Posts Tagged ‘Arsenal’

Kenyan Arsenal fan hangs himself

May 8th, 2009 | Sport

A Kenyan fan of English football club Arsenal has hanged himself after his team’s defeat by Manchester United.
The north London club was beaten 3-1 in the European Champions League semi-final second leg on Tuesday evening.
Suleiman Omondi, 29, who was watching in a bar in the capital, Nairobi, was incensed by the club’s poor showing.
He left [...]



United cruise to Champions League final

May 6th, 2009 | Sport

Sir Alex Ferguson will attempt to rule Rome in the Champions League final in three weeks’ time after 10-man Manchester United produced an awesome attacking display to destroy Arsenal 3-1 on the night and 4-1 on aggregate.
A fortuitous opener from Park Ji-sung was followed by a thunderous 40-yard free-kick from Cristiano Ronaldo to effectively book [...]



Arsenal dent Liverpool title hopes

Apr 22nd, 2009 | Sport

Four goals from Andrey Arshavin put a huge dent in Liverpool’s Barclays Premier League title hopes as the Reds and Arsenal played out a 4-4 thriller at Anfield.
The hosts went ahead of Manchester United on goal difference having come from behind three times, starting with Arshavin’s first in the 36th minute.
Fernando Torres and Yossi Benayoun [...]



Chelsea book Wembley return

Apr 18th, 2009 | Sport

Arsenal goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski had a birthday to forget as his error gifted Chelsea a 2-1 victory in Saturday afternoon’s FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.
Theo Walcott put the Gunners ahead after 18 minutes when his volley took a deflection off Ashley Cole and beat Petr Cech.
Chelsea fought back and levelled through Florent Malouda, and sealed [...]



CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – LATEST RESULTS

Apr 15th, 2009 | Sport

ARSENAL 3 – VILLAREAL 0
MAN UTD. 1 – PORTO FC 0
It is now Arsenal versus Man United and Chelsea versus Barcelona in the semi finals of the European Champions League.
Picture from AOL.



Liverpool face Chelsea in Champions League

Mar 20th, 2009 | Sport

Liverpool and Chelsea will meet in the quarter-finals of this season’s Champions League. Friday morning’s draw in Nyon paired the Reds, 2005 champions, against last season’s beaten finalists.
Defending champions Manchester United will play Portuguese champions Porto, while Arsenal were paired with Spanish side Villarreal. Barcelona will meet Bayern Munich in the other match. The quarter-finals [...]



Arsenal lifted by Fabregas return

Mar 20th, 2009 | Sport

Arsenal have been boosted by the return of captain Cesc Fabregas to training after a serious knee injury.
The midfielder has been out of action since rupturing knee ligaments against Liverpool in December.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger confirmed that the 21-year-old had joined in with training but is still some weeks away from a return to first-team [...]



Wenger – We proved we can create chances

Feb 25th, 2009 | Sport

Arsène Wenger is confident Arsenal can finish the job they started when they visit Roma for the second leg of their Champions League tie.
The teams will reconvene at the Stadio Olimpico on March 11 and each will take a positive spin on an eventful first leg at Emirates Stadium. The Giallorossi will claim they were [...]