Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal Time and Live TV Channel: 14 April 2010

If you are an Arsenal fan then tomorrow night is perhaps a big night for you because Arsenal is going to play against Tottenham Hotspur. The two clubs are arch rivals and it is one of the most intense rivalries in English football. It is also called as North London derby because both of the clubs are situated at North London. This time, both of the clubs have too much at stake. Arsenal is fighting for the title while Tottenham Hotspur is hopeful that they can become the forth team in the league table and qualify for Europe next season. So, too much is at stake for both the clubs.

The match will start at 20:00 England time and remember that it is summer time now. So, if you want to know the GMT then it will be 19:00 GMT. It will take place in the home stadium of Tottenham Hotspur White Hart Lane.

Many TV channels around the world will broadcast the match live. If you live in South Asia then ESPN is the TV channel for you. You can watch the match live in ESPN TV channel.

Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur is always a very crucial match and this time Arsenal will be without Fabregas and some other key players. However, there is some hope for the supporters as Van Persie may make a come back after many months of the absence due to injury. 

Arsenal vs Barcelona Champions League Quarterfinal 2010

It is a shocking news for Arsenal fans. The draw for the quarterfinals of Champions League 2010 took place a few minutes ago. Arsenal is going to play against Barcelona. It will be a repeat of Champions League final 2006 in which Barcelona won. Now, Arsenal supports would feel some bad because Barcelona is in superb form and Messi is in top form. There is Henry too who played for Arsenal in the 2006 final.

The only good news for England football fans is that Arsenal and Manchester United have been put in such a way that if both the teams can win the quarterfinal and semifinal matches then they would meet each other in the final. Thus, in theory, an all English final is possible. Manchester United will play against Bayern Munich and it can be tricky too.

I think that a lot will depend on the fitness of Arsenal players. Captain Cesc Fabregas is their main weapon. If he is fit then the Gunners can become a formidable opponent for Barcelona. It may become an emotionally difficult match for Thierry Henry. He still loves Arsenal. 

Arsenal Updates: A New Blog on Arsenal Football Club

I cannot afford to spend money on press releases to announce this new blog of ours. From the title, you can understand that it will be a soccer (football) blog and it will be based on Arsenal Football club. The address is:

http://www.arsenal-updates.com/

It is like blowing my own trumpet but I have no other choice as I cannot afford to spend money on its promotion. Well, I have been blogging for the last 4 years and now I know that if you have the dedication then you can do a better job on promoting a blog without money. For example, this blog (South Asia Blog) has Page Rank 6 and it is visited by hundreds of people everyday. So, I hope that some people would visit Arsenal Updates blog.

Arsenal Updates will be a blog in which, you can find all the latest updates about the club. We have a team of 4 bloggers for it and we will try to update it regularly.

Arsenal Beats Porto 5-0 and in Quarterfinal of Champions League 2009-10

Arsenal has defeated FC Porto decisively in the second of leg of the knockout stage and has secured a place in the last 8 of UEFA Champions League 2009-10. The match took place at the Emirates Stadium and Wenger’s side had to overcome a deficit of 1-2 from the first leg. From the start of the match, Arsenal was always dominating and they sustained the pressure right through the end of the match. The absence of captain Cesc Fabregas was never felt because of perhaps impressive performance of Nasri and Arshavin. At half time, the Gunners were leading by 2-0.

The first goal came very early at the 9^th minute. Nicklas Bendtner scored the goal but much credit should go to Arshavin. Arshavin can surely claim perhaps all the credit for the second goal that was again scored by Nicklas Bendtner in the 25 minute.

In the second half, Arsenal kept on pushing and Samir Nasri scored the best goal of the match on 63 minute. He dazzled 3 defenders of FC Porto and it was a beautiful goal to enjoy for the spectators. Arshavin also assisted in the 4^th goal that was scored by Eboue in the 66^th minute. The fifth goal came from a penalty in the 90^th minute and Nicklas Bendtner did not make any mistake and scored his first hattrick in Arsenal career.

It was a good come back match for Nicklas Bendtner. His bad performance on Saturday against Burnley on Saturday drew a lot of criticism. However, the fans were very happy with his performance of tonight.

Arshavin was in sublime form. He assisted 3 of the four goals of the match. He was just unlucky that he could not get any goal tonight. 

Arsenal defeat Stoke City by 3-1: Fortune Favors the Brave

Arsenal has done the impossible and defeated Stoke City by 3-1. I cannot believe it yet. Fortune favors the brave and fortune favored the Gunners today. It seemed at the beginning of the play that Arsenal was heading for another defeat as Pugh scored the first goal in the 8^th minute for the Stoke City. This time, Arsene Wenger could inspire the players in the best way and Bendtner could level the score in the 32 minute. It was a superb header from Bendtner  and his presence is now giving Arsenal an edge in set pieces. The half time ended in 1-1.

In the second half, the Gunners kept up the pressure and Stoke players became physical as usual. In 65 minutes, Ryan Shawcross was shown a red card for a very bad foul to Ramsey. Stoke City had to play with 10 players. I just hope that Ramsey can come back to football soon. Then Arsenal could take advantage of the extra man and in the 90^th minute, Fabregas scored a goal from Penalty and Arsenal was leading by 2-1. Then, in 93 minute (3 minutes of added time) Thomas Vermaelen scored the third goal from close range.

With this win, Arsenal has now 58 points from 28 matches. 

Decisive Victory For Arsenal against Hull City

In the end, the score was Arsenal 3-0. Hull City was lucky. They did not play that bad but they were really unlucky. They got a penalty but could not score. Arsenal scored the first goal just before the first half. It was a sublime freekick from Denilson. It is one of the best goals of the season for the Gunners. Then Hull got the penalty but could not score. The second goal was scored by Eduardo (59 minutes) and then the third goal was by Diaby (80 minutes). In the Arsneal could have scored another 2-3 goals. The players of the two sides were involved in fighting for few moments and the referee had to intervene.

It was a big challenge for the Gunners because they were without a number top players. They missed Fabregas a lot and I hope that Fabregas can come back soon. Arsehvin played very well but was unlucky not to get a goal. Earlier in the day, Manchester United lost to Fulham 0-3. So, with this score, Arsenal came close to touching Man United. Now, Arsenal is in the third position behind Chelsea and Manchester United.   

Arsenal vs Hull City Time and TV and Live Score: 19 December 2009

Arsene Wenger will hope that his players can demolish Hull City on the match of 19 December 2009. Well, this is a home match for Arsenal and naturally it will take place in Emirates Stadium.

First of all, I am giving the time:

19 December 2009- Saturday

Kick Off Time: 1730 GMT

If you are living in South Asia then ESPN India is the TV channel for you.

As for live radio commentary: BBC Radio 5 Live

You can get live webscore from different websites:

BBC Sport website

Livescore.com

Both of them are fast and reliable in terms of live score of football matches.

Arsenal is now at the third position in the league table with 32 points from 16 matches. On the other hand, Hull is at the 16^th position with 17 points from 17 matches. So, this should look to be an easy match for Arsenal players. However, their biggest problem at this moment is not Hull but injury. The biggest absentee in tomorrow’s match is perhaps captain Fabregas. May be this will open an opportunity for Ramsey.

Arsenal: Arsene Wenger Unhappy with Fixture

Arsene Wenger has reacted sharply about the current fixture list of Arsenal. He thinks that it is unfair and it is hurting his club. Well, he has perhaps some logic behind this but he should not forget that it is a matter of purely luck. This Saturday, Arsenal is going to play again Hull. Hull got a break because Everton is playing in Europa League later tonight.

BBC reported:

Arsenal play Hull, who have not played since 12 December, on Saturday after away games on Sunday and Wednesday.

"The guy who organised the fixtures this season must have come from a special school, because he's more intelligent than I am," said Wenger.

"I think the Premier League has a basic promise to organise the fixtures in a normal way."

Well, despite being a passionate Arsenal fan, I do not agree with Wenger. This is natural and it happens to other clubs too. The people who are making the fixtures have to take many points into considerations. If Arsenal was not suffering from so many injuries, Wenger would not have complained either. 

Kieran Gibbs will be in England World Cup 2010 Squad?

Well, it is not a million dollar question yet, but it could be if Kieran Gibbs can show his talent and potential over the next couple of months for Arsenal while deputizing for injured regular right back Gael Clichy. This is really important phase of Gibbs’ career as he has a great chance to make it to the final squad of England for next summer’s world cup in South Africa.

A product of Arsenal youth academy, Kieran Gibbs has already represented England in U-21 level and there is every possibility he could be one of the 23 members of England’s world cup squad. Ray Parlour, a former player of England national team, has said that he has the belief that the full back has talent, great pace and can tackle as well as go forward with sheer success could be a surprise inclusion in England’s world cup squad. However, he has also said that Gibbs must show a strong performance for Arsenal in the coming months in order to attract the attention of England manger Fabio Capello. Now, let us see if Gibbs can make what Theo Walcott did four years back by surprisingly getting an England call up for the 2006 world cup.

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Telegraph

Arsenal Striker Robin van Persie Out of Action for 6 Weeks

I can still remember that Arsenal narrowly missed out on the title win in premier league during 2007-08, even though the Gunners were leading in the table after half of the season. The problem was that Gunners lost their momentum with a number of key players being injured for some period of time after Christmas and that resulted into their failure to win the title. Arsenal was just 4 points off champions Manchester United that season.

So far, Arsenal has been in excellent form in premier league this season, but that injury fear has struck once again in the North London club. Influential striker Robin van Persie will be now out of action for at least 6 weeks as the Dutch international sustained an ankle injury whilst on international duty with Netherlands national team recently. He has scored 8 goals in his 15 appearances in all competitions so far this season. Naturally, it is a big loss for the Gunners who has matches against Chelsea and Liverpool before Christmas and it is pretty much certain that Robin van Persie will miss both the games and would not be able to return in action until new year.

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BBC

Arsene Wenger Should Become the Owner of Arsenal Shares

You may laugh at me for saying this but I will again reiterate it strongly because Wenger is growing old and most probably after 5 years, he will no longer be the coach of Arsenal anymore. At least, my idea is much better than searching about Raquel Houghton Dane Cook Girlfriend in Internet.

Wenger has given his whole life for the club and fans admire him for it. Although he could not bring any trophy for the last few seasons, the fans have still a lot of faith on him. At this moment, Stan Kroenke is poised to get the 29.9% share and then he will have to make a bid for owning the club. I believe that Wenger can manage the club much better than Stan Kroenke or any other share holder because Wenger is dedicated and committed to the club 100%.

Well, there is just one problem. Arsene Wenger is not a rich man and he cannot buy the club. The fans have to come forward in this regard and donate some money. Just imagine if 1 million fans just donate 500 pounds each and it should be enough to buy all the shares of the club. It is possible, isn’t it? 

Time and Venue of Arsenal vs Tottenham: 31 October 2009

It is known as North London Derby. The two clubs are from North of London. It is perhaps the most hotly contested football derby in England.  Emotion runs very high when this match takes place. The rivalry goes back to more than one century and in the recent years, it has become a prestige concern to both the clubs’ players and supporters. Tomorrow, another North London Derby is going to take place at the Emirates Stadium. This means that it will be a home match for Arsenal and an away match Tottenham Hotspur. I am giving you the time here courtesy of Sports37 blog:

Match: Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur

Date: 31 October 2009

Venue: Emirates Stadium

Kick off: 12:45 GMT

The Venue is the Emirates. Just the other day, Arsenal’s young players defeated Liverpool by 2-1 in League Cup match. So, The Emirates is a stronghold for the Gunners. One good part is that it can accommodate nearly 60,000 spectators and Arsenal fans are there in almost full house in every match. Tomorrow, I am expecting the to do well and in fact win the match convincingly. I want to see Arshevin get some goals. 

Arsenal vs Liverpool league Cup Live In Ten Sports TV Channel: 28 October 2009

If you want to get live score of Arsenal vs Liverpool League Cup match then visit the link- Arsenal and Liverpool Match Live Updates: 28 October 2009

Only few hours left before the start of Arsenal vs Liverpool League Cup 2009-10 fourth round match. It is a big fixture for the fans and I know that in South Asia, there are many fans of both the teams. If you go to any big in South Asia, then you can find many young boys wearing the jerseys of their favorite clubs in EPL. I think in the last 2 years, we saw the matches of league Cup or Carling Cup in Zee Sports TV channel. Well, Zee Sports is not a popular TV channel. Fortunately, they are in partnership with Ten Sports which has much wider reach among South Asian population. The kickoff time for the match is 1945 GMT and in the website of Ten Sports TV channel, I could find Indian Time this way: 1:08 Carling Cup 09/10: Arsenal v Liverpool 28/10/09

The match will take place very late in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. However, that is not a problem for football fans like me. I have already written a very detailed entry about the match: Arsenal vs Liverpool Carling Cup 2010

Please, read it because I have spent a lot of time for writing it. Just kidding!!! Anyway, it will be a fun to watch at a October night.

Peter Hill-Wood Expects Arsene Wenger to Stay at Arsenal for 10 More Years

You know that Arsene Wenger has already become a legend of Arsenal. The veteran manager has recently said that he has no plan to retire in the near future. Rather he wants to continue his job until he enjoys it. Now, Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has revealed his hope that Arsene Wenger would stay at Arsenal for another decade. Here, it is noteworthy that Wenger has been at the current job since 1996.

The Canadian Press reported:

"He seems happy in his job here, it is very fulfilling for him," Hill-Wood told ESPN on Saturday.

"I can see him doing it for another 10 years, but of course that is up to him. He is showing no signs of slowing down, he's perfectly fit and he knows perfectly well my feelings about him."

Well, no body knows for how long Wenger would stay at Emirates stadium, but there is no doubt that he has been playing a fantastic job for Arsenal. He has been doing something that, I guess, hardly any other manager would have done for the Gunners. Arsenal is currently under huge debt in order to bankroll for the newly built Emirates stadium. Naturally, Arsenal can not have huge money to spend for signing star players. In this kind of situation any other coach would be complained about it or the team would have performed very bad in the competitions.

However, Arsene Wegner has been dealing with the situation excellently, by focusing more on the youth side and developing players. Wenger does not go for big money signing. Rather, he buys the potential players and then brings out the best of them at Arsenal. Thierry Henry is perhaps the best example of Wenger’s approach. Arsenal now has a very talented youth side and within next two or three years, I think, Arsenal would start dominating English premier league as well as Europe.

Arsene Wenger has no Plan for Retirement

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said that he has no plan to retire as he believes that no body knows when he or she is not “good enough” in his job. The French manager turns 60 next month. He has also talked about what the profession needs from him to continue it. Wenger thinks that a manger needs to have physical strength as well as some animal power to strive his side for victory.

Wegner has also said that he wants to continue his job at Arsenal in the years to come and he can not think a day without football. So, it is pretty much clear that Arsenal fans do not need to worry about losing their wise manager in the near future.

Anyway, Happy Birthday to Arsene Wenger.

Related article:

The Canadian Press

Arsenal to Sign Marouane Chamakh for £1.5 Million in Winter?

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger did everything he could do to land Moroccan striker Marouane Chamakh in Summer transfer window. However, Arsenal failed to agree a fee with Bordeaux for acquiring the service of the player. Now, reports available in the media suggest that Wenger would further attempt to sing the player in Winter transfer window spending an amount around £1.5million. The good news for the Gunners fans is that Chamakh is also interested to join Arsenal and already revealed his dissatisfaction at the French champion.

Arsenal boss Wenger always thinks twice before stepping into any deal because the club is also under huge debt thanks to the establishment of Emirates stadium. Naturally, Wenger has no scope to go for big-money signing as some of his fellow Premier league managers can do.

What is important here is that Arsenal needs to deal with a tight budget when it comes to signing new player and naturally it is not easy to contend with other big-spending clubs like Manchester City and Chelsea. Still, Wenger is doing his job magnificently well so far. Gunners have been pretty much consistent in Europe over the last few seasons. They reached the Champions league semi final last season with a very small squad that did not include any star players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka or Messi.

Marouane Chamakh is now 25 and it would be a very good signing for Wenger because Arsenal would possibly get some of the best years of Chamakh’s career. On the other hand, Marouane Chamakh would also find someone like Wenger as his mentor at Arsenal and there is every possibility the Morocco international could become a big star of world football at Arsenal.

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Daily Mail

UEFA Cancelled Arsenal Striker Eduardo Ban on Diving

UEFA has cancelled the two-match ban imposed on Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva for alleged diving to get a penalty during Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Celtic in a Champions league qualifier. On September 1, Uefa Control and Disciplinary Body announced that the player would be suspended for two games after investigating the matter. Arsenal was quick to lodge an appeal against the ban to UEFA. The appeal body of UEFA then went through all the evidences and scrutinized every single matter related to the incident before taking the ban away.

Telegraph reported:

"Following examination of all the evidence, notably the declarations of both the referee and the referees' assessor, as well as the various video footage, it was not established to the panel's satisfaction that the referee had been deceived in taking his decision on the penalty.

Well, it is good news for Arsenal fans. The club is already missing the service of Andrei Arshavin. Gunners lost their last two premier league games too. So, missing Eduardo would have been a huge setback for the North London club. Arsenal, in a statement released in their website, also expressed that they are delighted with the cancellation of the ban of striker Eduardo. Now, let us see of Eduardo can help Arsenal to come back in winning track.

What can Arsene Wenger do More?

I can see that after a lot of praise at the start of the season, now many people have started to criticize Arsene Wenegr for two successive losses at the hands of first Manchester United and then Manchester City. Well, it is natural that when a club performs badly then a lot of blame goes to the manager. This is logical and there is nothing wrong in it. However, I like to think that Arsene Wenger should be an exception to this matter. Why? Simply because he has a very young squad. He got the players at a cheaper rate and then trained them. So, it takes time for the players to become matured.

Anyway, I am sick and tired of all the criticism hurled against him in the recent days. That is why, I am going to write several entries about this matter. If you are an Arsenal fan then please let me know your idea.

Tomas Rosicky of Arsenal Back in Action After Recovering from Injury

Czech Republic midfielder Tomas Rosicky has been back in action after 20 months as he represented his country against San Marino in a 7-0 world cup qualifying win over San Marino. Rosicky has been sidelined since he sustained a career-threatening injury in January 2008. Arsenal has not got his service since then, but now that he is back in international duty, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger can hope to get his service very soon.

The most important thing is that Rosicky looked impressive on the field for national team as he produced some good passes and took three shots at goal. Even though he did not score during his 56-minute stay in the match, it was clear that he was just about to get back his top form.

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AFP

Opening of Arsenal Soccer School in Dubai on 5 October 2009

Arsenal is one of the most popular European clubs and it has huge fan base across the world. You already know about it, but what you do not know is that Arsenal is one of those clubs who are renowned for their soccer schools where they provide boys and girls with quality education on football.

Arsenal is going to open its new soccer school in Dubai and opening of the school will be on 5 October 2009. This would be a joint venture project between Arsenal and Emirates airline. The head coach of the school is Gareth Hamilton who will oversee the project.

The 30-week long course is divided into three 10-week periods. There is an option of choosing 1 session per week or 2 season per week. If you take admission for 1 session per week, you have to pay AED (United Arab Emirates Dirham) 1,500 for per 10-week period, and thus, costing you AED 4,500. However, for 2 sessions per week, you have to pay AED 2,500 for a 10-week term, and thus, totaling your cost to AED 7,500. You can take admission by visiting www.arsenalsoccerschoolsdubai.com or you can also call (+9714) 809 6679.

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