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Though Arsenal have not won a trophy for seven years, of course, many Arsenal fans will not have forgotten about Arsenal’s great ‘Invincibles’ run, where the Gunners went unbeaten for 49 games in the Premier League . Many over the years have tried to compare Arsenal’s greatest players. However, while Thierry Henry wins a lot of the plaudits, [...]

Robin van Persie, Luis Suárez, Wayne Rooney, these are names of some of the players that seem to dominate the football headlines. Yes, they are brilliant footballers and have done some brilliant things on football pitches so far this season. However, what about those players whose names do not seem to be all over the media, [...]

Football seems to have become more and more about how much money a club has. Many clubs now have owners varying from American billionaires to sheiks and more. And with January approaching, it is probable that many of these clubs will be preparing to go on spending sprees, with a great likelihood that more expensive [...]

Some players have garnered reputations that see them put on lists of the most hated footballers everywhere. Whether it’s arrogance, bad behaviour off the pitch, a reputation for diving, doing one too many dirty tackles or something else, numerous footballers have come to expect booing and derision from rival fans. However, some Premier League players have played [...]

Christian Benteke’s efforts for Aston Villa so far this season have won him much praise. The Belgian has impressed since joining the club in the summer for £7 million from K.R.C. Genk, and now seems to have replaced Darren Bent as the club’s number one striker. However, while many football fans may be focusing on the [...]

It is likely that Manchester City are still reeling from their defeat at home to rivals Manchester United earlier this month, despite winning at Newcastle on Saturday. It can also be guessed that they will not be entirely happy with how the season has gone so far, being six points behind Manchester United in the Premier [...]

It seems that racism has become one of the main talking points in football over the past year. It could be said that in a country where racism appears to be much less of a problem than in the past, the level of issues of accusations of abuse seem alarmingly significant. So, do these incidents [...]

Footballers’ wages cause much controversy in the modern game. Many believe that footballers nowadays are paid too much. It was revealed last week that Manchester City have an annual wage bill of over £200 million a year, costing £550,000 each day. Players including Ashley Cole and Cristiano Ronaldo have caused debate over rumoured wage demands. [...]

Though José Mourinho’s Real Madrid team won the La Liga title last season, speculation has still been going on about the future of the manager. Although he coached Real Madrid to the title with the largest tally of points in the competition’s history and has won one trophy at least in every one of his [...]

So, it could be said that Arsenal are not having the best of times right now. Some have even called it a crisis. However, though many fans and members of the media have been calling for Arsène Wenger to start spending to try and get the Gunners out of the doldrums, the manager still does not [...]

The announcement earlier this month that it is planned for Euro 2020 to be spread around 13 different European cities has faced much protest from fans. A survey by fan organisation Football Supporters Europe found that 82 per cent of fans asked rejected the plan. Many, understandably, are worried about the cost of flying around [...]

So Saturday was yet another day when a footballer was accused of diving. Santi Cazorla was the subject of a diving claim on Saturday, after giving the impression he had been caught by West Brom’s Steven Reid, which led to Arsenal being awarded a penalty by referee Mike Jones. It feels like diving is like a disease spreading [...]

Disrespect and abuse towards referees and the ill discipline of some players are some of the biggest problems in modern football. Despite criticism of the way referees are treated and the way players behave on the pitch amongst people like the media, and even MPs, these problems still seem to remain in the game. So, [...]

Last week referee Mark Clattenburg was cleared by the FA of directing ‘inappropriate language’ at Mikel John Obi at the game between Chelsea and Manchester United. In fact, the FA did not file a charge at all against the referee. This is very different to what happened after John Terry was accused of racial abuse towards Anton Ferdinand, which resulted [...]

It was revealed last week that Brendan Rodgers has brought in a sports psychiatrist who helped Great Britain’s heroic cycling team. Dr Steve Peters has been credited for hugely influencing Victoria Pendleton and Sir Chris Hoy, and also helped Craig Bellamy to deal with Gary Speed’s death, as well as helping snooker legend Ronnie O’Sullivan [...]

The sacking of Roberto Di Matteo and the appointment of Rafa Benítez at Chelsea last week has caused much criticism to come the club’s way. Many have been taken aback by the level of venom shown towards Rafa Benítez when he came out in front of the Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge on Sunday after the [...]

The decisions that referees make cause some of the biggest controversies in the modern game. Managers are among those who are most critical of referees, and many have had charges for improper conduct. Managers are not allowed to question decisions by referees under the FA Rule E3, making comments to the media implying: “the match [...]

It is now more than three months since Arsenal’s former captain and star striker Robin Van Persie left the club and transferred to Manchester United . Of course, Arsenal fans will not forget how, on announcing he was not renewing his contract with the Gunners, stated that he and the club, in numerous ways, disagreed about “the way [...]