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Colorado Arsenal off to a flying start

Colorado Arsenal – the club formed following the historic partnership agreement between Arsenal FC and Colorado Rapids – got off to a flying start by thumping LA Galaxy 4-0.
The game saw superstar David Beckham playing all over the pitch (no one was quite sure what his position was supposed to be) for the full game, […]

Government tax rules means no Cup Final at Emirates

A bid by Arsenal to get a UEFA Cup Final at the Emirates has been thwarted by the government’s tax collection agency Revenue and Customs.
FIFA and UEFA now require football associations to confirm in writing that no player who plays in a cup final will have to pay tax on any earnings that result from […]

FIFA u-turn leaves Arsenal isolated

Having demanded a review of the Eduardo case, FIFA have backed down after pressure from the FA and the an increasingly frantic Birmingham City manager.  
After making one statement saying that players who cripple other players should be out of the game as long as the person they have hurt, FIFA gave in to the FA […]

FIFA confirm that they want to take action over Eduardo assault

Following the campaign run by this blog FIFA have now said that they will meet the  FA to discuss the pathetic 3 match ban that Birmingham City’s Martin Taylor got following his tackle on Eduardo which left him unable to play for at least 9 months. 
Since then the Birmingham manager and the Birmingham owner have […]

Police raid Birmingham City FC

City of London police obtained a search warrant and raided Birmingham City Football Club early today.  Birmingham City have recently been in the news for their objection to a FIFA enquiry into the atrocious tackle on Arsenal’s Eduardo which not only threatened his career but could have left him requiring amputation.
FIFA have said they want […]

FA side with Birmingham over Eduardo attack

Despite a clear statement by FIFA that it is looking into the violent assault on Eduardo in the Arsenal match against Birmingham, the FA has decided to go along with the demands of Birmingham City chairman David Gold, and their manager A McLeish, and not look at a further action over the events.
This attack by […]

Taylor returns to football after assault on Eduardo

Taylor, the Birmingham City “player” whose violent attack on Eduardo left him unable to play for at least 9 months is returning to football today, 18 March.   Taylor’s “skill” in football will be witnessed once again in a reserve match.
The decision to “play” Taylor comes despite a full-scale investigation by Fifa ordered by Sepp Blatter, […]

Arsenal TV finally on Virgin

Virgin Media has finally announced the launch of Arsenal TV for subscribers of Virgin’s cable TV system. The Arsenal channel will be available from tomorrow, Tuesday March 18, free for all Virgin Media’s XL TV customers, and included as part of the Setanta Sports pack for TV customers on M or L packages. 

We get Yankee Reds and Totteringham […]

“Kick Arsenal” media campaign claims Clichy as latest victim

The long-running campaign which has appeared in most newspapers and on most TV and radio shows, which says, “If you want to stop Arsenal you have to kick Arsenal”, claimed Gael Clichy as its latest victim.
In a wild attack, Middlesboro player “Mido” – one time of Tottenham – kicked Clichy in the head.  The one […]

We get Yankee Reds and Totteringham get no one

Looking at the draw for the quarter and semi-finals in Europe (Liverpool Reds in the quarters, and Chelsea maybe in the semis) it is interesting to reflect on not only our chances but also where other teams have got to.  
Thinking back to the predictions made at the start of the season by several billion journalists […]