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The 21-year-old moved to the Bundesliga club in 2016 and has since established himself as one of the most promising centre-backs in Germany, prompting reported interest from several Premier League clubs. Seyit Mehmet Ozkan claims Arsenal have beaten Bayern Munich to Soyuncu’s signature, though, saying the Gunners have already been in contact with Altinordu as part of the process. “Caglar Soyuncu is set to join Arsenal,” he said at the International Football Economic Forum on Thursday....

In case you didn’t know… The right winger enjoyed a great season in Ligue 1 as he scored 22 goals in 38 appearances for Lille. The club’s manager confirmed in May that Pepe will be leaving this summer but till date, no deal has been agreed. Meanwhile, Arsenal have signed Gabriel Martinelli and William Saliba on permanent deals. The latter has been loaned back to St-Etienne for the upcoming season. In addition to the duo, the Gunners also welcomed Dani Ceballos on a season-long loan deal from Real Madrid....

Cole has been an integral part of WWE television for two decades not just on-screen, but backstage as well. He rarely gets his due credit, but a WWE Hall of Famer recently revealed that he told Michael Cole about the great job he does, week in, week out on WWE television. Arn Anderson, who is currently with AEW, spoke about Cole on his podcast recently, and revealed what he told the SmackDown commentator a few months before he was released by WWE....

Naval Criminal Investigative Services (NCIS) confirmed the arrests of two Marines and one sailor — all based out of Camp Pendelton in southern California — in an emailed statement to Newsweek. The three arrests bring the total of those apprehended in connection to the case to 19 people. “NCIS apprehended 18 Marines and one Sailor yesterday in relation to an ongoing investigation into allegations of human smuggling and drug-related offenses....

Going into this game, both teams were going well and were evenly matched. It was billed in some cases as the battle of the forwards and midfielders, and this proved the case. Spurs have a top quality forward line - in Kane, Son, Alli, and Eriksen. Arsenal too holds Aubameyang and Lacazette, and this game was ultimately decided by Arsenal’s strike force which prevailed over Tottenham’s. Prior to the game, Tottenham was three points ahead of Arsenal in the table, though had slid from third to fourth, following Chelsea’s win over Fulham....

In other all-English Premier League matchups in Monday’s draw, Crystal Palace hosts Tottenham, and Manchester City will be at home to Burnley. Titleholder Chelsea was given a home game against one of two lower-league teams, Sheffield Wednesday or Luton. Barnet, the only non-league team in the last 32, was drawn at home to second-tier Brentford. The fourth round will be played from Jan. 25-28. Swansea vs. Gillingham AFC Wimbledon vs....

‘The Special One’ stated that Arsene Wenger had not made his team champions despite being at the helm for so long, “The Arsenal manager hasn’t won a championship in 14 years. I haven’t won a championship in 18 months. He, in 14 years failed to build a team to be champion,” quipped Mourinho. “I’ve been here for four months. And the demand (to win) is only for me and not for others”, he added...

Unai Emery’s men, who will not be playing Champions League football next term having finished fifth and lost in the final of the Europa League to Chelsea, face a tricky opening-weekend trip to St. James’ Park before returning home to take on Burnley. A visit to Anfield on August 24 is then followed by the first north London derby of the season. New Year’s Day sees Arsenal host Manchester United while the return game against Tottenham will take place on April 25....

Arsenal have reportedly rejected Everton’s loan offer for the midfielder, with Mikel Arteta preferring to either keep at the club or let him leave on a permanent deal. This has seemingly frustrated Maitland-Niles, who took to Instagram to express his feelings towards the whole situation. The Englishman posted a story with the caption: The midfielder also tagged Arsenal’s official Instagram account in the post. This has garnered mixed reactions from fans, with some lambasting the club’s treatment of Maitland-Niles, while others called the Englishman’s behavior unprofessional....

Ramsey has reportedly been managing a hamstring injury that he sustained before the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City on February 25. The 27-year-old featured in the Gunners’ Premier League loss to City and the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie with AC Milan, scoring the second in a 2-0 win. Giggs expects Ramsey to feature in the second leg with Milan on Thursday, but he will then treatment that has ruled him out of the China Cup....

The Gunners have one eye on a Europa League semi-final first leg clash with Atletico Madrid on Thursday, but are aware of the need to get key men match sharp. Arsene Wenger has named a strong side for a meeting with the Hammers, with the long-serving Frenchman starting his farewell tour following the revelation that he is to step down at the end of the season after 22 years in north London....

Arsenal: Ospina, Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Xhaka, Ramsey, Wilshere, Ozil, Mkhitaryan, Welbeck. Subs: Cech, Chambers, Kolasinac, Elneny, Maitland-Niles, Iwobi, Nketiah.AC Milan: Donnarumma; Borini, Bonucci, Romagnoli, Rodriguez; Suso, Kessie, Montolivo, Calhanoglu; Cutrone, André Silva Subs: Storari, Musacchio, Zapata, Biglia, Bonaventura, Locatelli, Kalinic

Sanchez misses out after being rested following Chile’s World Cup qualifying expolits last week in which they failed to qualify for next summer’s tournament in Brazil. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger said before the game that he would assess Sanchez’s physical and mental state before deciding to whether select him for the match at Vicarage Road. Alexandre Lacazette starts as the lead striker for the Gunners, with Alex Iwobi playing alongside Welbeck in the deeper roles....

The conjectures began when Meghan Thee Stallion posted a series of tweets on August 11th, thanking her fans for supporting her throughout a rigorous court battle with her label agency 1501 Certified Entertainment and its CEO Carl Crawford. Meghan, who has been fighting the CEO of the agency in court, informed her fans that she has always had difficulty releasing her music through the agency, and that she will be leaving soon....

Aroldis Chapman, Aaron Boone and Kevin Cash have been handed suspensions of varying degrees for their dust-up in Tuesday night’s 5-3 Yankee win over Tampa Bay. The fireworks got started early, when Yankees started Masahiro Tanaka plunked Rays’ Joey Wendle with two outs in the top of the first, which many seems as intentional. Chapman tried to deliver some more vengeance on part of the Yankees by throwing at Michael Brosseau’s head in the ninth inning....

Girardi told reporters Chapman was an option to close Wednesday’s game vs. the Orioles if the opportunity presented itself. New York and Baltimore were rained out; the teams will make up the game Thursday, which was originally an off-day for both clubs. STANDINGS: Yanks trying to catch Red Sox in AL East Girardi made his comments one day after Chapman turned in a second consecutive strong outing and his replacement, Dellin Betances, blew a save by allowing a walkoff two-run home run to Manny Machado....

Franklin still recognizes what Saturday’s game against Pittsburgh at Heinz Field means for the program. These in-state rivals haven’t met since 2000, and this might be the best game on a featherweight Week 2 schedule. This is the Keystone Classic, dammit. MORE: 10 biggest Week 1 overreactions “I think it’s an important game,” Franklin said. “There’s no doubt about it. There’s an excitement. We’ve heard about it all offseason with high school coaches....

But that doesn’t mean what many believe it to mean. The panic that has surrounded college athletics within the past week began with a prediction from a sitting athletic director that the breakup of Division I was “inevitable”, escalated when a representative of a third-team All-ACC guard attempted to juice the young man’s NIL deal and crescendoed when it was revealed an All-American wide receiver might choose to transfer because of the potential to accept a multi-million-dollar offer....

Developed by Chicago-based Intersport in 1991, “Courage in Sports” is entering its 26th year of celebrating the most incredible athletes in the world. Traditionally a one-hour television special aired each fall, Sporting News will be the official online home for “Courage in Sports.” Each week, “Courage in Sports” will deliver a relevant and powerful story of courage, resilience and excellence in the face of adversity.