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Wenger out – How the back pages covered Arsenal’s latest Bayern Munich collapse

A few of the papers couldn't wait to use a 'WENGER OUT' headline on their back pages after Arsenal crashed out of Europe in the last 16 for the seventh season in a row.

Henry: These three things are why Iwobi is perfect kids rolemodel

Alex Iwobi is the hottest thing at Arsenal at the minute. The 19-year-old’s first goal for the club he has been at since he was...
LEEDS, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: A detailed view of a phone with the BBC News website displaying a story of Gary Lineker is seen inside the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Leeds United and Brighton & Hove Albion at Elland Road on March 11, 2023 in Leeds, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Which 15 BBC pundits said Arsenal would flop this season?

Arsenal have defied predictions by finishing second in the 2022-23 Premier League. BBC pundits had them down and out - they couldn't have been more wrong.
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Arsenal work out how to spin Wenger’s new contract

News this week has focused on Arsene Wenger signing a new deal and reports claimed that the club were simply looking for a way to spin’ it for the fans so that it doesn’t cause a riot.
BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - MARCH 04: Jack Wilshere of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Arsenal at Amex Stadium on March 4, 2018 in Brighton, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Daily Star claim Sam Allardyce dropped Wilshere hint – he didn’t

When I read the headline that Sam Allardyce has been 'dropping hints' that Everton are going to sign Jack Wilshere in the summer, I was pretty intrigued since that sounded more than a tad disrespectful, but it turns out this isn't the case.
Arsenal's Spanish manager Mikel Arteta reacts during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in London on November 6, 2022. (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)

Arsenal “made it look easy” beating Chelsea says pundit

Rio Ferdinand hailed Arsenal after they beat Chelsea saying they "made it look as easy as you can make it."
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 25: Shkodran Mustafi of Arsenal (20) reacts after a missed chance during the FA Cup Fourth Round match between Arsenal and Manchester United at Emirates Stadium on January 25, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Journalist: Arsenal will lose to Huddersfield if Mustafi doesn’t play

Predicting anything in football is a tricky business but when you claim that Arsenal will lose at Huddersfield because Shkodran Mustafi is unlikely to start then it’s perhaps time to consider if you’re really paying attention in your job.
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal hugs Jack Grealish of Aston Villa after the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium on September 22, 2019, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images)

Jack Grealish: Pleasure to play at the Emirates – my favourite stadium in the...

Jack Grealish has posted that the Emirates Stadium is his favourite ground to play at in the Premier League, after Aston Villa's recent clash with Arsenal.

Wilshere told to stay indoors after being close to incident

Jack Wilshere has been ordered to remain indoors with the curtains drawn at all times lest he be seen outside when he is unable to play football.
Mesut Ozil

The Sun name Ozil as flop of the weekend – why they’re wrong

I know, I know, nobody should listen to what the Sun has to say, but the problem is, millions of people do, so their bull needs to be addressed.

L’Equipe name Lacazette as one of their flops of the weekend

French newspaper L'Equipe have identified Alexandre Lacazette as one the of the flops of the weekend after his misses against Tottenham.
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 16: Mesut Ozil of Arsenal ahead of the Premier League match between Southampton FC and Arsenal FC at St Mary's Stadium on December 16, 2018 in Southampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Mesut Ozil hailed in the media after Burnley showing

Mesut Ozil was roundly hailed after Arsenal's win over Burnley as the German returned to the side for the Premier League.
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 04: Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville looks on prior to the Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea at Etihad Stadium on March 4, 2018 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Sky Sports cancel all studio guests

Sky Sports are cancelling all studio guests from Monday as they try to keep Covid-19 infection levels down.

Phil Thompson clueless as he talks Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain at Arsenal

Liverpool pundit, Phil Thompson, has called on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to leave Arsenal lest he becomes like Theo Walcott.
Arsenal's English midfielder #41 Declan Rice celebrates after scoring their late second goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium in London on September 3, 2023. (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)

Guardian claims Arsenal ‘burgled win’ over Manchester United

Critiquing the Guardian's claim that Arsenal "burgled" a win against Manchester United, this article highlights overlooked factors that merit Arsenal's victory.

Why isn’t Pogba being criticised like Ozil despite worse stats?

Paul Pogba, once again, failed to show up for Manchester United, prompting many Arsenal fans to ask – where is all the heavy criticism of United’s player?
Daniel Ek

The S*n link Arsenal takeover bid to rising Spotify prices

Daniel Ek hasn't even made his bid for Arsenal and The S*n are already trying to link his move with a price rise at Spotify.

Daily Telegraph get carried away with Arsenal

There were many things I expected to see as I had a look around the UK press on Monday morning, but the Daily Telegraph declaring Arsenal as title challengers was not one of them.
Arsenal's German midfielder Mesut Ozil warms up for the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium in London on December 15, 2019.

Mesut Ozil’s pay cut refusal isn’t all it seems

On Monday, David Ornstein announced that 25 out of 27 Arsenal players had agreed to take a pay cut at Arsenal, rather than a deferral before the club confirmed the news but it didn't take long for Mesut Ozil to become the star attraction of the story - as usual.

Sky Sports notification error forces Arsenal fans to relive last season’s NLD

The Sky Sports score centre app malfunctioned on Friday morning, forcing Arsenal fans to relive February's defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley.
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his sides fourth goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Everton at Emirates Stadium on February 3, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Aubameyang’s former coaches lift lid on what controversial striker is really like

An eye-opening piece from Sam Wallace for the Daily Telegraph has lifted the lid on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, his career before he became one of the best strikers in Europe, and following in his father's footsteps.
MILAN, ITALY - APRIL 15: Jamie Redknapp before the serie A match between AC Milan and SSC Napoli at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 15, 2018 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Jamie Redknapp refuses to accept Arsenal’s goal was over the line despite technology

Jamie Redknapp plunged new depths of ridiculousness on Sunday afternoon when he refused to believe Arsenal’s second goal was over the line despite goal technology showing it was.

Liverpool legend: Wenger holds Arsenal back

Jamie Carragher believes that Arsene Wenger holds Arsenal back, especially in the transfer market. Speaking on Monday Night Football, the former defender claimed that Arsene...
Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown.

Manchester United fans think Keown has an agenda against Mourinho

Manchester United fans think Martin Keown has an agenda against Jose Mourinho, after a number of articles about the Portuguese manager losing the dressing room.
Former Arsenal footballer, Fredrick Ljungberg of Sweden takes part in an interactive session with fans during the launch of Arsenal Football Club kits in Bangalore on August 12, 2014. Fredrick, who is the brand ambassador for Arsenal Soccer Schools, launched sports brand Puma's Arsenal Home, Away And Cup Kits for 2014/15 football season in India. AFP PHOTO/Manjunath KIRAN (Photo credit should read Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images)

Ljungberg speaks after David Ornstein says deal agreed to join Arsenal

Freddie Ljungberg has denied he set to return to Arsenal this summer despite David Ornstein saying otherwise.
Philippe Coutinho

Arsenal should sign Coutinho, says journalist

Football London journalist, Sam Inkersole, has suggested Arsenal should sign Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho.
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 22: Alex Iwobi of Arsenal reacts during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Leicester City at Emirates Stadium on October 22, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Alex Iwobi hits back at English media over claims he would leave if Wilfried...

Alex Iwobi has hit back at the 'fake news' being spread around the internet this morning based on twisted quotes from the winger.
Pep Guardiola

Guardiola and Aguero escape punishment from the FA – again

For the second time this season, Manchester City players have received no punishment for their part in post-match and off-field fracas after the FA reviewed their cup tie against Wigan Athletic.

4 Arsenal players qualify for Euros final

Arsenal Women will see four of their players compete for the trophy on Sunday when the Netherlands meet Danemark.
A picture taken on January 14, 2015 in Paris, shows a pile of newspapers and magazines. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images)

Mail on Sunday completely ignore Arsenal ahead of Manchester United clash

In the Mail on Sunday this weekend, they have given absolutely NO coverage to Arsenal ahead of Arsenal v Manchester United.

German paper asks if Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan should be removed from Germany...

German newspaper, Morgenpost, have a huge, front page story, asking if Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan should be dropped from the German squad ahead of the World Cup after meeting with the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Arsenal players hated Alexis Sanchez says Honigstein

Raphael Honigstein has revealed that the Arsenal dressing room didn’t like Alexis Sanchez very much at all and that they were furious with his pretence that he was the only one working hard when stats showed he was doing the least.
Joel Campbell

Campbell criticised in Costa Rica for driving with daughter on lap

Joel Campbell has come under fire in his home country of Costa Rica after appearing to drive with his daughter, Briana, on his lap.
BARCELONA, SPAIN - AUGUST 04: Mesut Ozil of Arsenal looks on during the Joan Gamper trophy friendly match between FC Barcelona and Arsenal at Nou Camp on August 04, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Paul Scholes says Manchester United could do with a player like Mesut Ozil

Paul Scholes believes Manchester United could do with a player like Mesut Ozil even though Arsenal could do with one like him as well.
Daily Mail Sports Agenda, Monday 14 March 2022

Journalists relieved sanctions don’t impact free food at Chelsea

An anonymous journalist, writing in Monday' s Daily Mail, revealed that reporters were concerned that the 'finest' free food they normally get at Chelsea would be impacted by sanctions but were 'delighted' to find that it wasn't.
Martin Samuel, Chief Sports Gammon at the Daily Mail

Serious or not? Martin Samuel suggests banana throwing could be ‘reclaiming racists acts’

Whether he was serious or not, Martin Samuel’s comments in Tuesday’s Daily Mail are beyond ridiculous, even for their Gammon-in-chief who has already been complaining that the Women’s Super League gets too much coverage.

Redknapp: Arsenal have wasted millions on average players

Harry Redknapp reckons that Arsenal's back four without Laurent Koscielny could belong to a bottom eight Premier League team.
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 26: Calum Chambers of Arsenal celebrates with team mates after scoring their side's first goal during the Carabao Cup Round of 16 match between Arsenal and Leeds United at Emirates Stadium on October 26, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

Surprising player scores highest: Arsenal player ratings vs Leeds United

Arsenal beat Leeds United on Tuesday night with a largely second string team that stepped up and put in a good performance.
Arsenal team of the week

Zero Arsenal players in BBC Team of the Week despite better performances

Garth Crooks has picked not one single Arsenal player from this weekend’s action in his Team of the Week, which is fair enough, but did Spurs really deserve four?
Mesut Ozil

Ozil parks car, becomes news story

I know I shouldn’t be surprised by this sort of thing, but I am. As I was hunting around the internet for things about Arsenal,...