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Bendtner is confident he will leave Arsenal

Nicklas Bendtner is confident he will leave Arsenal before the close of the transfer window, despite rejecting several offers from other clubs. The Denmark international is not in manager Arsene Wenger’s plans at the Emirates and is widely expected to … read more »

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Euro 2012: Portugal sink Danish vikings in five-goal thriller

Substitute Silvestre Varela kept alive Portugal’s hopes of qualifying from Euro 2012 Group B with a late strike to spare the blushes of some of his more illustrious team-mates in Lviv. The Porto forward smashed home the winner having come … read more »

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Manchester City fightback to avoid defeat against Sunderland

Manchester City produced a dramatic late fightback to avoid defeat against Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium, but Roberto Mancini’s men still handed the title initiative to Manchester United by failing to claim a last-gasp victory. Trailing 3-1 with five minutes … read more »

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The Box: Inside Britain’s royals and celebrities favoured club

The time is 11.30pm, it’s a cold weekday evening in London’s Soho and down a litter-strewn alleyway, a fashionable crowd has gathered on the pavement outside an anonymous-looking wooden door. The outfits being showcased are achingly fashionable. The super-thin girls … read more »

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Arsenal 3 – 0 Ipswich Town

Arsenal will meet Birmingham City or West Ham in the final of the Carling Cup, but that matters less than the sense at the club that Arsène Wenger’s side is now better-equipped to contend for every honour. Proud Ipswich Town … read more »

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Chelsea win, Arsenal draw, Liverpool lose

Chelsea ended their dire run with a 1-0 home Premier League win over Bolton Wanderers but Arsenal, seeking to go joint-top with a win, conceded a late equaliser in a 2-2 draw at 10-man Wigan Athletic on Wednesday. It was … read more »

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Champions League: Arsenal lost again to Sporting Braga 0 : 2

The theory that Arsenal’s great weakness is mental rather than technical was further reinforced during a dramatic Champions League capitulation. Having been coasting to what would have been an 11th consecutive qualification for the last 16, they conceded twice in … read more »

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Arsenal routs Newcastle 4-0 in League Cup

Theo Walcott’s double helped Arsenal rout Newcastle 4-0 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the League Cup. Arsenal went ahead through Newcastle ‘keeper Tim Krul’s 45th-minute own goal and Walcott netted his first at the start of the second … read more »

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Manchester City would have lost with 15 players, says Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas

Perhaps it was an unwise boast to direct at a club with Manchester City’s resources but Cesc Fabregas claimed that Arsenal would have won even if the Eastlands club had been allowed to put out 15 players on Sunday. Arsenal’s … read more »

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Manchester City 0 Arsenal 3

Samir Nasri, Alex Song and Nicklas Bendtner were on target as Arsenal struck a blow for the old guard against 10-man Manchester City on Sunday. City had been looking to reclaim second place in the Premier League but hopes of … read more »

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