Player focus: Arsenal fans quick to judge as Lacazette makes Emirates debut

Despite Alexandre Lacazette barely playing quarter of an hour against Benfica, Arsenal fans have already made up their minds about the former Lyon striker.

Chelsea ‘ready’ to face Arsenal says Courtois

Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois insists that the Blues are 'ready' to face Arsenal in the Community Shield.

Ox wants Premier League test in Asia

by Lewis Ambrose The Barclays Asia Trophy sees Arsenal enter for the first time this summer, with the pre-season tournament taking place in Singapore. On Wednesday...
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Wenger reveals players were suffering from food poisoning

Arsène Wenger revealed the Arsenal players suffered with food poisoning in Wednesday's penalty shootout win with Bayern Munich.
Arsenal home kit colours for 2024/25 (via @ArsenalShirt on Twitter)

Arsenal 24/25 kit colours leak as rumours of 3rd US friendly appear

The colours of Arsenal's three kits for 2024/25 have already leaked on social media, well ahead of the release date for the new shirts.

Eating habits of football stars

by Winnie O'Blindt There’s not much longer to wait until the Premier League returns and the Arsenal squad’s pre-season campaign got underway earlier this month. They have...

Emirates Cup lineup and dates announced

The expected line up for the Emirates Cup was leaked recently but it has now been confirmed by the press in Lyon – and...
Forward Eddie Nketiah of Arsenal (R) celebrates with teammate Tyreece John-Jules (L) after scoring the winning goal against Bayern Munich during their International Champions Cup football match at the Dignity Health Stadium in Carson, California on July 17, 2019. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP)

Eddie Nketiah: I’m ready

Eddie Nketiah is ready to play for Arsenal regularly as the club's man of the moment gets ready to grab his chance.
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Player ratings: Loving Lacazette as Walcott struggles & youngsters shine

Arsenal defeated Sydney FC 2-0 on Thursday, thanks to goals from Per Mertesacker and Alexandre Lacazette.

Ox: It was bigger than I thought it was going to be!

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain expressed his surprise at the magnitude of Arsenal's clash against the MLS All-Stars after the Gunners won 2-1.
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Arsenal add 2 more big games to pre-season schedule

Arsenal have confirmed two more pre-season fixtures as their return to the training pitches draws nearer, and they're a couple of big games.

With goals: Arsenal school Bayern at penalties after late Iwobi goal forces shootout

Arsenal beat Bayern on penalties, after a late header from Alex Iwobi ensured the two sides were level after normal time.
Mikel Arteta in training with Arsenal (Photo via Arsenal on Twitter)

With goals: Arsenal win friendly against Watford 4-1

Arsenal played another behind-closed-doors friendly today, as they continue their pre-season preparations with a match against Premier League Watford.

Arsenal announce 25-man squad for pre-season tour

Arsenal have named the 25 players travelling to Australia to start their two-week pre-season tour of Sydney, Shanghai and Beijing.

Wenger hails new signings after pre-season win

Arsene Wenger has hailed his two new signings, Granit Xhaka and Rob Holding, following Arsenal's pre-season win over the MLS All-Stars.
Gabriel Martinelli after scoring his first goal for Arsenal on his friendly debut against Colorado Rapids (Photo via Instagram / ga_martinelli01)

Player ratings vs Colorado Rapids: Teenagers shine in dominant opening victory

Arsenal overcame Colorado Rapids 3-0 in their opening senior pre-season friendly, with an extremely youthful team producing the goods.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - JULY 23: Gabriel Jesus of Arsenal celebrates with teammates Bukayo Saka and Granit Xhaka after scoring their side's first goal during the Florida Cup match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Camping World Stadium on July 23, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Thomas Tuchel furious after 4-0 Arsenal humiliation

Thomas Tuchel was an angry man after Arsenal thrashed his side 4-0 on Sunday morning, moaning "We got absolutely beaten by a team that does not play Champions League football this season."

Wenger confirms Ramsey, Alexis and Xhaka will face Manchester City

Arsene Wenger has ridden in on his white horse and delivered the news that we've all been waiting for... no, not THAT news, we haven't signed a striker yet, but Alexis Sanchez, Aaron Ramsey and Granit Xhaka are all fit and set to play against Manchester City.
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 06: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his sides first goal with Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Burnley at Emirates Stadium on May 6, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Assessed: Arsenal’s top 5 stars of Unai Emery’s first match against Boreham Wood

Arsenal kicked off pre-season in style with an 8-0 victory against non-league Boreham Wood, so let's take a look at the top five performers from the match.

Arsenal set for pre-season in Sydney, Australia

Arsenal look set to play part of their 2017/18 pre-season in Australia. There had been rumours that the Gunners would travel down under before this...

Nwakali ‘excited’ as agent confirms he’ll train with Arsenal first team in pre-season

Kelechi Nwakali's advisor, Allwell Nwakali, has confirmed that the midfielder will be training with Arsenal's first team in pre-season this summer.
Mikel Arteta in training with Arsenal (Photo via Arsenal on Twitter)

Millwall boss: Arsenal’s quality didn’t quite fit into our pre-season plan

Millwall's boss, Gary Rowett, has admitted Arsenal weren't really the type of opponent they were looking to face in pre-season but felt the game provided his side with a lot of positives.

Long read: Chivas victory shows Arsenal what they’ve been missing

Yes. I am one of those weirdo's that stayed up to watch a 3-1 win in a meaningless pre-season friendly that didn't finish until 4am UK time. And it was worth it.

Calum Chambers as a central midfielder: Not as crazy as it seems

Saturday the 14th of July saw the start of Unai Emery's reign at Arsenal with an 8-0 friendly victory away at Boreham Wood.
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Walcott’s reps tell us he has not returned to training early despite reports

Theo Walcott has not returned to training early in order to reclaim his starting spot at Arsenal despite the Mirror reporting otherwise. However, Theo's representatives tell...

Pictures: Arsenal continue training ahead of Bayern Munich clash

Arsenal continued their pre-season training in China ahead of tomorrow's game against Bayern Munich.

Wenger: Win over MLS All-Stars was tough

Despite beating the MLS All-Stars 2-1, Arsene Wenger admitted that it was a tough victory due to Arsenal's difficult training regime.
Barcelona's white shirt for the 23/24 season

Barcelona to debut controversial shirt v Arsenal

Barcelona will debut its controversial white shirt in the friendly against Arsenal, the first such appearance since the 1978/79 season.

Video: Wenger’s post-match interview after pre-season win over Sydney

Arsene Wenger addressed the press after Arsenal's 2-0 victory over Syndey FC and was full of praise for his younger players after a fine showing at the ANZ Stadium.
Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League. A view of the pitch before the Premier League match at Emirates Stadium, London. Picture date: Sunday, March 14, 2021. Copyright: Julian Finney

Arsenal pre-season plans: Emirates Cup, Rangers friendly and more

Arsenal are getting their plans for pre-season in place, with the Emirates Cup the latest reported addition to the summer schedule.

48 brilliant snaps from Arsenal’s demolition of Crawley Town

Arsenal took everybody by surprise this week by playing a friendly against Crawley Town that nobody expected.

Watch: Arsenal newbies undergo hilarious initiation

As is the tradition when a new player is added to the Arsenal first-team squad, the newbies who are on tour in Singapore had to stand on chairs and sing their hearts out.

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.

Giroud excited for Arsenal pre-season

Olivier Giroud has revealed his excitement ahead of next week's pre-season tour in Sydney, citing his fond memories of matches against Australia at international level and the chance to meet Arsenal fans as the reason he 'can't wait'.
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Episode 300 Pt 1: Causes for optimism, Arsenal squad needs and requirements

Celebrate 300 episodes as we look back at the contrasting fortunes of the men's and women's teams against Chelsea, what we can learn from both and where £50m man Ben White fits in.
TOPSHOT - A woman takes a photo of a drawing by artist Claudio Pampillon depicting Argentine football star Lionel Messi, at the 9 de Julio avenue in Buenos Aires, on June 19, 2023. (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO / AFP) (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images)

Lionel Messi Inter Miami debut could come against Arsenal

Arsenal's pre-season tour may turn into a headline-grabbing event as Lionel Messi could potentially make his US debut against them in an MLS All-Stars clash. 

Why are Arsenal playing Angers in a pre-season friendly?

Arsenal recently announced that they would be playing Angers in a pre-season friendly and it seems it is to help the French club celebrate their 100th anniversary.
Gabriel Martinelli in training with Arsenal (Photo via Martinelli on Twitter)

When do Arsenal return for pre-season training?

Now we're in to July, let's have a look at some important dates for Arsenal this summer, starting with when Arsenal return for pre-season training.

Below par performances taint pre-season tour: player ratings v Chelsea

Although it was only a pre-season match, some form of cohesion would have been nice.

5 things we learned from Arsenal’s 2-1 loss against Sevilla

It might only be pre-season but it's never pleasant to lose, is it?