Soccer Limey in America

One of the most enjoyable treats that you might have been part of in these times of saturated social media, is to have read some of the vitriolic tweets from Arsenal fans towards their manager Arsene Wenger at the start of this season when he sold Robin Van Persie, Alex Song, and Carlos Vela in [...]

It’s hard to fathom when looking back to December of last year, as Man City were sitting pretty at the top of the English Premier League, a full 8 points ahead of derby rivals Man Utd, that we would witness such a drastic change of fortune in such a short period of time. Many of [...]

BBC Sport – Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger unhappy after loss to Fulham. Over the past year or so, football experts have taken a shot at trying to troubleshoot Arsenal’s predisposition to losing games which they had already had won. Many comments focused on the squad’s lack of defensive strength but I have a different take [...]

In a pulsating affair at The Etihad Stadium today, Man City overpowered Arsenal and registered a 1-0 win to go back to the top of the English Premier League. A resurgent Arsenal side that had forced their way back to the top 10 of the division following a horrific start to the season, were simply [...]

Arsène Wenger: Real Madrid and Barcelona are leaving Arsenal behind | Football | The Guardian. Over the years, Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger has been regarded as one of the game’s deepest thinkers. His nickname of “The Professor” describes him perfectly but does not flatter him as he isone of the most highly respected names  in world [...]

It was a sobering day for Arsenal’s fans at Old Trafford today as they witnessed the systematic dismantling of their “talented” team at the hands of a group of players who have taken over their mantle as the best young team in the Premiership. The final score of 8-2 savagely exposed all of Arsenal’s shortcomings [...]

Arsenal 1 New York Red Bulls 1: match report – Telegraph. Once again, so-called Gunners fans showered themselves in glory earlier today following a 1-1 draw in The Emirates Cup game against the New York Red Bulls and Thierry Henry. From match reports, it appears that Arsenal’s performance was somewhat below par, but to the [...]

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas will take no part in the Emirates Cup – Telegraph. News from The Emirates Stdium reveals that Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has ruled out Cesc Fabregas’s participation in an upcoming pre-season tournament, The Emirates Cup, a yearly event held at the home of the North London club. Not surprisingly, the Frenchman [...]

During today’s Parliamentary hearing’s in the UK concerning NewsCorp’s knowledge and involvement in the phone and E-mail hacking scandal that led to the closure of “The News of The World” newspaper, we had somewhat of an exciting interlude when a member of the public gallery brushed past security and attempted to slap a pie in [...]

Arsenal are ‘perfectly good enough’ to win title, says Arsène Wenger | Football | The Guardian. It appears that Arsene Wenger is at it again, and this time before the season even starts. After witnessing a total meltdown of his young squad’s trophy ambitions last season following a tremendous 2-1 win over Barcelona in the [...]