Arsenal Soccer News

LONDON (AP) _ Arsenal's move to a bigger stadium has paid off, with turnover increasing by almost 50 per cent to a club record 200.8 million pounds (C$406.6 million) and giving manager Arsene Wenger a healthy transfer budget. Arsenal Holdings PLC said Monday its record results, for the year ending May 31, came as a result of the move to the 60,400-capacity Emirates Stadium in July 2006. The Gunners had played at the 38,500-seat Highbury Stadium for the ...

LONDON (AP) _ Arsenal can make its good start to the season even better when it enters the Carling Cup against Newcastle on Tuesday. The Gunners are top of the Premier League, have tied manager Arsene Wenger to a new contract and have been confirmed as England's most profitable club. They now enter a competition in which they were runners-up last season. In one of eight matches Tuesday, Arsenal meets a Newcastle side enjoying its best start ...

LONDON (AP) _ Thierry Henry for FC Barcelona? Samuel Eto'o for Arsenal? Didier Drogba for AC Milan? Transfer speculation is increasing in Europe, with big stars being linked with moves even though there is no hard evidence they want to leave their current clubs. Although the Spanish season is approaching a thrilling finale with the title race at stake in Sunday's final round of games, all the other major domestic leagues have finished. While most of Europe's stars ...

MADRID, Spain (AP) _ FC Barcelona is reportedly keen to sign Arsenal striker Thierry Henry at the end of the season. Barcelona president Joan Laporta was quoted by Catalunya Radio this week as saying he was ``finalizing the signing'' of the France forward. Meanwhile, sports daily Mundo Deportivo said Thursday that Barcelona has yet to make a firm bid for Henry but is considering offering him a lucrative three-year contract. ...

LONDON (AP) _ With the Champions League final nearly three weeks away, AC Milan midfield star Gennaro Gattuso is already criticizing Liverpool's style of play. The tough-tackling Italy World Cup star described Rafa Benitez' side as a long-ball team which was nowhere near as technically gifted as Manchester United, which Milan beat 3-0 in the semifinal on Wednesday. ``All Liverpool try to do is defend together, with everyone behind the ...

Chelsea dropped two points at home Sunday, needing an 84th-minute tying goal from Michael Essien to earn a 1-1 draw with Arsenal in the Premier League. Mathieu Flamini put Arsenal ahead in the 78th, scoring after receiving a pass from Alexander Hleb. Essien then tied it with an incredible long-range shot that went in off the inside of the post at Stamford Bridge. Both Essien and Frank Lampard nearly gave Chelsea the win in injury time. Essien hit ...

Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United have little time to celebrate reaching the final 16 of the Champions League. They're preparing for two derbies this weekend that could have a big impact on the English Premier League race. Manchester United, which has a six-point lead over Chelsea at the top of the standings, plays Manchester City at Old Trafford on Saturday (Rogers Sportsnet, 7:30 a.m. ET). Chelsea hosts Arsenal on Sunday ...

Runner-up with Arsenal in the Champions League. Losing finalist with France at the World Cup. Third for the European player of the year award. Thierry Henry is getting used to losing. Now, with his relationship with Arsenal showing signs of strain, maybe he needs a new challenge elsewhere. The talented France striker has plenty to think about these days. He's sidelined partly through suspension and partly through a back injury which could keep him out until sometime in ...

Manchester United maintained its three-point lead over Chelsea at the top of the English Premier League on Wednesday with a 3-0 win over Everton. The Blues also won, beating Bolton 1-0 at the Reebok Stadium. But Arsenal suffered its fourth loss away from home, finishing with 10 men and falling 2-1 to Fulham on a goal by Canadian international Tomasz Radzinski. Manchester City beat Aston Villa 3-1 for its first ...

A win for Arsenal won't guarantee the Gunners a spot in the second round of the Champions League. It won't hurt, though. Arsenal, which earned only one point from its last two matches against Group G leader CSKA Moscow, faces Hamburger SV on Tuesday. ``I think we are under serious pressure to deliver and I think we will,'' Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said. ``We know what we have to do.'' ...

Arsenal midfielder Fredrik Ljungberg received the Golden Ball award as Sweden's player of the year on Monday. Ljungberg, who also won the award in 2002, helped Sweden advance to the second round in the World Cup in Germany by heading in the winning goal against Paraguay in group play. He was also a leading figure when Arsenal reached the Champions League final, where it lost to FC Barcelona. ``I am ...

Premier League clubs Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham all won Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of England's League Cup. Chelsea defeated Aston Villa 4-0, advancing behind Frank Lampard's first-half goal and second-half tallies by Andriy Shevchenko, Michael Essien and Didier Drogba. Liverpool edged Birmingham City 1-0 with Daniel Agger scoring from close range late in the first half. Emmanuel Adebayor's 85th-minute goal gave Arsenal a 1-0 victory at Everton. The ...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and West Ham's Alan Pardew were both charged with improper conduct by England's Football Association on Wednesday following their weekend sideline scuffle. The FA cited the two for ``aggressive and confrontational behaviour'' during West Ham's 1-0 Premier League win over the Gunners at Upton Park on Sunday. The two had to be separated by fourth match official Andy D'Urso after Pardew celebrated Marlon Harewood's 88th-minute goal ...

Daniel Carvalho scored a first-half goal Tuesday to give CSKA Moscow a 1-0 victory over Arsenal in the Champions League. Sergei Ignashevich rolled the ball from a free kick to the Brazilian midfielder, who sent a hard shot past Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann in the 24th minute. CSKA got the free kick after Arsenal defender Johan Djourou fouled Dudu. ``It was a tough match,'' CSKA coach Valery Gazzayev said. ``I ...

The last time Arsenal played in Russia it was cold, it was the Champions League, and it was a disappointing night for the English Premier League team. On Tuesday, the Gunners will get another chance when they face CSKA Moscow in Group G. Arsenal, which lost to Spartak Moscow 4-1 in late 2000 in the second group stage on a frozen field, has more cold weather ahead as it looks ...