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The events of July 8th, 2014 at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte caused arguably the darkest day in Brazilian football history. Full of confidence and playing in front of a home crowd fully expecting the Selecao to win their first World Cup since  2002, what followed can only be described as evisceration at the hands of Germany in the …

Last season, John Terry was widely expected to leave Chelsea after a new contact failed to be trashed out. However, the Stamford Bridge legend decided to play on for another season, only for his game time to be gradually restricted due to poor form. Although it has been reported that Terry will not leave Chelsea in January, Antonio Conte will surely be …

Olivier Giroud was sent off against Paris Saint-Germain. Arsenal fans were left aghast when Olivier Giroud was sent off against Paris Saint-Germain earlier this week for two bookable offences. Already carrying a yellow card, Giroud received a second yellow card after challenging PSG’s Marco Verratti for possession. Although the Arsenal striker made contact with the Italian, Verratti dramatically fell to the floor, before he quickly began protesting …

Olivier Giroud faces a ban after being sent off last night. Olivier Giroud was rightly angered last night, after being sent off following a controversial incident with Paris Saint-Germain’s Marco Verratti. Already carrying a yellow card, Giroud challenged the Italian midfielder for possession, after which Verratti dramatically fell to the floor. The PSG player quickly began protesting in the direction of the referee, before Marquinhos …

Olivier Giroud was sent off after picking up two yellow cards last night. Arsenal were able to take many positives from last night’s draw with Paris Saint-Germain. Apart from picking up a point away from home, the performances of Alex Iwobi and David Ospina raise a number of selection dilemmas for Arsene Wenger. Nevertheless, Arsenal were fortunate to come away from the Parc des …

Arsenal fans have endured another frustrating summer, with the club seemingly doing little to improve their title chances. We at Pundit Arena have gathered an entire first-team of players that the club could sign ahead of the new season. We’ve chosen to be old-fashioned with a four four two formation deployed, leaving Gunners fans to ponder how these stars would fit …

The Arsenal rumor mill has gone quiet since Jamie Vardy signed a new deal with Leicester, and for the first time since the Mehdi Benatia talk back in May, the Gunners have been linked with a first team quality centre back: Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain’s Marquinhos. Arsenal have not been linked with the player before, so it’s a fresh name …

Barcelona’s search for a central defender has led them to Lyon, where they have agreed a deal to sign French international Samuel Umtiti. The deal worth €30m was confirmed today by the French side’s president Jean-Michel Aulas, who told radio station RMC Sport that while they did not want to lose the 22 year old, they could not stand in …

Manchester City are set to do battle with Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their Champions League quarter final tie at the Etihad this evening. With the tie finely poised at 2-2 from the first leg in Paris last week, both will be determined to progress to the semi finals of the competition for the first time in their …

With the season drawing to a close, and Arsenal’s chances of any silverware looking extremely slim (sound familiar?), the rumours regarding summer transfers are starting to pick up pace. This window, calls for Wenger to splash the cash will be louder than ever before. If you believe what you see in the papers, he may be ready to do this. …

Manchester United are rumoured to be one of the busier clubs this January as far as transfer activity is concerned. Louis Van Gaal has survived as manager following a hectic Christmas period, and now looks to bolster his squad this month as they make a push for the Premier League, Europa League, and FA Cup. While goalscoring has been the …