Arsene Wenger feels Arsenal are more respected around the world than in England and found the recent divisions among supporters hurtful after giving the best years of his life to the club.
It was announced on Friday Wenger will step down at the end of the campaign, despite having a season remaining on the two-year contract extension he agreed in May 2017.
The veteran manager s position has been a cause of fierce contention among fans of the Gunners in recent years, the team having failed to meaningfully challenge for the Premier League title before falling out of the Champions League qualification places.
Arsenal defeated West Ham 4-1 at Emirates Stadium on Sunday in the first match since Wenger s impending departure was revealed.
Addressing the medi…
Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel believes Neymar and Kylian Mbappe are motivating each other after starring in a 4-1 win over Amiens on Saturday.
Mbappe scored a brace and Neymar also struck before Mauro Icardi s late sealer at the Parc des Princes.
In December, PSG netted 22 goals in six wins, with Mbappe (eight goals) and Neymar (five) leading the way.
Asked if they could get better, Tuchel was unsure how to define that as he praised his star pair.
What does that mean, better? They play very well together. They ve regained confidence and fitness, that s the most important thing, he told a news conference.
They defend with a lot of intensity, they re dangerous together because they like to play together. They re very close together on th…
The deal that was supposed to take s Robert Lewandowski to Real Madrid has broken down as the talks between the Spanish club and the player s representatives have fallen through, according to Sky in Germany.
Plenty of outlets across Europe have been reporting on Lewandowski potentially joining the 12-time Champions League winners, but now it seems the deal is off as Real deem the €100million price-tag too much for them to pay.
Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had already expressed his belief the striker is going nowhere this summer and is set to remain at the Allianz Arena next season, and now the Madrid giants have inadvertently confirmed his belief by pulling out the negotiations. the Polish international is still keen on the move which was the main reason …
The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has asked FIFA to remove referee Fahad Al Mirdasi from the upcoming World Cup in Russia after he received a life-time ban for offering to accept a bribe to influence the outcome of a match.
World Cup-bound official Al Mirdasi, 32, was hit with a life-long suspension by the SAFF having confessed to offering to fix Saturday s King s Cup final between Al-Ittihad and Al-Faisaly in Saudi Arabia.
Denied from participating in any football-related activity for life, the SAFF has also called on FIFA to withdraw Al Mirdasi from next month s World Cup, while approving his life ban on an international level.
Following the appointment of the referee, Fahad Al Mirdasi, to manage the match between Al-Ittihad and Al-Faisaly in the Cu…
Haiti pinched a draw from the jaws of defeat, denying Panama 1-1 in their CONCACAF Gold Cup opener on Tuesday.
Alberto Quintero was on hand to power home in the 56th minute, after Haiti defender Reginal Goreux s failed clearance of a high-bouncing ball on the edge of the area left the islanders vulnerable.
But Haiti equalised in the 86th minute, Duckens Nazon scoring just six minutes after gracing the pitch after linking up with Wilde Donald Guerrier and earning a point.
Earlier, Quintero pounced as the ball evaded Goreux s swinging boot, and finished clinically past a stranded Johny Placide.
It was the least the Panamanians deserved at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, as they had more than 73 per cent possession in the first half and with that amount o…
Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane is confident Cristiano Ronaldo will emerge from his current slump, having also felt the wrath of the Santiago Bernabeu faithful during his own playing days.
Ronaldo has only two goals in six LaLiga appearances this season and the Portugal superstar was whistled by sections of the home support when he took 11 shots without success during Sunday s 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao.
The 31-year-old was named on the 30-man Ballon d Or shortlist on Monday and is favourite to land the coveted gong for a fourth time in his career, although he was overlooked at LaLiga s 2015-16 awards night later in the day.
Zidane s decorated career with Juventus, Madrid and France remains one of the most lauded in the modern era and, although the form…
Richard Scudamore is to leave the Premier League after almost 20 years as the organisation s executive chairman.
Scudamore, who will step down by the end of 2018, helped to build the Premier League into one of football s most dominant bodies, overseeing massive increases in revenues and attendances.
A report released by Deloitte’s Sports Business Group in April found Premier League clubs combined revenue increased to a record £4.5billion in the 2016-17 season.
It s an absolute privilege to have been allowed to enjoy this role for so long, it is too much fun to be called a job, Scudamore said in a statement.
Football is an intoxicating environment and therefore difficult to give up being so involved, but my passion for what football means to so m…
Liverpool continue to battle on four fronts after Jakub Kiwior’s own goal and a stoppage-time strike by Luis Diaz sent them through to the FA Cup fourth round with a 2-0 win at Arsenal.
Jurgen Klopp’s side were without captain Virgil van Dijk and Mohamad Salah, but after they were able to ride their luck in north London, stand-in skipper Trent Alexander-Arnold’s excellent late cross forced the opener and Diaz was able to wrap up a hard-fought victory with a powerful late finish.
It inflicted a fourth defeat in seven matches on Arsenal, who fired another blank despite creating a plethora of chances at the Emirates to leave manager Mikel Arteta with problems to solve ahead of their short mid-season break.
Trent Alexander-Arnold s deliveries are always on poin…
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Simply looking to widen their buffer at the top of the National League table, Chesterfield will welcome Gateshead to the SMH Group Stadium on Wednesday night.
Starting with the hosts, while Chesterfield might have suffered FA Cup heartbreak away at Championship outfit Watford over the weekend, Paul Cook’s side should still find the mood in their camp at a continued high. Despite eventually falling to a 2-1 defeat in the capital, the Spiretites hold a commanding six-point buffer at the top of the National League standings. Rightfully tipped as a standout contender to punch a fourth-tier return in 2024, the one-time Wigan boss has seen his squad win six of their previous seven National League appearances a run that stems bac…
Manchester City youngster Abdul Razak has joined Anzhi Makhachkala on loan for the rest of the season.
The Russian Premier League side are currently cutting costs and have recently sold star players Samuel Eto o and Willian to Chelsea, but 20-year-old Razak fits the bill for their new focus on youth.
Razak joined City three years ago from Crystal Palace but has been unable to break into the first-team at the Etihad Stadium.
He has spent three previous spells away from the club on loan, but the switch to Russia represents his first move outside of England
The 20-year-old who has four international caps for Ivory Coast made his debut for the Etihad Stadium outfit in February 2011, but has only made a further six appearances for City.
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