One week to go…

Okay fellow Gooners, we are halfway through the November international break, and so far so good. No injuries to report from our men on duty with their respective nations. Let’s hope for their safe and healthy travel back to London later this week! Along with all of the Unai Emery…

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When Sports Turns Violent and Ugly (UPDATED)

An update to the following post released earlier today… The NFL has just released the disciplinary actions for the fight that took place last night at the end of the Browns and Steelers game. *The Browns and Steelers organizations have each been fined $250,000. *The Browns Myles Garrett has been…

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Nicolas Pepe…his day will come

On August 1, 2019, 24-year-old Nicolas Pepe arrived in London as the most expensive transfer signing in Arsenal club history. Gooners went crazy with the expectation our new #19 would consistently find the back of the net. After all, Pepe had scored 35 goals over the last two years as…

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Supporters Club of the Week

Congratulations! This week’s Supporters Club of the Week goes to the DENVER GOONERS! Every match day this group of dedicated Arsenal fans gather at The Celtic on Market, 1400 Market Street in Denver, to cheer on their favorite club. So, if you’re ever in the Denver area on a match…

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100% backing…but only until January?

The Sun in London reported today that even though Unai Emery has “100% backing” from the club, the support is not without an expiration date. The report goes onto say Emery’s Premier League results between now and end of the calendar year will decide whether or not the Spaniard stays…

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Thank you, Arsenal Nation!

When I first launched this website/blog on August 31st I never dreamed it would have any readers, let alone readers from other countries. Since that day, Yankeegooner.net has had readers join in from the following countries… Canada, England, Ireland, France, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Guam, Spain, Brazil, and of course, the…

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Arsenal Execs Give Emery Their Backing

John Cross of Mirror Sport in London reports the Arsenal front office has given a public endorsement of Unai Emery. In front of Arsenal staff, director of football Raul Sanllehi and managing director Vinai Venkatesham were quoted as saying: “We are as disappointed as anyone else with both our results and performances…

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A Letter to Arsenal Nation

Dear Fellow Members of the Arsenal Nation: I am writing this letter to my fellow Gooners worldwide to express my sincere get well wishes for the Arsenal Football Club. Right now, our club is in a rapid decline, and I’m afraid we might have lost hope for a speedy recovery,…

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International Matches To Watch

Here’s a list of recommend viewing during the international break… November 14 – England v Montenegro and Turkey v Ireland November 15 – Bosnia and Herzegovina v Italy and Romania v Sweden November 16 – Russia v Belgium and Germany v Belarus November 17 – Kosovo v England and Bulgaria…

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