Monday, March 3, 2014

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• Arsene Wenger confirms Arsenal’s interest in Real Sociedad star Antoine Griezmann
• Photo: Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade Chamberlain training at Spurs
• Video: Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini says he’s managing Man Utd
• Photo: Chelsea’s Brazilian contingent fly to South Africa
• Photo: Arsenal’s German trio and Chelsea’s Andre Schurrle fly to international meet-up
• Photo: Sandro shaves off his daft beard after Spurs beat Cardiff
• Liverpool linked with Tottenham’s Jan Vertonghen
• Sporting Lisbon’s William Carvalho talks about joining Man Utd this summer
• Top five Capital One Cup Final conclusions: Manchester City 3-1 Sunderland
• Video: Jan Vertonghen’s roulette (Tottenham 1-0 Cardiff)
• Top 10 conclusions: Premier League weekend, 1-2 March
• Liverpool owner John W. Henry admits Arsenal DID meet Luis Suarez’s buyout clause

Arsene Wenger confirms Arsenal’s interest in Real Sociedad star Antoine Griezmann Posted: 03 Mar 2014 06:20 AM PST Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted that he is keen to sign Real Sociedad winger Antoine Griezmann. The French star has long been linked with the Gunners – and Wenger has now confirmed his interest in the 22-year-old. Asked about reports that he wants to sign Griezmann, Wenger told Telefoot: “Yes, we follow him in […]

Photo: Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade Chamberlain training at Spurs Posted: 03 Mar 2014 06:03 AM PST A few familiar faces at Hotspur Way today as we welcomed the England team to our training ground pic.twitter.com/48c7vPpW9z — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) March 3, 2014 Fear not, Gooners, the Ox has not performed a reverse Sol. The Arsenal youngster joined his England team-mates for a session at Spurs’ Hotspur Way training ground this morning. […]

Video: Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini says he’s managing Man Utd Posted: 03 Mar 2014 04:03 AM PST If there’s one thing you don’t want to take the credit for at the moment it’s being the manager of Manchester United. But that’s exactly what Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini did after yesterday’s Capital One Cup victory over Sunderland. Falling into the familiar trap that’s already caught out the likes of former City executive […]

Photo: Chelsea’s Brazilian contingent fly to South Africa Posted: 03 Mar 2014 03:58 AM PST Chelsea’s Brazil internationals, Oscar, David Luiz, Ramires and Willian, have flown to South Africa for an international friendly game. The Blues quartet picked up Shakhtar Donetsk’s Bernard for the journey.

Photo: Arsenal’s German trio and Chelsea’s Andre Schurrle fly to international meet-up Posted: 03 Mar 2014 03:53 AM PST Chelsea attacker Andre Schurrle joined Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil, Per Mertesacker and Lukas Podolski for a flight to Germany ahead of their national team’s friendly against Chile. And friendly appears to be the operative word, not only because of the amicable travel arrangements of players from both London clubs, but mainly because of how far up […]

Photo: Sandro shaves off his daft beard after Spurs beat Cardiff Posted: 03 Mar 2014 03:45 AM PST Tottenham midfielder Sandro must have been longest in the shower after yesterday’s win over Cardiff – because he found time to shave off his beard. The fit-again Brazilian star added some much-needed steel to the Spurs midfield during the wins over Dnipro and the Bluebirds – but it was braided beard that really caught the […]

Liverpool linked with Tottenham’s Jan Vertonghen Posted: 03 Mar 2014 01:06 AM PST Liverpool will swoop for Tottenham’s Jan Vertonghen if they beat the north London side to Champions League qualification, according to reports. The Belgian centre-back has hinted that he wants Champions League football next season and will assess his options in the summer if Tim Sherwood’s side fail to qualify. Now, Liverpool are weighing up an […]

Sporting Lisbon’s William Carvalho talks about joining Man Utd this summer Posted: 03 Mar 2014 12:53 AM PST Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho has been discussing the possibility of joining Manchester United at the end of the season. The 21-year-old has been widely linked with a move to United, who have scouted him at least a dozen times already this season. While the youngster appears certain that he will move on this summer, […]

Top five Capital One Cup Final conclusions: Manchester City 3-1 Sunderland Posted: 03 Mar 2014 12:47 AM PST 1. One down, four to go for Manuel Pellegrini in his challenge to win five trophies in five years for Manchester City. 2. That was probably the best possible result for Sunderland in the long-term. They played well, weren’t humiliated but didn’t end up with the trophy that often results in teams clocking off in […]

Video: Jan Vertonghen’s roulette (Tottenham 1-0 Cardiff) Posted: 03 Mar 2014 12:31 AM PST Here’s Zidane Vertonghen at work during Tottenham’s win over Cardiff yesterday. That’s certainly one way of bringing the ball out of defence. The Belgian defender sent two Cardiff players speeding in the wrong direction, cartoon style.

Top 10 conclusions: Premier League weekend, 1-2 March Posted: 03 Mar 2014 12:22 AM PST 1. Arsenal can’t do it on a dry Saturday in Stoke. 2. Contrary to the beliefs of many religious sects, Roberto Soldado scoring from open play for Tottenham is in no way associated with the apocalypse. 3. Alan Pardew joins Mike Tyson in a select club of people who can claim to have headbutted a […]

Liverpool owner John W. Henry admits Arsenal DID meet Luis Suarez’s buyout clause Posted: 02 Mar 2014 11:08 AM PST Liverpool owner John W. Henry has revealed that Arsenal’s infamous £40m plus £1 bid for Luis Suarez DID activate the striker’s release clause. Henry said the Reds simply refused to accept the deal and gambled that the Gunners wouldn’t take the matter to the courts. At the time, the Gunners and Suarez were viewed to […]

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