The clock is ticking with just 10 days to go!

With the Premier League kicking-off on September 12th, Mikel Arteta might not be able to complete all of his summer transfers by opening day. So, with that said, let’s take a look at who the Gunners could have in their starting XI if the squad didn’t change at all between…

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What Gunners are on international duty?

There are nine Arsenal first team players who have been picked by their home countries for international duty this week and next. Here’s the list… Bernd Leno – Germany Kieran Tierney – Scotland Ainsley Maitland-Niles – England Sead Kolasinac – Bosnia and Herzegovina Granit Xhaka – Switzerland Bukayo Saka, Reiss…

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It’s official…Gabriel is a Gunner!

FINALLY, it’s official! Gabriel do Santos Magalhaes is a member of the Arsenal Football Club! The 22-year-old centerback comes from Lille where he helped his club to a fourth place finish in Ligue 1, and played in all six of their Champions League matches last season. Mikel Arteta had this…

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Monday’s Odds and Ends

Good Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend, and enjoyed Arsenal’s Community Shield win over Liverpool! Okay, now for a new week, and the beginning of the first international break of the new season. Let’s hope our national team players return to London healthy and eager to start the…

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A Community Shield today, a new contract tomorrow? What’s next for Auba?

Mikel Arteta said it all in his post-match interview with Arsenal.com… “They are willing to do more and I’m really happy with how they competed in the game. They showed course to play against this team with no fear. They really went for it and it’s nice to win it…

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Who signs, who stays, who goes?

Is it just me, or does this transfer window seems like it’s been open for two month already? Only 38 days to go! Okay, so far Arsenal has Willian in the fold, and Gabriel seems to be just days away from having his official Arsenal photo taken. However, the rest…

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Who will Mikel Arteta start on Saturday v Liverpool?

We are just two days away from the Community Shield match-up against Premier League champions, Liverpool. With training only starting on Saturday, and with just one preseason match to the Gunners credit, who will the boss put on the pitch to start the game on Saturday? Here was his starting…

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Charsenal – Supporters Club of the Week

CHARSENAL of Charleston, SC is our Supports Club of the Week! Not only does this club have a clever name, they are also loyal followers of the Gunners, as they gather every match day at Edmund’s Oast Brewing Company, 1505 King Street #5 in Charleston to cheers on AFC. So,…

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A letter to our Nigerian supporters

Dear Nigerian supporters of Arsenal and Yankee Gooner, Every day I take a look at the analytics for my website to see where my readers are coming from. The United States and United Kingdom are usually #1 and #2, and almost without fail, Nigeria is #3. At first, I was…

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