2010 Emirates Cup Preview
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The Emirates Cup starts today, and I, for one, am excited. To be clear, the Emirates Cup isn’t a meaningful competition in any way, and whenever we win (and we’ve won 2 out of the 3 versions held thus far), it’s always more awkward than anything else, because they insist on having a full trophy presentation, and you can tell the players aren’t really comfortable trying to act really happy and lift a trophy over their heads just because they won two glorified friendlies on their home pitch.
But it’s Arsenal, playing at the Emirates, and the team we will see will be a lot closer to our first-choice guys than what we’ve seen so far, although there will definitely be some of the youngsters mixed in. And it means the start of the real season is right around the corner. Read the rest of this entry »
Pre-Emirates Cup Press Conference: Wengerese-English Translation
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Arsene Wenger just gave his pre-Emirates Cup press conference. But as longtime Arsenal fans know well, Wenger oftentimes doesn’t really say what he actually means. He’ll simply blather on about refusing to pay too much money, and how the team just needs “belief” or some such thing to win, and refuse to give a direct answer to 95% of questions. Do you ever wish you could know what he actually meant? Well, fear no more, because I’ve been studying Wengerese through a Berlitz class, and I am now able to translate his answers into plain English: Read the rest of this entry »
Schwarzer Wants to Join Arsenal; Wenger Still Looking for Center Back(s?); Puyol Keeps Talking
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A couple of stories today: Read the rest of this entry »
Arsenal Linked to Another German Defender; Arsenal Clarifies New Roster Rules
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A few things today: Read the rest of this entry »
Sol’s a Magpie; Arsenal Ease to Victory and Head Back to London; Arsenal Linked to Mertesacker (Again)
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Quite a few stories today: Read the rest of this entry »
Sol Close to Signing with Newcastle; Arsenal in for Marchetti?, still Refusing to Negotiate Over Cesc?
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A couple of stories today: Read the rest of this entry »
How Other Fans View Arsenal Supporters (VIDEO)
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This is obviously anti-Arsenal, but it’s very, very funny, and if we can’t laugh at ourselves every now and then, maybe we’re taking this whole Arsenal supporter thing too seriously (it’s NSFW for some pretty bad language): Read the rest of this entry »
Arsenal Celebrity Supporters Series: Ray Davies
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Today we resume our Arsenal Celebrity Supporters Series, with singer/songwriter/rock star Ray Davies: Read the rest of this entry »
Category: Arsenal Celebrity Supporters SeriesAkinfeev Wants to Come to Arsenal?; Iniesta Says Cesc Likely to Stay
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A couple of things on this brutally, brutally hot Sunday: Read the rest of this entry »
Open Letter to New Soccer Fans: Why You Should Make Arsenal Your Team
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Dear New Soccer Fan,
You never liked soccer before, but during this recent World Cup, you found yourself drawn to the matches, like a moth to the flame. You fell in love with Spain’s tiki-taka, Argentina’s flair, USA’s spirit, Germany’s speed and precision. It’s been a couple of weeks now, and you feel like you’re going into withdrawal. You need more of this beautiful game, but you don’t know where to go or what to watch. Fear not. Most of us American Arsenal fans started the same way. The Arsenal Offside is here to help. You should follow Arsenal, and this is why. Read the rest of this entry »
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