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Fifa equated with Mafia: so do we actually need Fifa at all? How far does financial chaos stretch with the big clubs in London? By Tony Attwood What’s really going on with Myles Lewis-Skelly? I ask because we have the headline now that says, “Why Arsenal may be forced to sell 19-year-old England star …
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How far does financial chaos stretch with the big clubs in London? Arsenal v Como and hello again Cesc By Tony Attwood The problem is football has become two dimensional – you believe or you don’t. And Trump and Tnfantino have fallen into a melting pot with just these two questions in it. …
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Arsenal v Como and hello again Cesc Just how much better were Arsenal than the rest last season? By Tony Attwood What with Tottenham finishing just off the relegation places for the second season running, we didn’t really focus much on West Ham at the end of last season, but really that was …
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Just how much better were Arsenal than the rest last season? Why do we bother with the world cup at all? By Tony Attwood Arsenal’s next pre-season friendly is today against Como who are now described as “one of Europe’s fastest-rising teams under the management of former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas.” After this game we …
By Tony Attwood Just how much better were Arsenal than the rest last season? Why do we bother with the world cup at all? On 14 August last year, a bunch of so-called “pundits,” sometimes known as “experts” and a so-called “supercomputer” gave predictions for the ultimate top four in the Premier League in …
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The players Arsenal need for a summer transfer Is Tottenham’s debt a problem getting worse and worse? By Tony Attwood Between 2017/18 and 2023/4 there were (rather obviously) seven Premier League championships, and six times the winners were the same: Manchester City. But if you thought that was tedious, then consider this. …
By Tony Attwood We are getting close to the stage where Premier League clubs have to prepare their official list of players they are registering for the forthcoming season. The rules haven’t changed this year, so Arsenal have to register no more than 25 senior players. But at times like this, confusion can …
Arsenal prepare for the Community Shield as Tottenham prepare for…. err…. Arsenal team today and previous results against Dortmund By Tony Attwood I tried a little experiment and typed into Google “Tottenham Hotspur debt problems” just to see what I could find. What I found was utterly explosive by way of their AI …
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Arsenal team today and previous results against Dortmund Fifa attacks media, media attacks un-English football managers By Tony Attwood Pre-seasons are funny affairs. As supporters we want Arsenal to win, but the management team want to learn how fit players are, and how well youngsters can ease themselves into a first team …
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By Tony Attwood Arsenal team today and previous results against Dortmund Fifa attacks media, media attacks un-English football managers Behind every player there is a reason we may not have seen The Arsenal team today against Borussia Dortmund is Kepa, Mosquera, White, Gabriel, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Odegaard (C), Havertz, Dowman, Gyokeres, Tzolis …
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Behind every player there is a reason we may not have seen Football’s finances. Who made the profit and who made the loss in 2024/25? By Tony Attwood When we see headlines such as “Fifa launches new attack on media over alleged ‘concerted effort’ to undermine Gianni Infantino” (that being in the Guardian) we …
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By Tony Attwood There are of course, multiple reasons why a club buys this player and not that, and obviously many of them are touched upon by commentators in different media. Quite often the reason is an upgrade on a previous player in a specific position, but sometimes it is to freshen up part …
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How clubs can use the current chaos to get rid of internationals and look after players’ well-being Guardian newspaper’s having a laugh – at our expense By Tony Attwood “Uefa paid off an alleged lover of Gianni Infantino while he was its general secretary, The Telegraph can disclose…” We don’t really need the …
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Guardian newspaper’s having a laugh – at our expense Is it time for Arsene Wenger to return to the main stage? By Tony Attwood I know, I know, I don’t write about Fifa and Uefa because all they do is take away Arsenal’s players, run them into the ground in pointless international matches and hand …
Is it time for Arsene Wenger to return to the main stage? There are alternatives to Fifa, but journos and those in power, dare not mention them By Tony Attwood “Infantino is getting his karmic kicking, but why did football take so long to rebel against Fifa?” So reads a headline above an article by …
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. There are alternatives to Fifa, but journos and those in power, dare not mention them Is the way international football organised really the right way forward? By Tony Attwood This is not a suggestion that I have heard anyone make, but it struck me that as Mr Wenger already works for Fifa, if …
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By Tony Attwood After days of telling us that Vinícius Júnior is not renewing his contract nad could be coming to Arsenal we read in the papers today that the player (note that – it is the player not the newspapers) “has ended summer speculation over his future by agreeing a new six-year contract with …
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Real Betis and Arsenal. Shock horror; match delayed. Traffic in streeet! Game report!! argh!!!!!! Could Arsene Wenger be the next head of Fifa? By Tony Attwood The thing about pre-season matches is that if you win handsomely it is a great indicator for the year ahead, and if you lose, well, it was just …
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By Sir Hardly Anyone. Our man with a spot. Delighted to bring you the very latest commentary from the on line coverage of Arsenal against Hello and welcome to live text commentary of this friendly in Dublin between Arsenal and Real Betis. It was meant to kick off at 19:30 but then there was …
By Tony Attwood Arsenal agree purchase of Bruno Guimaraes (updated) Why are Arsenal always portrayed in such a negative light … Arsène Charles Ernest Wenger managed Arsenal from1 October 1996 to 13 May 2018. He won the league three times, was the only person ever to lead a team through an unbeaten Premier League season, …
This article was updated at 0924, 5 August. The rise of Como and the rise again of Cesc Why are Arsenal always portrayed in such a negative light … by Tony Attwood According to stories appearing in the media Newcastle are agreeing to the sale of Bruno Guimaraes to Arsenal for £75million, …
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By Nitram …. And how that even caused the bookies to get it so wrong! The thing is, no matter what Arsenal do we are always seen in a negative light. The glass is always half empty. Kind of like, ‘yes they did okay last year (winning the league) but this year …
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You might think the Fifa squabble is all over, but there’s another explosion around the corner. How times change and how the Arsenal team is changing “Arsenal can complete six transfers this week including Vinicius Jr and Bruno Guimaraes”. That at least is according to the Express, although their record on prediction transfers correctly …
How times changen and how the Arsenal team is changing The two Arsenal factors that are making the headlines this morning By Tony Attwood Now this might get a big confusing, because it seems there are only two combatants in football having a bash at each other, but there are at least two …
The two Arsenal factors that are making the headlines this morning Arsenal get off to a flying start with 1-4 victory In the past it was all about managers who had won the league and to some or other extent had a major impact on football, the way it was played and …
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