http://www.mail.com/in-en/organizations/20220-arsenal-fc.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/organizations/20220-arsenal-fc.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2090186-germany-includes-4-newcomers-squad-us-tour.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Coach Joachim Loew has called up four newcomers for Germany's friendlies against Ecuador and the United States, with the stars of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund absent because of their Champions League final. Real Madrid's Mesut Oezil and Sami Khedira also will miss the trip because the Spanish season won't be over. A total ... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:09:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2090186-germany-includes-4-newcomers-squad-us-tour.html 2013-05-16T14:09:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2090128-nasri-gourcuff-uruguay-brazil-matches.html PARIS (AP) — France coach Didier Deschamps recalled midfielders Yoann Gourcuff and Samir Nasri on Thursday for two friendly matches against Uruguay and Brazil next month. FC Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala and Saint-Etienne midfielder Josuha Guilavogui were among the surprise selections as Deschamps uses the matches to test out younger players. But Patric... Thu, 16 May 2013 13:47:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2090128-nasri-gourcuff-uruguay-brazil-matches.html 2013-05-16T13:47:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2090050-andy-carroll-recalled-england-friendlies.html LONDON (AP) — Andy Carroll has been recalled to the England squad for the first time since October for friendlies against Ireland and Brazil. The burly striker, who is on loan at West Ham from Liverpool, will be competing for a spot up front alongside Jermain Defoe, Wayne Rooney, Daniel Sturridge and Danny Welbeck. Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy has bee... Thu, 16 May 2013 12:40:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2090050-andy-carroll-recalled-england-friendlies.html 2013-05-16T12:40:38Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2086840-arsenal-chelsea-face-playoff-to-decide-3rd.html LONDON (AP) — The Premier League could go into extra time. After the final round of matches on Sunday, Arsenal and Chelsea could have to contest a playoff to determine who finishes third and claims an automatic Champions League qualification place. Chelsea currently has a two-point lead over Arsenal. But if Arsenal beats Newcastle 2-1 and Chelsea draws 0-... Wed, 15 May 2013 10:13:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2086840-arsenal-chelsea-face-playoff-to-decide-3rd.html 2013-05-15T10:13:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2085854-wigan-relegated-epl-arsenal-reclaims-4th.html LONDON (AP) — Wigan is going to be relegated to the League Championship, while Arsenal seemingly is heading back to the Champions League. Drained after winning the FA Cup for the first time on Saturday, Wigan crashed back to earth with a 4-1 loss at Arsenal on Tuesday to be relegated after eight seasons in the Premier League. "The FA Cup is an achievement... Wed, 15 May 2013 00:36:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2085854-wigan-relegated-epl-arsenal-reclaims-4th.html 2013-05-15T00:36:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2085656-cup-winner-wigan-relegated-losing-arsenal.html LONDON (AP) — Wigan became the first team to be relegated and win the FA Cup in the same season as a 4-1 loss at Arsenal ended an eight-year stay in the Premier League on Tuesday. Arsenal, meanwhile, is now primed to qualify for the Champions League for the 16th consecutive season after reclaiming fourth place and sitting a point above Tottenham with one ... Wed, 15 May 2013 00:27:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2085656-cup-winner-wigan-relegated-losing-arsenal.html 2013-05-15T00:27:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2082974-arsenals-wilshere-to-surgery-ankle.html LONDON (AP) — Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere will undergo an operation on his right ankle, ruling him out of England's end-of-season friendlies against Ireland and Brazil. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Wilshere "will have small, mild surgery ... to remove a small pin. It will not be a problem." Wilshere missed the whole of last season with a variet... Mon, 13 May 2013 22:31:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2082974-arsenals-wilshere-to-surgery-ankle.html 2013-05-13T22:31:37Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2080582-united-ferguson-with-fitting-send-off.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Alex Ferguson was given a fitting send-off in his final home game in charge of Manchester United as his club of nearly 27 years scored a trademark late winner against Swansea on Sunday, capping an emotional day of celebrations at Old Trafford. Rio Ferdinand slammed in an 87th-minute volley to seal United's 2-1 victory, before Fe... Sun, 12 May 2013 21:05:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2080582-united-ferguson-with-fitting-send-off.html 2013-05-12T21:05:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2080142-adebayor-winner-lifts-spurs-arsenal-to-4th.html STOKE, England (AP) — Emmanuel Adebayor scored a late winner as Tottenham came from behind to beat 10-man Stoke 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday, provisionally lifting the team above Arsenal into fourth place in the race for Champions League qualification. Spurs are two points ahead of their north London rivals, who play their game in hand against Wiga... Sun, 12 May 2013 14:47:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2080142-adebayor-winner-lifts-spurs-arsenal-to-4th.html 2013-05-12T14:47:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2076544-wigan-aims-to-pull-shock-fa-cup-final-victory.html LONDON (AP) — The FA Cup final on Saturday features two teams apparently heading in different directions. There's Manchester City, confirmed for another season in the ritzy Champions League. And Wigan, happy to forget for one day an impending fall into anonymity in the League Championship. Wigan, three points from avoiding relegation in the English Premie... Fri, 10 May 2013 13:36:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2076544-wigan-aims-to-pull-shock-fa-cup-final-victory.html 2013-05-10T13:36:17Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2072386-chelsea-held-2-2-spurs-premier-league.html LONDON (AP) — Tottenham surrendered the initiative in the race for Champions League qualification despite coming from behind twice to draw 2-2 at top-four rival Chelsea in a pulsating English Premier League match at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. Gylfi Sigurdsson's well-taken equalizer in the 80th minute earned Spurs a point at a ground where they have a d... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:31:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2072386-chelsea-held-2-2-spurs-premier-league.html 2013-05-08T21:31:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2070950-moyes-heads-candidates-to-succeed-ferguson.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Longtime Everton manager David Moyes emerged as the likely successor to Alex Ferguson at Manchester United on Wednesday, despite his lack of trophies and limited experience in top-level European football. United chief executive David Gill said the club "will move relatively quickly" in naming a successor to Ferguson, who will re... Wed, 08 May 2013 18:18:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2070950-moyes-heads-candidates-to-succeed-ferguson.html 2013-05-08T18:18:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2070466-alex-ferguson-blows-final-whistle-man-u-career.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — During more than a quarter of a century in charge of Manchester United, Alex Ferguson has always found the way to win — and win again. Scrappy, abrasive and always up for a fight, Ferguson turned the club into a global power and established himself as the most successful manager in British football history. And now, the 71-year-... Wed, 08 May 2013 17:36:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2070466-alex-ferguson-blows-final-whistle-man-u-career.html 2013-05-08T17:36:18Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2069550-wigan-slumps-to-costly-3-2-loss-to-swansea.html WIGAN, England (AP) — Wigan twice squandered the lead to slump to a costly 3-2 home loss to Swansea on Tuesday and stay rooted in the Premier League's relegation zone with just two games left. The league's perennial escapologist, Wigan would have clambered out of the bottom three with a win but defensive howlers led to Swansea striker Itay Shechter making... Tue, 07 May 2013 22:35:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2069550-wigan-slumps-to-costly-3-2-loss-to-swansea.html 2013-05-07T22:35:49Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2069694-wigan-close-to-drop-man-city-champions-league.html WIGAN, England (AP) — Wigan's Premier League survival hopes took a major hit by losing 3-2 at home to Swansea on Tuesday, while Manchester City secured its place in next season's Champions League with a 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion. Escaping the bottom three looks a tall order for Wigan now after twice surrendering the lead at DW Stadium, with Dwight... Tue, 07 May 2013 22:10:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2069694-wigan-close-to-drop-man-city-champions-league.html 2013-05-07T22:10:27Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2065628-benitez-to-wrap-up-1-chelsea-mission.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Rafa Benitez can virtually wrap up part one of his mission at Chelsea by guiding the team to the cusp of the Champions League with a win over top-four rival Tottenham in the Premier League on Wednesday. The Spaniard is still unloved at Stamford Bridge but even the most ardent critic of Benitez must be impressed with the job he's... Mon, 06 May 2013 11:30:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2065628-benitez-to-wrap-up-1-chelsea-mission.html 2013-05-06T11:30:52Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2063002-flying-wingers-spark-wins-arsenal-spurs.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Tottenham and Arsenal relied on decisive interventions by their flying wingers on Saturday to stay on course for qualification for next season's Champions League. Gareth Bale produced yet another moment of magic to rescue a 1-0 victory for Spurs over Southampton in the Premier League, smashing home an 86th-minute winner from the... Sat, 04 May 2013 19:14:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2063002-flying-wingers-spark-wins-arsenal-spurs.html 2013-05-04T19:14:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2063192-lightning-strike-walcott-puts-arsenal-3rd.html LONDON (AP) — Theo Walcott scored the quickest Premier League goal of the season as Arsenal beat Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Saturday to provisionally move third. Walcott put the Gunners ahead with a shot from inside the area after only 20 seconds in the London derby at Loftus Road. His 13th league goal of the season was quicker than Robin Van Persie's strike... Sat, 04 May 2013 19:13:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2063192-lightning-strike-walcott-puts-arsenal-3rd.html 2013-05-04T19:13:30Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2063034-bale-spurs-course-champions-league.html LONDON (AP) — Tottenham stayed in contention for Champions League action next season after beating Southampton 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday with Gareth Bale scoring against his former club in the 86th minute. After being marked out of much of the game, the 23-year-old Welshman found space 25 yards out, picked the ball off substitute Lewis Holtby ... Sat, 04 May 2013 18:53:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2063034-bale-spurs-course-champions-league.html 2013-05-04T18:53:29Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2060880-wenger-pledges-future-to-arsenal.html LONDON (AP) — Arsene Wenger wants to stay on as Arsenal manager beyond the end of his current contract and believes the club is now in good shape to challenge for trophies. The 63-year-old Frenchman, who joined Arsenal in 1996, has only one more season left to run on his deal and has recently been linked with a possible summer move to French side Paris Sa... Fri, 03 May 2013 15:29:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2060880-wenger-pledges-future-to-arsenal.html 2013-05-03T15:29:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2060714-rivalry-renewed-liverpool-takes-everton.html LONDON (AP) — Out of contention for a place in the European positions, Liverpool has a new target for the remainder of the English Premier League season — finishing above local rival Everton. The neighbors meet at Anfield on Sunday, with sixth-place Everton five points ahead of seventh-place Liverpool and knowing a win will guarantee its status as the top... Fri, 03 May 2013 13:03:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2060714-rivalry-renewed-liverpool-takes-everton.html 2013-05-03T13:03:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2058730-benitez-faces-ferguson-time-with-chelsea.html LONDON (AP) — For the final time as Chelsea manager, Rafa Benitez will face old adversary Alex Ferguson at Manchester United on Sunday with the team's Champions League prospects on the line against the new Premier League champions. The feud between Ferguson and Benitez stretches back to the Spaniard's time as Liverpool manager, and the pair engaged in a d... Thu, 02 May 2013 16:52:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2058730-benitez-faces-ferguson-time-with-chelsea.html 2013-05-02T16:52:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2058068-psg-close-to-title-ancelottis-future-concern.html PARIS (AP) — Although Paris Saint-Germain can clinch its first league title since 1994 on Sunday, this is being largely overshadowed by speculation surrounding coach Carlo Ancelotti's future. PSG leads Marseille by nine points with four rounds remaining and only a monumental collapse will prevent it from winning its third championship. PSG hosts Valencien... Thu, 02 May 2013 13:20:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2058068-psg-close-to-title-ancelottis-future-concern.html 2013-05-02T13:20:33Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2049864-reading-qpr-relegated-van-persie-thwarts-arsenal.html LONDON (AP) — Reading and Queens Park Rangers were put out of their misery and relegated from the Premier League on Sunday, while Robin van Persie ensured his former club Arsenal will have to put up a tough fight to reach the Champions League. Reading and QPR were demoted after they drew 0-0, leaving just one more spot to be determined in the drop zone. B... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:15:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2049864-reading-qpr-relegated-van-persie-thwarts-arsenal.html 2013-04-28T19:15:53Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2049774-van-persie-earns-draw-united-arsenal-return.html LONDON (AP) — Robin van Persie marked his return to Arsenal by scoring a penalty amid a chorus of boos to give newly crowned Premier League champion Manchester United a 1-1 draw on Sunday that also hurt his former team's chances of making the Champions League. Arsenal fans had already had to watch their team form a guard of honor for Van Persie and his Un... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:11:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2049774-van-persie-earns-draw-united-arsenal-return.html 2013-04-28T18:11:39Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2046478-arsenal-accepts-pain-applauding-van-persie.html LONDON (AP) — Applauding former teammate Robin van Persie will be a painful moment for Arsenal's players when they welcome Premier League champion Manchester United to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. It has become tradition in England for opponents to give the new champions a guard of honor before kick-off but venerating Van Persie, who left Arsenal to jo... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:05:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2046478-arsenal-accepts-pain-applauding-van-persie.html 2013-04-26T12:05:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2043606-robin-van-persie-1st-return-to-arsenal.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Fresh from wrapping up a 20th English league title for Manchester United, Robin van Persie will make his first return to Arsenal looking to dent his former club's hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League. Van Persie quit Arsenal last August in frustration at the team's lack of silverware in his eight years in Londo... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:19:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2043606-robin-van-persie-1st-return-to-arsenal.html 2013-04-25T10:19:47Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2039230-arsenal-without-giroud-3-4-epl-games.html LONDON (AP) — Arsenal will be without leading striker Olivier Giroud for three of the club's final four matches of the English Premier League season after the France international had an appeal against his sending-off against Fulham rejected. Giroud was shown a straight red card for serious foul play for jumping into a challenge with defender Stanislav Ma... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:37:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2039230-arsenal-without-giroud-3-4-epl-games.html 2013-04-23T15:37:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2037668-van-persie-guides-united-to-premier-league-title.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — With 75,000 delirious Manchester United fans chanting "champions, champions" at full voice, Rio Ferdinand tugged the back of Robin van Persie's shirt bearing his squad number and shouted: "No. 20, No. 20." Twenty was the number at Old Trafford on Monday. United produced a performance of style and swagger to extend its record hau... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:23:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2037668-van-persie-guides-united-to-premier-league-title.html 2013-04-22T23:23:56Z