3 h. ago Arsenal receive triple injury boost for Champions League decider with PSG

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has seen a triple injury boost for his Gunners side ahead of the Champions League clash against Paris Saint-Germain as his stars trained on Tuesday morning

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22 h. ago Liverpool fans finally get apology after being blamed for Champions League final chaos

Liverpool lost the 2022 Champions League final to Real Madrid in Paris, but it was the treatment before the game got underway that has led to three years of reviews

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48 h. ago Palmer breaks goal drought as champions Liverpool beaten by Chelsea

There used to be a rivalry here, once. Two decades ago this was genuinely the most foreboding fixture in English football; a decade ago it was still deciding the destiny of league titles; five years ago it was still appointment viewing. Here, amid a fiesta of missed chances and offside flags, a deeply unserious Chelsea beat a Liverpool team that clearly couldn’t care less.The score could have been 5-0 or 5-5 or 0-0 and frankly nobody would have been any the wiser. There was a guard of honour at the start. There were triumphal odes from the away end. Chelsea fans retorted with the Steven Gerrard song, and the “you’ll never get a job” song, and the “always the victims” song. What was it people were saying about football becoming ever more predictable, ever more rote, ever more uninspiring? Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Arsenal XI vs Bournemouth: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today

Gunners haven’t rotated too heavily against Cherries with deciding Champions League semi-final tie on the way

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3 d. ago Arsenal XI vs Bournemouth: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today

Gunners plan to rotate against Cherries with deciding Champions League semi-final tie on the way

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3 d. ago Mikel Arteta rules out wholesale Arsenal changes in ideal preparation for PSG Champions League decider

Arteta insists his Arsenal side are focused on the Bournemouth game despite a huge European semi-final on the horizon

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4 d. ago Championship final day permutations as THIRTEEN clubs set to learn fate

Leeds and Burnley may already be set for next season's Premier League but as they look to decide who finishes top there is plenty of anxious moments guaranteed down the table

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4 d. ago Arsenal XI vs Bournemouth: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, injury latest for Premier League

Gunners plan to rotate against Cherries with deciding Champions League semi-final tie on the way

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4 d. ago Ousmane Dembele injury: PSG confirm hamstring blow ahead of Arsenal Champions League decider

The forward is now a doubt for the semi-final second leg

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4 d. ago Tottenham star calls for special preparations ahead of crucial Europa League decider

Dejan Kulusevski claims Bodo/Glimt's artificial turf is "different" before next week's Europa League semi-final second leg with Tottenham heading to Norway with a two-goal lead

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4 d. ago Ousmane Dembele injury: PSG sweating over forward ahead of Arsenal Champions League decider

The forward has been unable to train since the semi-final first leg

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7 d. ago Beyond the Bernabéu: how Modric’s shock Swansea investment came to be

The Ballon d’Or winner has set his sights on helping the club grow, offering his expertise and pulling powerIt was the transfer nobody saw coming: Luka Modric to Swansea City, not joining as a player but a minority stakeholder. The most decorated player in Real Madrid’s history, a six-time Champions League winner and one of the greatest midfielders of his generation pitching up as a co-owner at a mid-table Championship club was certainly an unforeseen end-of-season development. A Ballon d’Or winner and Bernabéu star walking into the Swansea boardroom or exploring the Mumbles?The sight of Modric cradling a Swansea-branded football in the accompanying press release prompted a few double-takes and sent a jolt across the game. “Hi Swansea fans, I’m Luka Modric and I’m excited to be part of the journey,” came his message. The 39-year-old Croatia captain may be in the twilight of his career but Swansea hope those words mark just the start of his involvement. “My goal is to support the clu...

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7 d. ago Beyond the Bernabéu: how and why Modric became an investor in Swansea

Ballon d’Or winner has set his sights on helping the club grow, offering his expertise and pulling powerIt was the transfer nobody saw coming: Luka Modric to Swansea City, not joining as a player, but a minority stakeholder. The most decorated player in Real Madrid’s history, a six-time Champions League winner and one of the greatest midfielders of his generation pitching up as a co-owner at a mid-table Championship club was certainly an unforeseen end-of-season development. A Ballon d’Or winner and Bernabéu star walking into the Swansea boardroom or exploring the Mumbles?The sight of Modric cradling a Swansea-branded football in the accompanying press release prompted a few double-takes and sent a jolt across the game. “Hi Swansea fans, I’m Luka Modric and I’m excited to be part of the journey,” came his message. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Arsenal’s Declan Rice turns sights to winning midfield battle against PSG

Real Madrid could not live with his relentlessness but how will Rice fare against João Neves, Fabián Ruiz and Vitinha?Declan Rice went into Arsenal’s Champions League quarter‑final against Real Madrid knowing it was a chance to go to another level. Rise to the occasion against the kings of Europe and people would see the midfielder in a different light. Remember the boy who was kicked out of Chelsea at 14? The tearful one who travelled across London for a trial at West Ham, went on to captain them to their first trophy in 43 years, and left for £105m? Well, the thing you need to know about him is that he has never been afraid to meet a challenge head on and make people think twice about questioning his talent.So Rice backed himself when he faced Madrid and left Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Luka Modric and Aurélien Tchouaméni in the shade by producing man-of-the-match displays in both legs. He drove Arsenal on, powering them forward, bending the tie to his will. Madrid, the re...

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9 d. ago Arne Slot admits it's 'too soon' to call himself a Scouser on the eve of Liverpool's Premier League title triumph

JOE BERNSTEIN: Liverpool began the season as league outsiders with experts predicting a two-horse title race between Manchester City and Arsenal.

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1 week ago Real Madrid call for removal of Copa del Rey referees after ‘unacceptable’ views

Referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea cried in front of the media as he revealed the pressure Real Madrid’s television channel has put referees under.

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1 week ago Real Madrid call for removal of Copa del Rey officals after ‘unacceptable’ views

Referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea cried in front of the media as he revealed the pressure Real Madrid’s television channel has put referees under.

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1 week ago Mikel Arteta told one Arsenal change he must make for PSG semi

Arsenal progressed to the semi-final of the Champions League by defeating Real Madrid but the fixture contained a moment Mikel Arteta should quickly learn from says Ben Foster

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1 week ago Martin Odegaard makes pointed dig as Arsenal captain opens up on Real Madrid victory

Arsenal secured a statement success over Real Madrid in the last eight of the Champions League with Martin Odegaard hailing their attacking approach in the Bernabeu

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2 w. ago Mikel Arteta reveals all on Arsenal’s Real Madrid celebrations – ‘It was a beautiful evening’

Mikel Arteta has explained that the Arsenal squad celebrated their Champions League quarter-final win over Real Madrid, which sees them advance to the semis against Paris Saint-Germain

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