Lee Hurley
Lee Hurley has been a professional writer for nearly 30 years and established LadyArse.com, DailyCannon’s former inception, in 2008.
He has been an Arsenal supporter since 1987 and has written for The Guardian, Vice, Huck, Paddy Power, The Mirror, Metro and the Gooner Fanzine amongst many others and also co-owns TransWrites.world.
Xhaka on facing his brother at the Euros
Granit Xhaka is set to face his brother, Taulant, when the Euros kick-off with Switzerland and Albania both in Group A.
Xhaka delivers message Jamie Vardy should pay attention to
According to Granit Xhaka, Arsene Wenger urged him to join Arsenal by telling him it is ‘paradise’ at the club while also delivering a message Jamie Vardy should heed.
Deal close for Mkhitaryan – report
Arsenal are apparently closing in on Borussia Dortmund’s Henrik Mkhitaryan for just £25m.
Bellerin gets third cap in poor Spain defeat
Hector Bellerin was a halftime substitute in Spain’s last game before the Euros but could not stop his side losing, embarrassingly, to Georgia.
Koscielny: Vardy doesn’t think in front of goal
Laurent Koscielny seems quite happy with the idea of Jamie Vardy rocking up at Arsenal next season as the captain-in-waiting sang his praises to the media.
Watch: Ospina makes brilliant save
David Ospina made a quite brilliant save for his country against Paraguay in the Copa America.
Club to act to safeguard Bellerin’s future
Arsenal are set to offer Hector Bellerin a new deal to ward off interest from Barcelona according to reports in the press today.
9 reasons Vardy needs to think about his transfer from Leicester to Arsenal
The longer it drags out, the more it feels like Jamie Vardy is going to turn down the chance to move to Arsenal. Here are nine reasons he could be pondering the offer.
Jamie Vardy: A weekend recap
If you happened to turn your phone off after work on Friday afternoon and only turned it back on today you probably wondered what the hell happened. Let us help you out.
Kante: I will decide after the Euros
N’Golo Kante will delay making a decision on his future until after the Euros amid interest from a number of clubs, including Arsenal apparently.
Arsenal Vardy transfer causes gossip factories to shut temporarily
With the news that Arsenal had activated Jamie Vardy’s transfer clause, the factories tasked with churning out meaningless gossip have been unable to dedicate any time to making up other rumours, resulting in a sharp decline of bulls**t over the weekend.
Arsenal make enquiry for Carrasco, player immediately gets injured
Arsenal only have to look in the direction of a player and his leg will fall off (watch out, Jamie!) and it seems that this is exactly what has happened within hours of being linked with a £19.2m move for Atletico Madrid’s Yannick Carrasco.
Liverpool want Gibbs, won’t get him
Liverpool have allegedly set their sights on signing Kieran Gibbs after repeatedly failing to beat Arsenal to a number of other transfer targets.
Can Arsenal fans learn to love Jamie Vardy given his past?
During the season, one of our writers said on Twitter in regards to Jamie Vardy ‘He’s like Marmite; you either love him or remember he’s a racist’.
Jamie Vardy’s shirt number – it can only be one
It's not yet done, but it's close, and when Jamie Vardy finally signs for Arsenal, there will be only one shirt number he's going to get* - Arsenal's number 9!
Aaron Ramsey’s hair spoils as Wales crash v Sweden
Aaron Ramsey has lost his last game ahead of the Euros as Wales crashed 2-0 to Sweden.
Watch: Every goal Vardy scored in 15/16
There are many opinions on Jamie Vardy, but one thing is clear - last season he was really good at putting the ball in the back of the net.
Watch: Cech concedes two as Czechs lose battle of the Republics
Petr Cech and Tomas Rosicky played the full 90 minutes as they lost their final game, against the Republic of Korea, in the run-up to the Euros which get underway on Friday.
Giroud: It was a great victory for Arsenal!
Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny scored France’s three goals against Scotland, prompting us to use the headline ‘Arsenal thump Scotland’. And Olivier Giroud
39% of Arsenal fans say ‘F*** Yeah!’ ahead of Vardy transfer
When the Jamie Vardy news broke on Friday night that Arsenal had triggered his release clause, here at Cannon Towers we were stumped, so we ran a poll
Fleetwood Town set to earn £5m from Vardy’s transfer to Arsenal
Sell-on clauses are common in football so it comes as no surprise that Fleetwood Town inserted one in the deal which saw Jamie Vardy move from the (then) Conference Premier side to Leicester City.
Giroud: Jamie Vardy wants to join us, he’s a fantastic player
Olivier Giroud has confirmed that Jamie Vardy wants to join Arsenal in the world’s worst kept secret.
Watch: Campbell starts as Costa Rica draw bad-tempered game v Paraguay
Joel Campbell played 67 minutes as Costa Rica opened their Copa America campaign with a scoreless draw against Paraguay.
Watch: Ozil starts as Germany beat Hungary
Mesut Ozil started for Germany on Saturday as they defeated Hungary 2-0 in preparation for the Euros.
Watch: Arsenal thump Scotland as Giroud answers critics
A brace from Olivier Giroud and another from Laurent Koscielny saw France defeat Scotland 3-0 as they get ready to host the Euros that get underway on Friday.
15 things Jamie Vardy really said
No matter what you think about Jamie Vardy, there’s no denying he’s quite the character. Here are 15 things he actually said.
Manchester City want Wilshere, shouldn’t bother
Pep Guardiola has allegedly identified Jack Wilshere as a player he wants to sign this summer according to a Sun EXCLUSIVE.
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Watch: Xhaka’s Switzerland highlights v Moldova
Granit Xhaka started and played 70 minutes as the Swiss lost 1-2 against Moldova.
Report: Arsenal agree terms with Colak
After activating Jamie Vardy’s release clause, the Express are claiming that Arsenal have agreed terms with Hoffenheim’s Antonio Colak.
Report: Liverpool offer Vardy higher wages than Arsenal but set to fail
Liverpool have reportedly offered Jamie Vardy £140k per week which is £20k more than Arsenal but look set to come unstuck as his release clause is only available to clubs in the Champions League.
Report: Kante and Mahrez still on Arsenal radar despite Vardy deal
It seems that Arsene Wenger might have identified how to win the Premier League again – simply buy all Leicester City's players.
Twitter rumours: Vardy deal agreed, medical Sunday
We're only a few days into June and already we have reports of a second Arsenal transfer on the verge of being completed.
Did Ranieri really say ‘It’s all true’ about Vardy? We dig
Early on Saturday afternoon, a ton of articles started appearing claiming that Claudio Ranieri had told Italian sports site/paper Gazetta dello Sport 'It's all true' in regards to Arsenal's Jamie Vardy bid, but did he?
Vardy’s wife hits out at abuse after Arsenal bid
Jamie Vardy's wife has hit out on Twitter after receiving abuse online when it was revealed that Arsenal had activated her husband's release clause.
Wenger Vardy quotes
With Arsenal activating Jamie Vardy’s release clause, we thought it might be interesting to remind ourselves what sort of things Arsene Wenger has said about the Leicester City man in the past to try and gauge just what’s going on in his head.
Ospina save helps Colombia beat hosts USA
David Ospina might not be an Arsenal player for much longer but the shot-stopper was in fine form for his country as they defeated USA 2-0 in the opening game of this year's Copa America.
Gary Lineker channels inner Tottenham fan, calls on Vardy to snub Arsenal
Match of the Day presenter, and former Leicester City player (and, let’s never, ever, forget, Tottenham) took to Twitter when the news broke on Friday evening urging Vardy to remain with the Champions and void the ‘perennial also-rans’.
Ticket release date announced for Arsenal v Manchester City friendly
In addition to travelling to the States this summer, Arsenal will be heading Scandinavia to play games in both Norway and Sweden.
David Ornstein confirms Arsenal HAVE triggered Jamie Vardy release clause
If you thought Arsenal triggering Jamie Vardy's release clause was just one massive bit of banter, then hop off the banter bus because the Ornacle has spoken and it's true!
Watch: All 19 of Mesut Ozil’s 15/16 assists
His team mates may have stopped him from claiming the assist record that he seemed destined to break, but Mesut Ozil's haul of 19 during the 15/16 season was still something quite special. Watch them all here.