EXCLUSIVE: After the fall-out of an aborted transfer and a few frustrating years, midfielder is itching to prove his worth at a club who have welcomed him with open arms... more
William Gallas behaves like a lunatic. Or at least, that is the common perception of a footballer whose talent has often been marginalised by his penchant for the emotionally juvenile act of idiocy... more
Football Finance: While the transfer window has been open since the end of the domestic season, it is the end of the World Cup that has started off the bidding wars... more
Brazil make an unconvincing start to World Cup with hard-fought victory over minnows but former Arsenal star says the days of his country playing free-flowing attacking football are over... more
Football: Arsenal forward Robin van Persie has called on the club to keep their top players this summer and avoid a repeat of the major departures of a year ago... more
As Kaka mulls over the possibility of joining Manchester City for the tidy sum of £100m, we look at the best and worst Brazilians ever to grace our football pitches... more
Football: Midfield star says Arsenal's nurturing of young talent will always trump the mega-bucks spending of the billionaires coming into the game... more
Arsenal had a last-ditch attempt to sign Xavi Alonso rejected after submitting an improved offer, thought to be around £14million, for the Spanish international midfielder... more
Gilberto Silva has become one of the highest-paid players in Greece but the former Arsenal midfielder insists that is not the reason he joined Panathinaikos... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do