We need more people like Cesc Fabregas

For a lot of reasons, former Gunners’ captain Cesc Fabregas is and always will remain one of my favorite Arsenal players. However, his most recent act will move him even further up my list. Here’s why… The former Arsenal, Barcelona and Spanish international star has offered to defer his salary…

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Football minus crowd noise = a strange experience

There is a very strong chance we will see football, and for that matter, all sports played without stadium spectators for quite awhile. I’ve been in almost empty stadiums in the past watching Major League baseball, and I must tell you, it is a strange experience. So, how will the…

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Arsenal’s first team returns to training, and a possible fixture list

Hello Gooners! Our players returned to London Colney today making Arsenal the first Premier League club to allow players to report for individual workouts. Also, the UK government’s DCMS Secretary Oliver Dowden said today, “I personally have been in talks with the Premier League, with a view to getting football…

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The Premier League reportedly has a plan to finish the season

The Premier League has reportedly laid out their plan to re-open, and then finish the 2019-2020 season. Here is their plan as reported by the Times… The season will resume playing matches on June 8th. All games will be played behind closed doors, with only 400 essential personnel allowed inside…

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Arsenal could benefit from P.P.G. formula determining final PL table

UEFA has given the Premier League, and all of Europe’s domestic leagues, the right to determine next season’s qualifiers in the Champions League and Europa League if the 2019-2020 season can not be finished. One of the suggestions is to set the final table using a points per game” formula…

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Premier League holds fate of season in its own hands

Following today’s UEFA video conference, the European domestics leagues are left holding the bag, forced to make their own decisions regarding how qualifications for next season’s European tournaments are determined. UEFA said in a statement,”It would be preferable that suspended domestic competitions would restart with a different format in a…

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Should we give Mesut Ozil the benefit of the doubt?

When I opened my computer this morning to catch up on today’s Arsenal headlines, there it was in bold print – the new drama surrounding Mesut Ozil. According to Mirror Sport, it has been leaked from within the Arsenal Football Club that Ozil and two unnamed first team players rejected…

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Arsenal players and coaches agree to help relieve club’s finances

Arsenal players and coaches have agreed to a 1-year, 12.5% pay cut to help deal with the club’s financial burdens during the coronavirus pandemic. Here is the club’s statement released following this agreement being reached… “We are pleased to announce that we have reached a voluntary agreement with our first…

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Will Arsenal players give in to the club’s demands for pay cuts?

As Arsenal and the remaining 19 Premier League teams hope for a June 8th return to playing football, the league, the clubs, and the players continue to debate player over pay cuts that could help teams deal with the financial loses due to COVID-19. Even though the Gunners are one…

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