Being unbeaten at home for one of the smaller Premiership sides is something that should always be celebrated but at Birmingham City, things are never that simple. They have now equaled the clubs longest unbeaten home record of 18 games, it hides another story entirely. Now, 6 games in, the club have 7 points and […]

I had the opportunity to speak with Andy Brassell of the BBC’s excellent World Football Phone-in on Up All Night. I want to emphasize that for those of us who follow the Bundesliga, this show, although based in England, can be a massive resource. Tim Vickery, with his knowledge of South American Players, and Andy […]

So Alexander Hleb has moved from Arsenal to Barcelona in a £11.9m transfer. While some Arsenal fans may fret about the loss, I'm not worried. To me, Hleb isn't a huge loss. When I first saw him play for the Gunners in a friendly match in the summer of 2005, I immediately liked the player […]

With Alexander Hleb's agent orchestrating ice cream flirtations with Inter and Mathieu Flamini stalling over signing a new Arsenal contract, Arsene Wenger has urged his young stars not to leave the club for more money. Both players were key components of Arsenal's success early in the season, but tailed off–along with the rest of the […]

Want to enrage Arsene Wenger? Try buying one of his young lads an ice cream. According to the Guardian, the Arsenal manager will report Inter Milan to UEFA, after the club tapped up Alexander Hleb during the team's trip to Milan. Hleb reportedly left Arsenal's hotel with an agent Claudio Vigorelli, who Wenger believes escorted […]