Arsenal and Chelsea were among seven teams to reach the UEFA Europa League knockout stage on Thursday, while last year’s runners-up Olympique de Marseille were eliminated at the group phase. The two English Premier League teams were joined by Eintracht Frankfurt, Lazio, Bayer Leverkusen, FC Zurich and Dinamo Zagreb in the last 32. But there […]
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Denmark striker Nicklas Bendtner was sentenced to 50 days in prison after being convicted of assaulting a taxi driver on Friday. Having missed the summer’s World Cup with injury, 30-year-old Bendtner now faces an uphill task to regain his place in the national team after being suspended by the Danish Football Association. CCTV footage appeared […]
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A second-string Arsenal enjoyed a 3-0 win in Azerbaijan against Qarabag in the Europa League on Thursday while AC Milan beat Greece’s Olympiakos 3-1. Eighteen-year-old Emile Smith Rowe, a product of the club’s academy was on target as the Gunners maintained their winning start in the competition. Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Matteo Guendouzi also scored for […]
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Eden Hazard’s majestic solo strike capped a thrilling Chelsea fightback in their 2-1 win at Liverpool, while Tottenham survived a penalty shoot-out to beat Watford in the League Cup third round on Wednesday. Arsenal advanced to the last 16 with a 3-1 win over Championship side Brentford, while West Ham demolished fourth-tier Macclesfield in an […]
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette’s burgeoning strike partnership came to the rescue as Arsenal eventually shook off Cardiff City to claim a 3-2 win in the Welsh capital. Shkodran Mustafi headed the visitors into an 11th-minute lead before Neil Warnock’s side averted a seventh consecutive goalless half in the Premier League this season when Victor […]
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Arsenal secured their first Premier League win under new manager Unai Emery on Saturday, as they beat West Ham United 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium. Liverpool moved to the top of the table after beating Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 on Saturday. Mohamed Salah was on target for the Reds, who made it three wins […]
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Chelsea roared into a two-goal lead thanks to rapid strikes from Pedro and Alvaro Morata. The latter has had trouble finding the net recently but got back on track thanks to a potent partnership with creative full-back Cesar Azpilicueta: Arsenal’s defence had been ripped apart with alarming ease, but the Gunners were creating chances. The […]
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Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil on Sunday, released a statement that he has quit the German national football team, citing “racism” in the criticism of him after the side’s World Cup debacle. Ozil, who has Turkish roots, had been under fire since posing for a controversial photograph with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May which […]
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Arsenal Football Club has confirmed the appointment of Unai Emery as their new head coach, replacing Arsene Wenger at the Emirates. The 46-year-old Spaniard arrives at the club following a two-year spell at PSG. He led the club to a domestic treble this season, but his contract was not extended and was replaced by Thomas […]
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Atletico Madrid manager, Diego Simeone, will have to watch the Europa League final against Marseille from the stands after receiving a four-match European ban for insulting a referee, UEFA said on Friday. Simeone was ordered from the touchline during last week’s 1-1 draw in the first leg of their semi-final with Arsenal after a heated […]
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