Lee Hurley Archives: 11/2018

David de Gea is apparently demanding wage parity with Alexis Sanchez to sign a new Manchester United contract.

Manchester United are spending millions of pounds to upgrade their facilities for disabled people after they were threatened with legal action by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Danielle van de Donk has been nominated for the Player of the Month award after her tremendous November as Arsenal look to win the award for the second consecutive month.

Unai Emery has named four youth players as ones who are ‘coming through’ in addition to Eddie Nketiah, Joe Willock and Emile Smith Rowe.

On Sunday against Brighton and Hove Albion, Arsenal only had three outfield players named on the subs bench thanks to an obscure FA rule that limits academy players’ involvement but, as with most rules, there is a loophole.

The man who attacked Borussia Dortmund’s bus ahead of thier Champions League tie last season has been sentenced to 14 years in jail in Germany.

Arsenal are in talks with Nacho Monreal about a new deal as the defender closes in on the end of his current contract.

We all know about Unai Emery’s love of video but it seems the Arsenal head coach is just as crazy about books, picking out titles for his players based on what he thinks will benefit them.

The S*n are running a big headline today that claims “Ex-Arsenal kid Ismail H’Maidat jailed for string of armed robberies despite earning £9k a month” but you’ll probably not be surprised to hear it’s a load of balls.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is scoring and assisting at around the same rate as during his time at Borussia Dortmund when he was on fire.

Arsenal are reportedly tracking Lyon’s midfielder, Houssem Aouar. In terms of names being linked with Arsenal as we approach the winter transfer window, Houssem Aouar…

Jessica Samuelsson was spotted on Sunday wearing a cast as the player confirmed she has suffered another injury.

Just one week ago Martin Samuel complained in the Daily Mail that women’s football just isn’t ‘super enough’ to warrant detailed coverage in national newspapers and this week he got his wish as most of them ignored this weekend’s games altogether.

Arsenal’s women romped to yet another win on Sunday when they put four past Brighton and Hove Albion, but why did they only have four subs on the bench?

Jordan Nobbs will sit out the rest of the season due to an ACL injury but why are women so much more susceptible to this sort of injury than men? We decided to seek out expert opinion about the matter.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan was widely criticised after his display for Arsenal against Bournemouth on Sunday and it got some fans wondering, who got the worst deal, Arsenal or Manchester United?

Unai Emery has finally launched his new-look website a few months after his original site was taken down.

Manchester United are ready to hand Juan Mata a three-year deal to get him to commit to the club as they face losing him on a free transfer this summer.

Vivianne Miedema netted her 17th goal of the season and took herself to within one of the FA WSL goalscoring record for goals scored in a single season while she also closes in on the assist record.

Mesut Ozil started the game against Bournemouth on the bench and, to the surprise of most, remained there for the full 90 minutes.