tenuous than a supposed previous interest in the player to boost his rankings. One higher is Lillian Thuram from Barcelona, an ageing central defender, the rationale for signing him can only be to buy time to allow Senderos, Djourou, Nortveidt or Song time to develop. At number three, replacing Mathieu Flamini is Miguel Veloso, an even more rank outside than Thuram to make it to the top on the basis that it would cost around £24m to sign him. Hot on the heels of the Number One slot is Diego from Werder Bremen, replacing the as-of-yet undeparted Alexander Hleb....

Striker Thierry Henry insists he is happy at Barcelona and reveals he would only return to England to play for former club Arsenal....

Arsenal News: Wenger and the boys getting lampooned big time!Quality bit of Arsenal lampoonery. Seen this on a Liverpool forum - its absolutely quality!! No idea what it is but I think its great! Seen it here Hopefully Arsenal fans will laugh at it too in amongst all the bad news surrounding their team!Not quite Arsenal news in the true sense but a good laugh all the...