Lee Hurley Archives: 05/2019

Arsenal’s managing director Vinai Venkatesham has claimed that 51% of Arsenal fans now want to go on holiday to Rwanda thanks to the country’s sleeve sponsorship with the club.

Lyon may be coming to the Emirates Cup in the summer but they’ll be hoping Arsenal tank the Europa League final because that would hand the French Ligue 1 side a Champions League group place without having to go through qualifying.

Arsenal players will not be able to show any sign of support for Henrikh Mkhitaryan before the Europa League final thanks to UEFA’s rules.

Chelsea will be without N’Golo Kante for the Europa League final on Wednesday evening after picking up a knee injury in training over the weekend.

Arsenal’s young defender, Joseph Olowu, has opted to represent Nigeria instead of England.

Ghana have included Simon Copely, Arsenal’s u14 head coach, as part of their technical team for this summer’s AFCON.

Thierry Henry could give management another go at Real Betis after Rafa Benitez turned down the chance to return to Spain.

Chelsea supporters are angry with the club’s silence over the issues affecting fans wishing to travel to Baku for the Europa League final.

Arsenal will have scouts at the Luigi Ferraris stadium on Sunday when Sampdoria play Juventus with the mission of watching midfielder Dennis Praet and defender Joachim Andersen, who is apparently also interesting Tottenham.

It was recently reported that Ivan Gazidis wants Laurent Koscielny but he apparently wants Henrikh Mkhitaryan too.

Arsenal’s women will face Wolfsburg in a friendly on 7 August in Austria.

Four clubs are chasing Danny Welbeck’s signature with Everton reportedly in the lead.

Arsene Wenger has hit out at the decision to hold the Europa League final in Baku, saying it is the fans who will suffer rather than the teams.

Arsenal are in talks with SC Camburr about a collaboration that would see the Dutch side loan Arsenal’s players.

Arsenal and Manchester United have reportedly made an offer to James Rodriguez as the Colombian gets ready to return to Real Madrid following his two-year loan spell with Bayern Munich.

Jose Mourinho has expressed his sympathy to Arsenal and Chelsea fans who are unable to attend the Europa League final in Baku while pointing out there is much more pressure on Arsenal to win the game than his old club.

Arsenal will have around 4,000 fans in Baku while Chelsea were only able to sell approximately 2,000 tickets for the Arsehole of Nowhere Final.

UEFA’s own report stated that Baku was not fit to host the Champions League or Europa League final, claiming that local university dormitories and campsites would be needed to house supporters.

I’m often told that politics has no place in football, but those critics are oddly silent as Arsenal and Chelsea fans struggle to get to a match that a professional footballer won’t play in because he doesn’t feel safe.

Arsenal fans are being warned that the club faces punishment if any fans protest about the farce that is the Europa League final at the match in Baku.