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It's an incredible story that Arsene Wenger probably never wanted to know. It's a story about how one of his players tricked him, Ray Parlour drank 10 pints of beer before a decisive game and got completely drunk but Wenger had no idea! In 2002 Arsenal was an unstoppable team because they had superb players like Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira, Sol Campbell but also Ray Parlour. The Gunners were in the FA Cup final and on their way to wining the Premier League. Arsenal won the FA cup final against Chelsea thanks to an incredible long-range effort from Parlour. The English midfielder wanted to celebrate the victory as he saw fit. On the plane back to London, he ordered a beer

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“Not all reunions have happy endings” a statement so profound in paranoia and scattered with a soupcon of hope. Having flirted with the idea of managing at the highest level after an illustrious footballing career, the former Arsenal and French national team record goal scorer is going back where it all began as a professional footballer. This time however, it won’t necessarily feel like a déjà vu, obviously because the footballing roles have changed from an outfield player who takes instructions to perform on the pitch to a head coach who leads and directs footballers to achieve positive results. Thierry Henry is now officially the manager of the principality governed football club, AFC Monaco and as such is about to

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Anyone who followed the Serie A last season will know Arsenals acquisition of Lucas Torreira is an astute piece of business. He impressed at the World Cup despite not starting the earlier games but the young midfielder excelled in Óscar Tabárez's diamond formation, especially in the 2-1 win over Portugal. Torreira was central last season to Sampdoria's unexpectedly good performance in Serie A. Sampdoria lined up as a 4-3-1-2, with an attacking midfielder in the hole behind two strikers and a midfield three behind him, in which Torreira took the central berth. His job was largely to screen the back four, negate the opposition's attacking midfield and link play between the defence and the players further up the pitch. In transition, Torreira and

Arsenal have reportedly been given an injury scare as they receive news about Alexis Sanchez's health, the Chilean picked up an injury while on international duty in a match against Paraguay. Luckily for the Gunners, the problem is not as serious as it was proved to be, Arsene Wenger will be preparing to welcome back the Chilean International to the squad later this week, as they will be playing against AFC Bournemouth on Saturday. Sanchez, is said to be a doubt for Chile next match Bolivia on Tuesday, although the Medical staff are hoping on the forward to push through his pain barriers in other to continue his international duty. It was brought to notice by freelance injury analyst Ben Dinnery on his

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Arsenal are “close to completing” a deal to make Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette their record signing according to a reliable journalist.  BBC Sport reporter David Ornstein claimed on his personal Twitter account on Saturday that the French striker will undergo a medical with the Gunners once a transfer fee has been agreed. Arsenal close to completing Lacazette deal. Final fee almost agreed & he’ll then have medical & finalise terms to become #AFC record signing — David Ornstein (@bbcsport_david) July 1, 2017 A record fee understood to be over €50 million has been quoted. Lyon president also tweeted on Sunday that a fee has not been agreed “yet” which might signify that an offer is on the table it’s just a matter of time. Lacazette has consistently