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According to La Razon, Mikel Arteta is in the market for a new goalkeeper after growing frustrated with Bernd Leno’s inconsistency. The Spanish tactician has identified Unai Simon as the ideal replacement. Unai Simon rose through the youth ranks at Athletico Bilbao before making his debut for the club in 2018. The 23-year-old goalkeeper was promoted to the first team after Athletic Bilbao sold Kepa Arrizabalaga to Chelsea. Simon has become a regular starter for the Spanish side....

Wenger’s near 22-year stay at Arsenal will conclude at the end of the season and he watched a young XI lose 2-1 thanks to a late Marouane Fellaini header on Sunday in the Premier League. Legendary United boss Ferguson was on hand to greet his old rival by the dugouts before the game, with Jose Mourinho also embracing Wenger warmly ahead of kick-off. And Wenger said he had not expected such a positive response from the United fans ahead of the match, although some home supporters later mocked him by singing “Arsene Wenger, we want you to stay” during the game....

The 20-year-old has joined for an undisclosed fee, which is reported to be in the region of £1.8million, and the length of his contract has not been announced. Manager Arsene Wenger said following Wednesday’s 2-2 draw against Chelsea that Mavropanos was being viewed as a prospect for the future and would likely be sent out on loan. The Greece Under-21 international is the first Arsenal signing since the overhaul of the club’s scouting and recruitment department....

And another example of their inconsistency was evident over the weekend. After demolishing RB Leipzig 5-0 in midweek, Manchester United gave a poor account of themselves against Arsenal on Sunday. The Red Devils lacked bite and intensity, losing the game 0-1. It piled up the pressure on the Norwegian and raised questions about his effectiveness at the hot seat at Old Trafford. And one man who is yet to be impressed by Solskjaer’s methods at Manchester United is former Arsenal footballer Tony Adams....

In case you didn’t know… The Swiss international reacted furiously to being jeered by the home crowd after he was substituted during Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium last month. Following that, the player was stripped of the captain’s armband and has been left out of the squad. The heart of the matter Xhaka was booed by his own fans at the Emirates Stadium after he came off against Crystal Palace....

Arsenal re-ignited their stuttering top-four challenge, climbing above Manchester United into fifth place, with a 3-0 home victory over West Ham United in the Premier League on Wednesday. Rumours of a fan protest were well founded with many empty seats visible during an otherwise uneventful first hour which yielded few chances before Mesut Ozil curled in a 58th-minute opener. Theo Walcott doubled the Gunners’ advantage, finishing a slick passing move with a close-range finish 10 minutes later, before Olivier Giroud came off the bench and scored a sublime third to seal his side’s second win in seven games....

Arsenal & Bayern fined by UEFA The former Real Madrid star sat out the Gunners’s final Premier League match before the international break with a hamstring problem that also ruled him out of Wednesday’s friendly win over England. And Ozil has now picked up another injury that could yet see him miss Die Mannschaft’s World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan on Sunday. The 28-year-old has travelled with the rest of the squad to Baku, though Borussia Dortmund midfielder Julian Weigl has returned to his club....

The Gunners are set to take on Cardiff City in one of the more one-sided games in the fixture list, and Arsene Wenger’s men are unlikely to suffer a defeat to the Welsh side. Arsenal have many factors in their favour, and the most compelling reason for choosing the North London side is their rock-solid defence consisting of Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny. The duo have presided over the joint third best defence in the Premier League, an honour they share with second-placed Liverpool, Chelsea and Everton....

The versatile 24-year-old became the Gunners’ first signing of the summer as they acquired him as a free agent in June. Arsenal to win any major trophy - 15/8 Arsene Wenger made his move after seeing the defender, who can also operate in midfield, approach the end of his contract at Schalke. He is considered to be a shrewd acquisition for the present and future, with former team-mate Hildebrand convinced that that the Bosnia international will go from strength to strength in England....

According to the O’Fallon Missouri Police Department, a group of armed robbers recently utilized Pokemon GO to lure in hapless gamers and take their personal belongings. The statement about the situation was released on the department’s official Facebook page, where details were laid out regarding how the suspects managed to utilize the app in such a way. According to Gizmodo, nine victims in total were caught up in the Pokemon GO-related string of robberies....

Effie first came forward in 2021 and accused the Call Me By Your Name actor of raping and abusing her, which sparked an investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Effie claimed that he had abused her “mentally, emotionally and sexually” during a four-year affair while Hammer was married to Chambers. Hammer has continuously denied the allegations of abuse, calling them “bulls**t claims.” Despite the couple’s now separation, Chambers recently told E!...

The drug, designed to help those with allergies or immune systems that respond poorly to vaccines, was granted emergency authorization by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December and has been in short supply since. The new agreement is for 1 million doses of Evusheld in total, including the 500,000 announced last month, bringing the total number of doses ordered by the U.S. government to 1.7 million, AstraZeneca said in a statement issued to Newsweek....

A year ago Hopkins knew he wasn’t going to see much playing time under center because Ahmad Bradshaw was having a stellar senior season. Now Hopkins is the lead man and things have changed. “You’ve got to take a lot of things a lot more seriously (as the starter),” said Hopkins, who won a three-way competition in preseason camp. “You’ve got to prepare like you’re about to play.” Five games into the season, Hopkins has demonstrated he’s up for the challenge of leading Army’s triple option....

While speaking about The Shield on his podcast, The Enforcer Arn Anderson talked about all three men and what they brought to the table. Anderson praised all three of them, especially Roman Reigns. Anderson believes The Big Dog Roman Reigns is a special talent who looks like a movie star, and that could be a reason why the adult men in the audience despise him. Arn Anderson goes on to talk about Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins....

Sydney FC boss Arnold will return to the helm of the national team for a second time following the World Cup in Russia, where Dutchman and former Saudi Arabia coach Bert van Marwijk will oversee Australia’s fourth successive appearance. Arnold, who won the A-League title last season, will look to add back-to-back trophies to his collection this term before leaving Sydney, with the Sky Blues eight points clear atop the table with five matches remaining in the regular season....

A team of scientists identified nine causes of death associated with exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), including three not previously recognized—chronic kidney disease, hypertension and dementia. Cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, type 2 diabetes, lung cancer, and pneumonia also contributed to the count. PM2.5 are pollution particles (or droplets) equal or smaller to 2.5 microns—a size so minuscule it is roughly 30 times smaller than a strand of human hair, according to the New York State Department of Health....

Position-wise, the deal done by Arsenal is good but also bad. No Draxler? That’s also both a pity and a blessing for us.It has been revealed. The player we brought in this January transfer window is not 20 year old, raw talent Julian Draxler. We get Kim Källström instead. A player that is eleven years older than Draxler –whose transfer situation is created by the newspaper rather by Arsène Wenger– according to the Professor himself....

The Reds go above Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table with this draw and are among the only three unbeaten teams in the league this season. Here is how the Liverpool players are rated for the game. Alisson Becker- 5 The Liverpool keeper had a bad game and made a number of bad decisions during the game. Partly-culprit of Arsenal’s equalizer. Trent Alexender Arnold- 5...

After last week’s away loss to Paris Saint-Germain where the Cote d’Ivoire international netted a late consolation, the hosts were looking to return to Stade Pierre-Mauroy with a positive result but were frustrated by Thierry Laurey’s side. Despite dominating the encounter with 18 shots [eight on target] mustered towards their visitors’ goal they had to settle for a share of the spoils, with their star man - on from start to finish - unable to get his ninth Ligue 1 goal of the season....

“It is very open, only Chelsea can lose it now because they are in front and all the other teams can win it. I’ve always said many teams are in it and it will be very tight until the end,” asserted Wenger. This season has seen both Brendan Rodgers and –notably – Jose Mourinho repeatedly state that they are not in the running for the title; an insistence that Wenger puts down to fear of failure....