Football

Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor turned the focus back on Arsenal after defeat, with fresh refereeing complaints overshadowing the result.

Arsenal are named in a Spanish report claiming rival clubs are moving quickly to sign Ederson before Premier League interest grows.

Arsenal paid £32.1m in agent fees over the past year, with FA figures showing Chelsea spent roughly double the Gunners’ total.

Mikel Merino faces a race to be fit for the World Cup, with Spain sweating over Arsenal midfielder’s recovery from a rare foot injury.

Martin Odegaard is “frustrated and grumpy” over his knee setback, but club and country believe he can return after the break, with Southampton the likely target.

Ethan Nwaneri scored twice for England Under-21s in a 4-1 win over Moldova, with Myles Lewis-Skelly setting up both goals at Carrow Road.

Viktor Gyokeres sent Sweden to the World Cup with the decisive goal against Poland after already scoring three times in the play-off win over Ukraine.

Rudi Voller says Kai Havertz will be where Germany want him for the World Cup, offering strong backing after the Arsenal forward’s injury lay-off.

Arsenal loanee Louie Copley returned from injury to help new Crawley Town manager Colin Kazim-Richards to a win over Gilllingham over the weekend.

Former Arsenal academy player Josh Robinson made his debut in senior football over the weekend, after signing for Kidderminster Harriers to end a spell of almost seven months without a club.

Norway manager Stale Solbakken has admitted he doesn’t know exactly when Martin Odegaard will be back in action, but he believes the Arsenal midfielder is making good progress.

Arsenal sources have indicated that at least some of the club’s international withdrawals have been precautionary measures, according to a report.

Thomas Tuchel has hit back against social media suggestions that Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice faked injuries to get out of England duty, insisting it made “no sense” not to release them.

Following 10 Arsenal withdrawals from international duty, let’s look at the players remaining and when they’ll be in action.

Four more Arsenal players have withdrawn from international duty for medical assessment, joining a growing list this week.

Arsenal’s Cristhian Mosquera believes he has a shot to go to the World Cup with Spain, after making his debut for the national team on Friday.

Four Arsenal players will have one last chance to qualify for the World Cup on Tuesday, after strong performances from the quartet in the qualification semi-finals.

Kim Little has signed a new Arsenal contract, giving the club captain another chapter in north London ahead of a major summer of change.

Arsenal-linked Hugo Larsson says he is curious to try something new this summer, as fresh speculation grows over his future in Germany.

Injury strikes Takehiro Tomiyasu again as the ex-Arsenal defender withdraws from Japan’s squad only six appearances into his attempted career rebuild at Ajax.