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Reyes completes transfer to Atletico Madrid
Jose Antonio Reyes has completed a move to Atletico Madrid for an undisclosed fee.
The Spanish international, 23, joined Arsenal from La Liga side Sevilla on January 29, 2004. He made his debut in a Premiership game against Manchester City at Highbury just three days later.
Reyes scored his first goals for the Club in the FA Cup Fifth Round victory against Chelsea on February 15, 2004.
Reyes was part of the Arsenal squad which completed an unbeaten title campaign in 2003/04 and went on to set a league record of 49 games without defeat.
He also won an FA Cup winners medal in 2005 after Arsenal beat Manchester United in a penalty shoot-out at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Reyes made a total of 110 appearances for Arsenal, scoring 23 goals. He played his last game for the Club in Paris, coming on as a late substitute in the Champions League Final against Barcelona.
Everyone at Arsenal thanks Jose Antonio for his contribution to the Club and wishes him the best of luck for the future.
good riddance.....
Jose Antonio Reyes has completed a move to Atletico Madrid for an undisclosed fee.
The Spanish international, 23, joined Arsenal from La Liga side Sevilla on January 29, 2004. He made his debut in a Premiership game against Manchester City at Highbury just three days later.
Reyes scored his first goals for the Club in the FA Cup Fifth Round victory against Chelsea on February 15, 2004.
Reyes was part of the Arsenal squad which completed an unbeaten title campaign in 2003/04 and went on to set a league record of 49 games without defeat.
He also won an FA Cup winners medal in 2005 after Arsenal beat Manchester United in a penalty shoot-out at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Reyes made a total of 110 appearances for Arsenal, scoring 23 goals. He played his last game for the Club in Paris, coming on as a late substitute in the Champions League Final against Barcelona.
Everyone at Arsenal thanks Jose Antonio for his contribution to the Club and wishes him the best of luck for the future.
good riddance.....
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TV Online: Van Persie, Gibbs on Emirates Cup
Arsenal 2-1 Inter Milan
Emirates Cup
Emirates Stadium
Sun, Jul 29, 2007, 4.15pm
Kieran Gibbs made an impressive first-team debut against Inter Milan in the Emirates Cup on Sunday. Afterwards the 17-year-old winger spoke to Arsenal TV Online about the experience.
He discussed:
his performance
what Arsène Wenger said to him before the game
the manager’s post-match comparison with Ryan Giggs
his route into the first-team squad
what he wants from this season
The image of the Emirates Cup for most Arsenal fans though will be Robin van Persie’s superb goal against Inter in the last five minutes of the final game.
Afterwards the Arsenal striker spoke exclusively to Arsenal TV Online about this tournament and the upcoming one in Amsterdam. He discussed:
the importance of the Emirates Cup
scoring a goal like that with his right foot
taking on the goal-scoring mantle from Thierry Henry this season
playing against his friends in the Amsterdam tournament
the state of the Ajax side
his new-found maturity
Arsenal 2-1 Inter Milan
Emirates Cup
Emirates Stadium
Sun, Jul 29, 2007, 4.15pm
Kieran Gibbs made an impressive first-team debut against Inter Milan in the Emirates Cup on Sunday. Afterwards the 17-year-old winger spoke to Arsenal TV Online about the experience.
He discussed:
his performance
what Arsène Wenger said to him before the game
the manager’s post-match comparison with Ryan Giggs
his route into the first-team squad
what he wants from this season
The image of the Emirates Cup for most Arsenal fans though will be Robin van Persie’s superb goal against Inter in the last five minutes of the final game.
Afterwards the Arsenal striker spoke exclusively to Arsenal TV Online about this tournament and the upcoming one in Amsterdam. He discussed:
the importance of the Emirates Cup
scoring a goal like that with his right foot
taking on the goal-scoring mantle from Thierry Henry this season
playing against his friends in the Amsterdam tournament
the state of the Ajax side
his new-found maturity
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Bilic - Arsenal will be delighted with Eduardo
Lazio v Arsenal
Amsterdam Tournament
Amsterdam ArenA
Thu, Aug 2, 2007, 6.30pm
By Richard Clarke
Eduardo belongs at Arsenal according to Croatian manager Slaven Bilic.
The former West Ham centre back made a special trip to Salzburg last week to see his striker play in a pre-season friendly. Afterwards he spoke in glowing terms about the 24-year-old bought by Arsène Wenger in the wake of Thierry Henry’s departure to Barcelona.
"He is one of them," said Bilic watching Eduardo about to board the Arsenal bus with his team-mates after the game. “He looks straight away like he belongs there. "Okay, it is pre-season still, his legs are a bit heavy and he looked as if he lacked freshness in the game.
"But the main point is that we never doubt that he belongs there. I'm sure that [Arsenal] are going to be delighted with him. A wonderful player, a wonderful man. The guy is unbelievable.
"Last year he scored 54 goals in all competitions for Dinamo Zagreb and for the national team,” Bilic went on. “54 goals!”
"I know some people think he is just a goalscorer and he is a goalscorer but not like someone like [Filippo] Inzaghi. His game doesn't depend on scoring goals.
"He is not the [type of striker] who is going to stay in the box. OK, he can do that. If you tell him stay in the box, he will stay in the box. But it would be criminal to use a player of such quality only in the box. He can be a lone striker, he can play off the striker. He is individual but first of all he is a team player.”
Off the pitch, the Brazilian-born front man has fitted in well before and, Bilic argues, his move to Emirates Stadium will benefit the whole of football in his country
“He came to Croatia when he was 16,” said the ex-Everton man. “And all the people in Croatia treat him as a 100 per cent Croatian. Remember he was a captain of Dinamo Zagreb. You cannot be captain of such a big club if you are not considered Croatian.
“You can't not love him. He is an unbelievable guy. It's such a great thing for the Croatian League, for Eduardo and the national team and everybody in Croatia. Our players don't go to Arsenal every day and I think he is going to open the space for a few others.”
Lazio v Arsenal
Amsterdam Tournament
Amsterdam ArenA
Thu, Aug 2, 2007, 6.30pm
By Richard Clarke
Eduardo belongs at Arsenal according to Croatian manager Slaven Bilic.
The former West Ham centre back made a special trip to Salzburg last week to see his striker play in a pre-season friendly. Afterwards he spoke in glowing terms about the 24-year-old bought by Arsène Wenger in the wake of Thierry Henry’s departure to Barcelona.
"He is one of them," said Bilic watching Eduardo about to board the Arsenal bus with his team-mates after the game. “He looks straight away like he belongs there. "Okay, it is pre-season still, his legs are a bit heavy and he looked as if he lacked freshness in the game.
"But the main point is that we never doubt that he belongs there. I'm sure that [Arsenal] are going to be delighted with him. A wonderful player, a wonderful man. The guy is unbelievable.
"Last year he scored 54 goals in all competitions for Dinamo Zagreb and for the national team,” Bilic went on. “54 goals!”
"I know some people think he is just a goalscorer and he is a goalscorer but not like someone like [Filippo] Inzaghi. His game doesn't depend on scoring goals.
"He is not the [type of striker] who is going to stay in the box. OK, he can do that. If you tell him stay in the box, he will stay in the box. But it would be criminal to use a player of such quality only in the box. He can be a lone striker, he can play off the striker. He is individual but first of all he is a team player.”
Off the pitch, the Brazilian-born front man has fitted in well before and, Bilic argues, his move to Emirates Stadium will benefit the whole of football in his country
“He came to Croatia when he was 16,” said the ex-Everton man. “And all the people in Croatia treat him as a 100 per cent Croatian. Remember he was a captain of Dinamo Zagreb. You cannot be captain of such a big club if you are not considered Croatian.
“You can't not love him. He is an unbelievable guy. It's such a great thing for the Croatian League, for Eduardo and the national team and everybody in Croatia. Our players don't go to Arsenal every day and I think he is going to open the space for a few others.”
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had a rough read of the article on newpaper today, looks pretty decent for $25 actually. couple of channels and matches more. plus the pundits and commentators all are better, sure beats having shAbby singh.
that asswipe said singapore would lose to m'sia while commentating on one of the recent causeway clashes. grrr just thinking about that incident makes my blood boil.
that asswipe said singapore would lose to m'sia while commentating on one of the recent causeway clashes. grrr just thinking about that incident makes my blood boil.
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Match Report
Amsterdam Tournament
Amsterdam ArenA
Thursday, August 02, 2007, 6.30pm (CET)
Lazio
1
Pandev 40
Arsenal
2
Bendtner 19, Da Silva 55
By Richard Clarke at the Amsterdam ArenA
Eduardo celebrated the granting of his work permit by scoring the winning goal as Arsenal beat Lazio 2-1 in the opening game of the Amsterdam Tournament on Thursday evening.
Just a matter of hours after the 24-year-old striker's move from Dinamo Zagreb had been rubber-stamped in London by the Home Office, he was scoring a straightforward header against the Roman side in the Dutch capital.
Nicklas Bendtner put Arsène Wenger's side ahead in the 19th minute but Lazio were level just before the break Goran Pandev pounced onto a slip from, ironically, Eduardo.
However soon after the restart the Croatian was left unmarked when Tomas Rosicky's corner found him at the far post. The result was inevitable.
This victory gives Arsenal five points. Like at the Emirates Cup at the weekend, each goal scored adds one point to your tally.
Wenger's side now have a great chance of securing their second Tournament title in the space of a week.
It was a clammy summer evening in Amsterdam. In truth the ArenA was barely a quarter full at kick-off. Arsenal v Lazio was not top of the bill today and the hosts would be on later.
Just before the game, the good news had filtered through about Eduardo. The official seal made this game feel like his debut and it was not the only 'first' on the night.
Arsenal were wearing their red and blue third kit and Philippe Senderos was captaining a first-team game. Both had not happened before.
At 22, the Swiss centre back was one of the oldest outfield players on show for Arsenal - only Eduardo and Justin Hoyte were more senior. In fact this could have been one of the youngest XIs fielded by Wenger outside the Carling Cup.
The manager had played with his formation again. Armand Traore was behind Gael Clichy on the left flank while Alex Song was moved into his more familiar role in central midfield. The Cameroonian had been employed at centre back for much of the pre-season campaign so far.
As for Lazio, they were shorn of the household names of old but they had finished a creditable third in Serie A last season and started this game with purpose.
In the opening minutes, Christian Ledesma hammered a long-range shot into the midriff of Almunia and then Stefano Mauri bulldozered his way to the byline but his dangerous cross came to nothing.
Arsenal's best attacking outlet in the opening quarter was Traore. The second of the full back's curling crosses was the more dangerous, fizzing through the area before Luciano Zauri turned the ball behind for a corner.
But gradually the London side found their feet. Walcott's right wing cross narrowly evaded Bendtner and Hoyte when either could have put Arsenal ahead.
The ball flew to the other end immediately. Goran Pandev fed the ball in from the right and Tomasso Rocchi skipped around the onrushing Almunia to give himself a clear sight of goal. However in doing so he pushed the ball too far and Senderos intervened.
Still, Arsenal now had a measure of control and, in the 19th minute, they took the lead. Clichy cut in from the left and tapped a square ball to Fabregas just outside the area. He let fly and the ball ricocheted off Gugleilmo Stendardo into the path of Bendtner. The Dane still had something to do. However he pulled it off with aplomb, dancing past keeper Marco Ballotta and hammering home a low shot past the covering defenders on the line.
The goal inspired the Romans and they pressed forward for the remainder of the half. But they did not create that much and you sensed it would take a brilliant moment or a mistake to get them on level terms.
It turned out to be the latter. Five minutes from the break, Lazio threw a hopeful corner into the area. The ball ran loose for a second but the alarm seemed over when Eduardo shaped to clear. Unfortunately he slipped and Pandev swivelled to send a low shot past Alumina at the near post.
On the whistle, Zauri sent over a hanging cross from the left and Mauri met it with a firm header. Almunia clutched the ball on the line.
Wenger made two changes at the break - Rosicky for Clichy and Mathieu Flamini for Fabregas. However Lazio continued in the same dominant vein after the restart. Pandev burst through but stumbled at the crucial moment.
However it would be Arsenal who took the lead once more in the 55th minute, Rosicky floated a corner to the far post and Eduardo was left unmarked to steer home the simplest of headers.
Lazio's response was swift. Rocchi fired over a low cross from the left that troubled Djourou at the near post. Ledesma then had a goal-bound shot blocked.
After that Mauri steered a header wide and the sliding Rocchi spooned the ball over the bar.
A stream of substitutions on both sides did little to help the game build momentum. Lazio had enjoyed many opportunities but you always felt Arsenal had another gear in which to move to if they were to lose their lead once more.
However they would have hit cruise control had they converted a simple chance 15 minutes from time. Substitute Robin van Persie fooled the keeper on the corner of the six-yard box and then passed to Rosicky, who was central 10 yards out. He elected to pass to Hoyte rather than shoot and the right back planted his cross shot again the outside of the post.
They were nearly made to pay two minutes later when Gaby Mudingayi cracked an effort again onto the angle of post and bar.
However this day would belong to another striker.
Amsterdam Tournament
Amsterdam ArenA
Thursday, August 02, 2007, 6.30pm (CET)
Lazio
1
Pandev 40
Arsenal
2
Bendtner 19, Da Silva 55
By Richard Clarke at the Amsterdam ArenA
Eduardo celebrated the granting of his work permit by scoring the winning goal as Arsenal beat Lazio 2-1 in the opening game of the Amsterdam Tournament on Thursday evening.
Just a matter of hours after the 24-year-old striker's move from Dinamo Zagreb had been rubber-stamped in London by the Home Office, he was scoring a straightforward header against the Roman side in the Dutch capital.
Nicklas Bendtner put Arsène Wenger's side ahead in the 19th minute but Lazio were level just before the break Goran Pandev pounced onto a slip from, ironically, Eduardo.
However soon after the restart the Croatian was left unmarked when Tomas Rosicky's corner found him at the far post. The result was inevitable.
This victory gives Arsenal five points. Like at the Emirates Cup at the weekend, each goal scored adds one point to your tally.
Wenger's side now have a great chance of securing their second Tournament title in the space of a week.
It was a clammy summer evening in Amsterdam. In truth the ArenA was barely a quarter full at kick-off. Arsenal v Lazio was not top of the bill today and the hosts would be on later.
Just before the game, the good news had filtered through about Eduardo. The official seal made this game feel like his debut and it was not the only 'first' on the night.
Arsenal were wearing their red and blue third kit and Philippe Senderos was captaining a first-team game. Both had not happened before.
At 22, the Swiss centre back was one of the oldest outfield players on show for Arsenal - only Eduardo and Justin Hoyte were more senior. In fact this could have been one of the youngest XIs fielded by Wenger outside the Carling Cup.
The manager had played with his formation again. Armand Traore was behind Gael Clichy on the left flank while Alex Song was moved into his more familiar role in central midfield. The Cameroonian had been employed at centre back for much of the pre-season campaign so far.
As for Lazio, they were shorn of the household names of old but they had finished a creditable third in Serie A last season and started this game with purpose.
In the opening minutes, Christian Ledesma hammered a long-range shot into the midriff of Almunia and then Stefano Mauri bulldozered his way to the byline but his dangerous cross came to nothing.
Arsenal's best attacking outlet in the opening quarter was Traore. The second of the full back's curling crosses was the more dangerous, fizzing through the area before Luciano Zauri turned the ball behind for a corner.
But gradually the London side found their feet. Walcott's right wing cross narrowly evaded Bendtner and Hoyte when either could have put Arsenal ahead.
The ball flew to the other end immediately. Goran Pandev fed the ball in from the right and Tomasso Rocchi skipped around the onrushing Almunia to give himself a clear sight of goal. However in doing so he pushed the ball too far and Senderos intervened.
Still, Arsenal now had a measure of control and, in the 19th minute, they took the lead. Clichy cut in from the left and tapped a square ball to Fabregas just outside the area. He let fly and the ball ricocheted off Gugleilmo Stendardo into the path of Bendtner. The Dane still had something to do. However he pulled it off with aplomb, dancing past keeper Marco Ballotta and hammering home a low shot past the covering defenders on the line.
The goal inspired the Romans and they pressed forward for the remainder of the half. But they did not create that much and you sensed it would take a brilliant moment or a mistake to get them on level terms.
It turned out to be the latter. Five minutes from the break, Lazio threw a hopeful corner into the area. The ball ran loose for a second but the alarm seemed over when Eduardo shaped to clear. Unfortunately he slipped and Pandev swivelled to send a low shot past Alumina at the near post.
On the whistle, Zauri sent over a hanging cross from the left and Mauri met it with a firm header. Almunia clutched the ball on the line.
Wenger made two changes at the break - Rosicky for Clichy and Mathieu Flamini for Fabregas. However Lazio continued in the same dominant vein after the restart. Pandev burst through but stumbled at the crucial moment.
However it would be Arsenal who took the lead once more in the 55th minute, Rosicky floated a corner to the far post and Eduardo was left unmarked to steer home the simplest of headers.
Lazio's response was swift. Rocchi fired over a low cross from the left that troubled Djourou at the near post. Ledesma then had a goal-bound shot blocked.
After that Mauri steered a header wide and the sliding Rocchi spooned the ball over the bar.
A stream of substitutions on both sides did little to help the game build momentum. Lazio had enjoyed many opportunities but you always felt Arsenal had another gear in which to move to if they were to lose their lead once more.
However they would have hit cruise control had they converted a simple chance 15 minutes from time. Substitute Robin van Persie fooled the keeper on the corner of the six-yard box and then passed to Rosicky, who was central 10 yards out. He elected to pass to Hoyte rather than shoot and the right back planted his cross shot again the outside of the post.
They were nearly made to pay two minutes later when Gaby Mudingayi cracked an effort again onto the angle of post and bar.
However this day would belong to another striker.
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wah arsenal menang.
no more football crazy ah?? meaning no more sheik haikal hating man u on ur tv...
no more football crazy ah?? meaning no more sheik haikal hating man u on ur tv...
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who's the "anak menantu kepada sultan hassanah bolkiah dari brunei" lady urh??
she's hott man... married to a prince waaah 8)
she's hott man... married to a prince waaah 8)
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