Three top teams self-isolate, Champions League games called off as virus hits soccer
Three of the world's leading soccer teams were in self-isolation Thursday as the sport grappled with a deepening virus outbreak that prompted the cancellation of Champions League matches for the first time, including the high-profile last-16 game between Manchester City and Real Madrid. Arsenal's entire ...
Arsenal players go into self-isolation after possible COVID-19 exposure
Members of Arsenal's playing squad went into self-isolation in a coronavirus precautionary move, forcing the postponement of the Premier League game at Manchester City later Wednesday. It is the first game to be called off since the outbreak of the virus in the English top ...
Arsenal bounced back from its Europa League heartache to reach the F.A. Cup quarterfinals as goals from Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Eddie Nketiah sealed a 2-0 win at Portsmouth on Monday. Mikel Arteta's side desperately needed a morale-boosting success after Olympiakos snatched a late winner to ...
Mikel Arteta hailed Arsenal's "hungry" youngsters after Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah fired their side into the F.A. Cup fifth round with a 2-1 win against Bournemouth on Monday. Arteta turned to youth at Dean Court and Saka, Nketiah and Joe Willock repaid the Arsenal ...
China accused Mesut Ozil Monday of being "deceived by fake news" and said he should visit Xinjiang to see for himself after the Arsenal soccer player decried the treatment of the region's Uighur minority. Ozil, a German national of Turkish origin, condemned China's crackdown on ...
Chinese state broadcaster pulls Arsenal match after Mesut Ozil's Uighur comments
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV pulled a game between Arsenal and Manchester City from its program after the Gunners midfielder Mesut Ozil expressed support for mainly Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang. Ozil, a German of Turkish origin, condemned China's crackdown on Uighurs and other minorities in the ...
Arsenal fires manager Unai Emery after club goes winless in seven games
Unai Emery was fired as Arsenal manager Friday after less than two years in charge and with the club without a win in seven games, its worst run since 1992. The 48-year-old Spaniard was fired following a 2-1 home defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt in Thursday's ...
Arsenal to offer Granit Xhaka counseling after fan feud: reports
Arsenal will offer counseling to Granit Xhaka after the Gunners captain found himself in trouble for swearing at his own fans, according to reports in the British press. Xhaka cupped his ears and gesticulated to towards Arsenal fans who booed him when he was substituted ...
Edward Nketiah gives youthful Arsenal friendly victory over Bayern Munich
Young striker Edward Nketiah scored the winner just two minutes from time as a youthful Arsenal side beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in a preseason friendly on Wednesday. The Gunners finished off a rapid passing sequence in the 88th minute that culminated with teenager Tyreece John-Jules ...
Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny refuses to join preseason tour, club says
Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny has refused to travel with the squad for its preseason tour to the United States, the Premier League club said on Thursday. The 33-year-old French center-back has one more year on his contract and British media reported that Ligue 1 clubs ...
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger expects to be working again in the new year and has fielded inquiries from all over the world, he told German newspaper Bild. Wenger, who left Arsenal in May after 22 years in charge, said he did not know what ...
Can the success of Alex Ferguson's 'kids' and Arsene Wenger's 'Invincibles' be linked to Buddhist philosophy? It's worth a try.
