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Having spent 18 years in charge of Arsenal, Arsene Wenger is still incredibly reluctant to dwell on past successes. Yet, as an avid student of the game, he would have also been keenly aware of a few key statistics ahead of Galatasaray’s visit to the Emirates in the UEFA Champions League. Arsenal have never lost […]

On the deciding day of the World Cup for Group E, a resurgent French side needed only a point to top their group and avoid Argentina in the last 16. Meanwhile, Ecuador would have to beat their opponents and maintain their goal difference over Switzerland to advance to the next round. Ominously, if France were […]

“What the transfer deadline gives you is a clear indication of which are the badly run football clubs” tweeted Gary Neville on August 12, right as the soccer supermarket sweeps were starting in earnest. It’s doubtful that a man who practically bleeds little Red Devils was referring directly to his beloved Manchester United at the […]

With six London clubs currently plying their trade in England’s Premier League, there will be plenty of local derby matches to look forward to this season. None of these fixtures, it can be argued, will be more fiercely contested than those between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. The return of The Recently More Diplomatic One will […]