I think we’re all in agreement that ITV’s World Cup coverage has been predictably awful; except perhaps for the hilarious sight of Chiles, Hoddle et al sat on the decking in their holiday wear and sensible shoes, trying desperately to be taken seriously. One other exception has...

This is looking like being the best World Cup ever, and there’s still plenty of time to, ahem, get your teeth stuck into the greatest tournament on Earth – even if you’re English (or Uruguayan!). The usual quota of branded guff has been mass-produced for kids and fans alike,...

Just like last summer, and the summer before, and the summer before and, well, every summer since 2008, Arsenal need to buy a defensive midfielder. This is the first time since 2008 where a first choice option has been of the essence more than the possibility of scraping by with another depth...

As Arsenal collapses over the years have gone, this one has not even been the most entertaining. Rather than being triggered by a bad result on a major occasion (see: 10/11), nor every good player getting injured in the same game and disaster immediately following (see: 09/10), nor even a...

Arsenal may not have won much silverware lately but then Gooners’ never have been the glory hunting types. The club’s heritage and traditions go a long way to distinguishing Arsenal from any other football club, and that is typified by the excellent art collection from Paine...

How about that for a weekend then? Aside from them up the road doing us a favour at the Bridge, that couldn’t possibly have gone much better. A solid and fluid performance and confidence boosting goals for the two players that need it most; all having taken place on a glorious, spring...

  It has not been the easiest of starts to 2014 for Olivier Giroud. Quite aside from all the apparent ‘goings on’ off the pitch, before Saturday he had managed just two goals and a single assist in his six starts since the turn of the year. In that time, he drew a great deal of...

The memories of the 2010/11 season are ones most Arsenal fans have collectively made a distinct effort to repress. It was not a season without highs: the win against Barcelona, Arsenal’s last triumph over Manchester United, the emergences of Jack Wilshere and Wojciech Szczesny and…...

  There is a truth near-wholly acknowledged among football watchers that players below a certain age, or a certain number of first team appearances (the exact numbers remain vague) are allowed a certain level of leeway with regard to the shortcomings in their game. It’s only fair. The...

  You know that old adage that ‘football isn’t played on paper’? Well, in this instance it is! Have a Butcher’s at these beauties, from the ever so graphically talented Played on Paper_. This collection of stunning typographics, depicting great sporting...