31 h. ago Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta set for transfer 'gift' as Pep Guardiola fires warning shot

The good news keeps coming for Arsenal after an emphatic Champions League win over Club Brugge, with the club set to be boosted by one piece of January business

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51 h. ago ‘Charge out like Zaire in 74’: how footballers really train for set pieces

I’ve spent too many wet and windy Friday afternoons preparing set-piece routines and it’s not a pretty sight By Nutmeg magazineSet pieces, eh, those brief but frequent interludes that sporadically pockmark our weekly sacrament, filling our heads with daydreams and fantasies of intricately worked ruses or 30-yard thunderbolts. Quite often the unintentional birth child of an ugly hacked clearance or theatrical swan dive, they ordinarily result in nothing more than a rudimentary blemish upon hallowed turf canvas but, sometimes, just sometimes, we are treated to strokes of genius that become as entrenched in the memory as is the Lord’s Prayer.When asked to provide a dose of professional insight detailing the fastidious workings that go into each and every single stoppage in play, it got me to thinking: have we lost an element of ingenuity in the pursuit of perfection? My dad has always warned me against the pitfalls of starting a game slowly so, with that pearl of wisdom well heeded, I’...

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3 d. ago Peter Crouch 'walks out and slams door' on Abbey Clancy in tense moment

Abbey Clancy says she is "trying to train" her ex-footballer husband Peter Crouch to be "more emotionally intelligent" - but her attempts are not always met with success

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6 d. ago Fury as prison bosses splurge £700 on giant chess set despite Govt pledging to crackdown on spending

PRISON bosses bought inmates a giant £700 outdoor chess set. The purchase was revealed after the Government pledged a crackdown on spending. Other departments splurged on designer water bottles, staff trophies and presentation courses. The chess set, with 2ft high pieces, was bought off Amazon by the Ministry of Justice and delivered to the Isle...

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8 d. ago 'Trump and Infantino are turning the beautiful game ugly with unsettling alliance'

Tomorrow’s World Cup draw, staged just a mile from the White House, is set to unfold as an unprecedented piece of political theatre, with what should be a global celebration of football instead becoming a showcase for the increasingly unsettling partnership between Donald Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino

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9 d. ago Arsenal v Brentford live: Saka seals victory for Gunners to extend Premier League lead

Mikel Arteta’s Premier League leaders face fellow set-piece masters Brentford at the Emirates Stadium

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9 d. ago Arsenal v Brentford live: Dominant Gunners in control of Premier League London derby

Mikel Arteta’s Premier League leaders face fellow set-piece masters Brentford at the Emirates Stadium

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9 d. ago Arsenal v Brentford live: Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze benched for London derby in Premier League

Mikel Arteta’s Premier League leaders face fellow set-piece masters Brentford at the Emirates Stadium

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9 d. ago Arsenal v Brentford live: Mikel Arteta set to ring the changes for London derby in Premier League

Mikel Arteta’s Premier League leaders face fellow set-piece masters Brentford at the Emirates Stadium

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1 week ago Tragic young footballer’s pal tried to grab his hand to pull him to safety seconds before he was struck by train

A TALENTED young footballer's friend desperately tried to grab his hand to pull him to safety seconds before he was hit by a train and killed, it has been revealed. Ex-Nottingham Forest academy goalkeeper Joshua Travis, 14, tragically died following the horror incident last week in Nottinghamshire. Emergency services raced to the line in Burton Joyce...

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1 week ago Retinol skincare set down from £29 to £10 and 'makes perimenopausal skin look better’

This three-piece set is perfect for anyone wanting to introduce retinol into their routine, and has been slashed from £29 to £10 for one day only

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1 week ago Revealed: Friend tried to grab young footballer, 14, and pull him to safety seconds before he was struck by a train on notorious level crossing

Joshua Travis, 14, was struck by the high speed train in Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire, as he crossed the track.

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1 week ago Young footballer killed by a train on a notorious level crossing was walking with a friend when he died

Joshua Travis, 14, was struck by the high speed train in Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire, as he crossed the track.

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1 week ago Revealed: Promising footballer, 14, was killed at level crossing rail safety bosses tried to CLOSE a day before tragedy

Josh Travis, a former Nottingham Forest academy goalkeeper, died on Wednesday evening after he was struck in Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire.

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1 week ago Heartbroken family of promising footballer, 14, who died after being hit by a train say they will 'miss him forever'

Joshua Travis died on Wednesday evening after being hit by a train on the railway line shortly after 7pm.

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1 week ago Aberdeen are missing a major trick and it's costing them dearly as set piece shutout speaks volumes

The Dons haven't scored from a set play in the Premiership so far this season and it's costing them points

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2 w. ago Football club honoured with new South Western Railway Arterio 'Phoenix' train

The new South Western Railway Arterio train has been dubbed the ‘Phoenix’ to mark the National League club's memorable victory at Wembley, a nod to their emblem after they beat Spennymoor Town 3-0 in the final

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2 w. ago Champions League review: Arsenal erupt, PSV stun Liverpool and Benfica revive

Arsenal rout Bayern to stake a claim as Europe’s best, Liverpool spiral again, Benfica revive under Mourinho, and Estevão dazzles on a crowded week of stars• Bayern Munich’s unbeaten run and claim to be the best team in European football were both punctured at the Emirates. Arsenalwere rampant against an opponent who have handed them so much pain in the past. The Gunners opened the scoring through their habitual set-piece goal, Jurriën Timber fulfilling the role of the absent Gabriel Magalhães. Lennart Karl, the 17-year-old, showed off his chops with a fine goal; from within Bayern have found the player they desired when they were thwarted in moving for Florian Wirtz. After that, Declan Rice and Eberechi Eze took control in midfield, Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli scoring the goals, the latter a humiliation of Manuel Neuer’s sweeper-keeper stylings. Amid the fug of the extended Champions League group-stage format, where matches between elite clubs are routine rather than novelt...

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2 w. ago Joshua Kimmich claims Arsenal ‘rely on set pieces’ and defeat not a ‘football game’

Kimmich said Paris Saint-Germain, not Arsenal, were the best side they have played this season as it was ‘more of a football game’

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2 w. ago Arsenal v Bayern Munich live: Gunners piling on pressure in Champions League clash

A set-piece goal from Jurrien Timber opened the scoring before Karl put the finishing touches on a slice team move

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