Despite his injury-hit career, Arsenal defender aims to graduate from the Gunners 'left-back academy' that produced Ashley Cole and Gael Clichy... more
Euro victory masks the defensive frailties that will fill Arsenal fans with fear ahead of Sunday's clash at Tottenham where the hosts will not let their rivals off so lightly... more
Dan Jones Arsenal's confidence has all the load-bearing capacity of a soggy Rizla. There was only one Arsenal player who conducted himself with a sense of calmness - Wojciech Szczesny ... more
City will face Bayern Munich, Villarreal and Napoli in their Champions League group A, but their football administrator insists they can mount a challenge in Europe's top club competition... more
England's World Cup referee infuriated Olympiakos after disallowing a late equaliser as they were beaten 1-0 by Bordeaux in the Champions League... more
Following Andrey Arshavin's back-heeled finish against Olympiakos in the Champions League here is a top 10 of similar stretching all the way back to Denis Law in 1974.... more
Gael Clichy insisted Arsenal have the firepower to end the club's four-year trophy drought this season, despite spurning a catalogue of chances in their Champions League victory over Olympiakos... more
Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner has been ruled out of tomorrow night's Champions League game against Olympiakos after crashing his Aston Martin... more
Manchester United, last year's losing finalists, were drawn against CSKA Moscow, Besiktas and Wolfsburg in the Champions League group stages draw in Monaco.... more
Football: Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has defended his decision to pay over the odds for right-back Glen Johnson, even though he admitted the deal has cost him more than he had hoped... more
Football: West Ham manager Gianfanco Zola is confident that captain Lucas Neill, who has interested Greek club Olympiakos and relegated Newcastle, will still be at Upton Park next season... more
A while ago, I described Avram Grant's default expression as that of a Mossad agent who has returned home early from an exhausting day's spying to catch his wife in bed with Mordechai Vanunu.... 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