Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Arsenal eked out a 1-0 win over Coventry, a game that may have ended in a win but was a match of survival. Kennedy had scored four goals in three games. Arsenal beat Southampton while Leeds dropped a point at Newcastle. Arsenal pushed aside Nottingham Forest 3-0 with three different goalscorers with Leeds dropping another point at Huddersfield. [2]
White describes his own style as a "cool" and "calm" player. [86] White is also known for his surging forward runs with the ball helping create quick counterattacks from deep. [ 87 ] Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta described White as "brave", "really talented" and a "fighter", adding: "He trains like he's playing the Champions League final.
When Arsenal was founded in 1886 by munition workers' from Woolwich, the club resisted the lure of professionalism and remained an amateur side. [12] Success in local cup competitions soon followed, and a tie against Derby County in the FA Cup on 17 January 1891 led to the opposition approaching two of Arsenal's players, in view of offering them professional contracts. [12]
Since Arsenal's first competitive match, more than 500 players have failed to reach 25 appearances for the club. Many of these players have spent only a short period of their career at Arsenal before seeking opportunities in other teams; some players had their careers cut short by injury, while others left for other reasons.
Arsenal and Chelsea are the most supported football clubs in Africa. [37] Arsenal are the most popular club in East and North Africa, with Twitter research from 2015 conducted by the BBC finding that Arsenal were the most popular club in Algeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Tanzania, Tunisia and Uganda. [38]
Abraham Foxall started 31 games for Arsenal, scoring three goals. As well as playing football for Arsenal, Denis Compton forged a successful career in test cricket. [14] Peter Marinello scored on his Arsenal debut against Manchester United in January 1970. [15] Rémi Garde, who played 45 times for Arsenal, was the club's first foreign captain. [16]
Throughout the summer transfer window, Arsenal completed the signings of forwards Gabriel Martinelli and club-record signing Nicolas Pepe; midfielder Dani Ceballos on a one-year loan; and defenders Kieran Tierney, David Luiz, and William Saliba, the latter of which was sent back to former club AS Saint-Etienne on a one-year loan.
English: This was the shirt crest of Arsenal Football Club from c.1996 to 2001. In 2002, the club replaced the crest, stating in a press release: In 2002, the club replaced the crest, stating in a press release: