Haaland brace secures opening day win for City at Burnley

Manchester City started its defense of the Premier League crown with a 3-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor. Erling Haaland, who won the Golden Boot last season, opened the scoring on the night in the 4th minute. Rodri’s headed assist set up the Norwegian. The goal put the newly promoted Clarets behind immediately into […]

Paris (AFP) – Aaron Ramsey struck a minute into his Nice debut after coming on as a substitute to salvage a 1-1 draw away to promoted Toulouse on the opening weekend of the Ligue 1 season. The Wales international curled in an equaliser on 78 minutes Sunday to cancel out a first-half goal by new […]

Arsenal have a history of leaving potential contract expirations late in recent years. Important players such as Robin van Persie, Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Özil, and Jack Wilshere all entered the final year of their contracts with the club before ultimately deciding on their future. Some were eventually sold, one re-signed with Arsenal, and one was […]

With quite a few talented Premier League players currently in the final year of their contracts, teams around Europe will be vying to potentially bring in quality players for free next summer. Though this list is long, there are five players in particular that stick out the most when discussing value. Before we continue, it […]

Current club captain Per Mertesacker will retire at the end of the season. Arsenal will be looking for a new leader on the pitch. In recent years, Arsene Wenger appointed players that did not end up starting matches week in and week out. Who came before? Prior to Mertesacker being named captain in 2016, Mikel […]

Cardiff (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey's recall to the Wales squad for next week's World Cup qualifier with group leaders Serbia is a "no-brainer", according to manager Chris Coleman.   Coleman included the 25-year-old — as well as in-form fellow midfielder Joe Allen — for a match the Euro 2016 semi-finalists need […]

Hensol (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Injured Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey was not included in the squad announced by Wales manager Chris Coleman on Wednesday for next month's opening World Cup qualifier against Moldova. Ramsey, 25, is nursing a hamstring injury and will miss the Euro 2016 semi-finalists' opening Group D fixture against Moldova in Cardiff […]

Lille (France) (AFP) – The only disappointment on a historic night for Wales at Euro 2016 on Friday were the bookings picked up by both Aaron Ramsey and Ben Davies that will force them to miss next week's semi-final against Portugal. Midfielder Ramsey and defender Davies were two of the three Welsh players who were […]

Paris (AFP) – Aaron Ramsey's man-of-the-match display in Wales's 3-0 win over Russia at Euro 2016 sent a reminder that there is more to Chris Coleman's side than Gareth Bale. The 25-year-old Arsenal midfielder scored his team's opener in Toulouse on Monday — a smooth, lofted finish from Joe Allen's pass — and teed up Bale […]

Arsenal entered the month of November with nine first team players sidelined due to injuries. With their thin squad, the Gunners sputtered during their two biggest matches of the month, losing to Bayern Munich 5-1 in the Champions League and drawing against bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 on Sunday. While the seemingly annual injury crisis certainly […]

Wales manager Chris Coleman has accused Arsene Wenger of taking a "cheap shot" for blaming Aaron Ramsey's injury on them. Arsenal boss Wenger criticized Wales for playing Ramsey in last month's Euro 2016 qualifier against Andorra after qualification for next summer's finals in France had already been secured. Ramsey suffered a hamstring injury playing for Arsenal against […]