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Arsenal Back On Top After Easy Win At Brighton | Football News
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Arsenal Back On Top After Easy Win At Brighton | Football News

[ad_1] Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal are better prepared for the Premier League title run-in after the heartbreak of missing out last season after his side went top of the table with a 3-0 win at Brighton on Saturday. The roles were reversed from just under a year ago when the Seagulls won 3-0 at the Emirates to realistically end the Gunners' hopes of a first Premier League title since 2004. Twelve months on, Arteta's men have mature and appear ready to meet the challenge of beating Liverpool and Manchester City to end their two-decade wait to win the league.Arsenal edge one point clear of Liverpool, who face Manchester United on Sunday, and champions Manchester City at the top of the table.Bukayo Saka opened the scoring from the penalty spot before the much-maligned Kai Havertz slotted ...
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Rapid-fire Florian Wirtz Speeds Germany To Victory Against France | Football News
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Rapid-fire Florian Wirtz Speeds Germany To Victory Against France | Football News

[ad_1] Florian Wirtz grabbed his first international goal with a strike that will go down in the history books as his Germany side beat France 2-0 in an international friendly on Saturday. On the cusp of seven seconds 20-year-old starlet Wirtz stunned the crowd in Lyon to give Germany the lead, before Kai Havertz wrapped up the encounter just after half-time in an impressive display by the Euro 2024 hosts. Toni Kroos, playing his first international since 2021, received the ball from kick-off and chipped it forward to Leverkusen playmaker Wirtz.Wirtz ventured forward and as he was not closed down, he unleashed a fierce dipping drive that left Brice Samba glued to the spot as the ball flew under the crossbar with the clock ticking to just seven seconds."I don't think anyone understood or ...
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Kai Havertz Spares Aaron Ramsdale’s Blushes As Arsenal Go Top In Dramatic Style | Football News
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Kai Havertz Spares Aaron Ramsdale’s Blushes As Arsenal Go Top In Dramatic Style | Football News

[ad_1] Arsenal moved to the top of the Premier League in dramatic fashion as Kai Havertz spared Aaron Ramsdale's blushes with a crucial late strike in Saturday's 2-1 win against Brentford. Mikel Arteta's side were just minutes away from a damaging draw after Gunners keeper Ramsdale gifted an equaliser to Yoane Wissa. Declan Rice put Arsenal ahead early in the first half, but Ramsdale waited too long to clear just before the interval and Wissa took advantage to block the ball into the net. Havertz ensured Arsenal would not miss their chance to climb into first place with a bullet header four minutes from the final whistle at a jubilant Emirates Stadium.The north Londoners' eighth successive league victory lifted them one point clear of previous leaders Liverpool.Arsenal will stay top on g...
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Manchester City Brace For Arsenal Assault In Community Shield | Football News
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Manchester City Brace For Arsenal Assault In Community Shield | Football News

[ad_1] Mikel Arteta has challenged big-spending Arsenal to deliver a statement of intent ahead of the Premier League season when they face treble winners Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday. Arteta's side have their sights set on dethroning City as they look to avenge last season's painful collapse in the title race. Fuelled by a spending spree of more than 200 million pounds ($254 million) on England midfielder Declan Rice, Germany forward Kai Havertz and Dutch defender Jurrien Timber, Arsenal have an early opportunity to show they are equipped to end City's three-year reign as champions.Arsenal finished five points behind Pep Guardiola's men despite holding an eight-point lead in April and Gunners boss Arteta knows this weekend's glamour friendly at Wembley offers an oppo...
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Arsenal Sign Kai Havertz From Chelsea On ‘Long-Term Contract’ | Football News
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Arsenal Sign Kai Havertz From Chelsea On ‘Long-Term Contract’ | Football News

[ad_1] File image of Kai Havertz© AFPArsenal on Wednesday signed German attacking midfielder Kai Havertz from Chelsea on a "long-term contract". Neither club disclosed a fee but British media said Arsenal were paying Chelsea 65 million pounds or 75 million euros.  He is Arsenal's first signing of the summer but the British press reported the club had agreed a 105 million-pound fee for West Ham's England midfielder Declan Rice.Havertz joined Chelsea in 2020 from Bayer Leverkusen. He made 139 appearances in three seasons, scoring 32 times, including the only goal in the 2021 UEFA Champions League final victory over Manchester City.Arsenal were runners up in the Premier League last season while Chelsea, rebuilding their squad, were 12th."The mentality in the Arsenal squad is very high and y...
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Arsenal Set To Sign Germany Forward Kai Havertz From Chelsea: Report | Football News
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Arsenal Set To Sign Germany Forward Kai Havertz From Chelsea: Report | Football News

[ad_1] Kai Havertz has scored 19 goals in 91 Premier League appearances for Chelsea.© AFPArsenal are set to sign Chelsea forward Kai Havertz after reportedly agreeing a 65 million pounds ($82 million) fee for the German on Wednesday. Havertz will be allowed to discuss contract terms and undergo a medical at Arsenal after their London rivals accepted the lucrative offer. The 24-year-old has emerged as a top target for the Gunners in recent weeks as they look to improve a squad that finished second in the Premier League last season. After three inconsistent years with Chelsea, Havertz is on course to become Arsenal's first signing of the close-season.It is believed Chelsea's owners want to avoid letting players enter the final two years of their deals and Havertz, whose contract runs out i...
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Real Madrid Beat Wasteful Chelsea To Reach Champions League Semis | Football News
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Real Madrid Beat Wasteful Chelsea To Reach Champions League Semis | Football News

[ad_1] Rodrygo scored twice as Real Madrid cruised into the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday, completing an emphatic 4-0 aggregate win against Chelsea that ends a disastrous season for the London club. The home team, with Frank Lampard back in the dugout for a second spell, came into the match at Stamford Bridge with form and history against them. They started brightly but rued a number of huge missed chances that would have heaped pressure on the defending champions.The Spanish giants made Chelsea pay for their profligacy when Rodrygo scored in the 58th minute after a speedy counter-attack and he made it 2-0 with 10 minutes to go."We suffered a lot and helped us stay at 0-0 at the end of the first half," Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti told BT Sport."Second half we were much bet...
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Ex-Barcelona Player Jofre Mateu Feels Real Madrid Can Still Rely On Luka Modric, Toni Kroos | Football News
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Ex-Barcelona Player Jofre Mateu Feels Real Madrid Can Still Rely On Luka Modric, Toni Kroos | Football News

[ad_1] Croatian wizard Luka Modric and German maestro Toni Kroos have been tremendous servants for Real Madrid over the years. With Modric and Kroos in the heart of Real Madrid's midfield, Los Blancos have won three La Liga titles and four UEFA Champions League titles, three of which were won consecutively from 2016 to 2018. However, Modric (37) and Kroos (33) aren't getting any younger, and there has been a clear dip in their form over the last few seasons.As Real Madrid gear up for their Champions League quarterfinals first-leg tie against Chelsea, former Barcelona midfielder Jofre Mateu feels that Modric and Kroos can still turn up good for the 14-time champions."This debate of ageing players started three years back in Madrid. Since then, they've won two league titles and a Champions...
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Southampton Fightback Stuns Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea Held By Everton | Football News
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Southampton Fightback Stuns Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea Held By Everton | Football News

[ad_1] Tottenham manager Antonio Conte lambasted his players after they let a two-goal lead slip to draw 3-3 at Southampton on Saturday, as Chelsea also conceded a late equaliser in a 2-2 draw with Everton. Spurs looked set to leapfrog Manchester United into third in the Premier League as they led bottom-of-the-table Saints 3-1 with just 13 minutes remaining at St. Mary's. But Theo Walcott's first goal in nearly two years and James Ward-Prowse's stoppage-time penalty salvaged a vital point for Southampton."The problem is that for another time we showed that we are not a team," said Conte."We are 11 players that go into the pitch. I see selfish players, I see players that don't want to help each other and don't put their heart."Pedro Porro's thumping finish had opened the scoring and his ...
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Erling Haaland Strikes As Manchester City Sink Crystal Palace | Football News
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Erling Haaland Strikes As Manchester City Sink Crystal Palace | Football News

[ad_1] Manchester City moved within two points of Premier League leaders Arsenal as Erling Haaland's penalty clinched a gritty 1-0 win against Crystal Palace on Saturday. Pep Guardiola's side struggled to break down Palace until Haaland netted from the spot with 12 minutes left at rain-lashed Selhurst Park. Haaland's 34th goal in all competitions since joining from Borussia Dortmund last year was enough to seal City's fifth win in their last six league games. Having kept the pressure on Arsenal, the champions will hope Mikel Arteta's men slip up when they travel to Fulham for their game in hand on Sunday."Of course Arsenal is on an incredible run. Still we are there," Guardiola said."Here in the typical winter game, a difficult one, we were there all the time and then we won it."City wer...
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