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Emery remaining calm despite Chelsea loss
Unai Emery is remaining calm despite two straight defeats against the country’s top six.
Jurgen Klopp defends Mesut Ozil again
Jurgen Klopp has come to the defence of Mesut Ozil again as Uli Hoeness continues his one-man personal crusade against the midfielder.
CNN told to ‘be quiet’ over Arsenal Rwanda deal
Rwanda's Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Olivier Nduhungirehe, has told broadcaster CNN to ‘be quiet’ after they criticised his country’s deal with Arsenal, prompting a backlash in the nation.
Mesut Ozil accusations of racism justified as DFB president admits failures
Reinhard Grindel has admitted he should have done more to protect Mesut Ozil from racist attacks that many Bayern Munich people don’t think are a problem.
Spike Lee spotted at Chelsea v Arsenal game
Spike Lee was spotted at the game against Chelsea wearing an old Arsenal shirt prompting many to speculate that he must be a ‘legit Gooner’.
Stan Kroenke and the arrival of modern football at Arsenal
Arsenal fans may not like Stan Kroenke, but it seems we haven’t even had a small taste of the anger he’s capable of inducing, a rage so visceral some people would rather be Spurs fans…
Arsenal players receive surprise at training
Arsenal players were surprised this week during training when a group of Rwandan drummers turned up to entertain them.
Swiss official who questioned Granit Xhaka’s motivation resigns
Alex Miescher, the secretary general of the Swiss FA (SFV) who questioned the motivations of players with dual nationalities during the World Cup, handed in his resignation on Friday.
Stan Kroenke donated money to Clinton in race against Trump
Stan Kroenke donated $1,000,000 to Donald Trump’s inauguration fund so why did he also donate $105,400 to Hillary Clinton in the Presidential race?
Mesut Ozil explains why he doesn’t sing national anthem
Mesut Ozil spoke in June about why he doesn’t sing Germany’s national anthem before matches.
Usmanov company calls for changes to hate speech legislation in Russia
Mail.ru, a company co-owned by Alisher Usmanov, has called for a change to Russia’s hate-speech legislation and amnesty for those already convicted under the law ‘unjustly’.
Mesut Ozil gets amazing support from Turkish club
Contrary to how many people connected to the German national team have reacted to Mesut Ozil’s claims of institutional racism, players from the Turkish club Malatyaspor wore tshirts to show their support for the Arsenal man.
LGBTQ+ league partners with County FA for first time
An LGBTQ+ friendly football league has agreed a partnership with a County FA for the first time.
Manuel Neuer backs Ozil’s decision to quit Germany
Bayern Munich goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, has backed Mesut Ozil’s decision to retire from the German national team.
Ozil’s agent blamed for his problems in ridiculous claims by Bayern CEO
Bayern Munich’s CEO, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has blamed Mesut Ozil’s agent for fabricating claims of racism as he makes himself look and sound completely ridiculous.
Why is Mesut Ozil so divisive?
Anyone with an outward eye doesn't need the vilification and subsequent international retirement of Arsenal's Mesut Ozil to remind them of how polarised opinions have changed our political landscape across the western world.
Turkey hails Mesut Ozil’s statement attacking DFB
Turkish ministers reacted positively to the news that Mesut Ozil would no longer play for Germany as long as he felt subjected to racism.
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Mesut Ozil’s reaction to German racism should be applauded
Mesut Ozil has announced that he will no longer play for the German national team, citing racism as the main reason. I look at why he's right to make this massive move.
Pussy Riot members jailed for World Cup protest
Four members of Pussy Riot who invaded the pitch during the World Cup final on Sunday have been sentenced to 15 days in jail.
Long read: Explaining where accusations of England World Cup arrogance come from
After crashing out of the World Cup, England have faced global accusations of arrogance but England fans can't quite grasp why that might be. Let me try to explain it...
Pussy Riot at the World Cup
The World Cup was disrupted on Sunday afternoon as activist group, Pussy Riot, invaded the pitch, but do you know who they are and what they were protesting?
Granit Xhaka in another Swiss controversy
Granit Xhaka’s nationality is once again causing problems.
Ozil hypocrisy in full swing as football embraces Putin
As Mesut Ozil trudged off the pitch against South Korea, a few fans hurled insults in his direction. He’d just been part of the first ever German team to crash out in the group stages of a World Cup and he knew, if the last few weeks had anything to go by, that his life was about to get worse.
Granit Xhaka hits out at Swiss FA official
Granit Xhaka has hit out at the Swiss FA's Secretary General after he ‘disappointed dual citizens’ with recent comments claiming that players should have to drop their second country to represent Switzerland.
Missing Premier League Football? Fill The Void With 5 Football Fixes
The off-season can be lonely time for a football fan, watching other sports and trying to pass the time with something less interesting.
Albanian Prime Minister opens bank account to pay Xhaka fine
The Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, has opened a bank account so that he can contribute to the fines picked up by Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri.
It’s not a problem with women’s voices, it’s a problem with you
Jason Cundy has said ‘sorry’ for being a misogynist live on TV but we are well within our rights to ask is he apologising for his comments or the backlash they caused and why do men just not get the problem?
Lichtsteiner defends Xhaka
Stephan Lichtsteiner has defended Granit Xhaka after the Arsenal man celebrated his Switzerland screamer with a double-headed eagle gesture aimed at the Serbian fans.
Podcast: Female pundits show up disgraceful standards of commentary we’ve accepted for too long
It will have escaped nobody’s attention that Alex Scott and Eni Aluko are female pundits offering their opinions at the World Cup. In this mini-pod, Lee Hurley briefly discusses the problems women face in the footballing world while asking why we tolerate the awful standards delivered by male pundits in the game.
Arsenal stars join campaign to welcome refugees to UK
Granit Xhaka, Mesut Ozil, and Petr Cech have all joined forces with Freedom from Torture’s campaign to mark Refugee Week that runs until 24th June.
Female pundits show up disgraceful standards of commentary we’ve accepted for too long
It will have escaped nobody’s attention that Alex Scott and Eni Aluko are female pundits offering their opinions at the World Cup.
Another politician gets involved in Mesut Ozil row
Turkish sports minister, Osman Bak, has hit out at the way Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan have been treated since they met with Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
FIFA open proceedings against Mexico for homophobic chants
Mexico are facing punishment from FIFA for the homophobic chanting of their fans at the World Cup in Russia
Qatar takes UAE to human rights court
The government of Qatar is taking the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations Court of Justice over what it claims are human rights violations by the government that owns Emirates Airlines.
Angela Merkel defends ‘thoughtless’ Mesut Ozil who is affected by whistles
German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has called for the press and public to ‘show more understanding’ over Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan’s meeting with Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Why outrage over Arsenal’s deal with Rwanda but not with Emirates?
There has been a lot of talk over the past week or so about Arsenal’s sleeve sponsorship deal with Rwanda yet the moral outrage from some journalists that greeted news of the arrangement has been conspicuously lacking in relation to deals with the likes of Emirates, Etihad, or Roman Abramovich.
Rwanda hits back after Arsenal deal criticism
Rwanda have hit back after criticism of their sponsorship deal with Arsenal.
Dutch MPs call for enquiry into Arsenal deal as UK government responds
Dutch MPs have called for an enquiry into Arsenal’s controversial sleeve sponsorship deal with Rwanda, asking how the country, that receives so much in foreign aid, can afford to spend £30m on advertising with the Gunners.
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.