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Grant and Sky Blues team-mate Danny Vukovic were amongst the uncapped members of Ange Postecoglou’s 30-man squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Iraq and United Arab Emirates. The Sydney duo will get one more chance to impress Postecoglou on Friday night when Arnold’s side host Central Coast Mariners in the A-League, with the Socceroos’ squad set to be trimmed to 23 players next week. Arnold has backed Grant to make an impact at international level, although he insisted the 26-year-old can still improve....

Suarez? Our quite remarkable lack of transfer activity? The youth coming through? Even as I write this I’m not quite sure where I’m going with this actually. I think I’m going to examine how the remaining few weeks of this transfer window could pan out, and the possible ramifications of our actions, or quite possibly inaction, in these next few crucial weeks. Where to start? Well, Suarez seems like the most logical place....

The Gunners took a third-minute lead through Alex Iwobi but Sokratis received two yellow cards in the space of seven minutes and Benjamin Bourigeaud equalised with a thunderous strike before half-time. An own goal from Nacho Monreal was followed by Ismaila Sarr heading home at the end of a swift break two minutes before the final whistle, sealing a surprise 3-1 victory for the Ligue 1 side. Emery – a three-time winner of the Europa League with Sevilla – felt Arsenal controlled the match until Sokratis’ dismissal and paid the price for failing to stifle a late Rennes break....

After seven matches of the 2019-20 campaign, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side have only won twice and collected nine points. They sit 10th in the table, only in the top half on goal difference, having amassed the same number of points as Burnley. United have twice had 10 points on the board at this stage of the season, in the 2018-19 and 2013-14 campaigns. Jose Mourinho lasted until December last term with Solskjaer installed as his replacement, initially on a temporary basis....

The Gunners’ new chief scout Sven Mislintat has close ties to the 20-year-old centre-back, who has also attracted interest from Olympiakos, and the Premier Leaguehave snapped him up in a deal worth £1.8 million. Read the full story on Goal! Lemar decides to join Liverpool Monaco star Thomas Lemar has decided to join Liverpool ahead of Arsenal and Manchester United, according to Yahoo Sports . Arsenal tried to sign Lemar last summer, but failed to finalise a €95 million deal on deadline day which, in turn, prevented Alexis Sanchez from joining Manchester City....

However, former Arsenal defender Sol Campbell has questioned a decision made by Gunners boss Mikel Arteta. Speaking to Football Insider, the 46-year-old labelled the exclusion of Ainsley Maitland-Niles from the starting lineup as strange. He said, Campbell had earlier stated he believed that England international Maitland-Niles would leave Arsenal in search of regular playing time to solidify his spot on the international scene. Maitland-Niles has been with Arsenal since 2003 and made his first-team debut in 2014, going on to make over 100 appearances in all competitions for the Gunners....

The Gunners are making a big mistake in letting Aaron Ramsey leave for free, this summer, according to the former Manchester United star, Darren Fletcher. Ramsey is set to join Italian outfit, Juventus, at the end of the season after failing to extend his contract with the Londoners. In case you didn’t know.. Coming through the ranks of Cardiff City, the Welshman signed for the Gunners in 2008. Following a couple of loan-spells at Cardiff and Nottingham Forest, the three-time FA Cup winner became an integral figure in the Gunners line-up....

Morata, 29, is familiar with Premier League football, as he moved to Arsenal’s fierce rivals Chelsea from Real Madrid in a £60 million deal in 2017. He has since moved on to Atletico Madrid, and is now on loan at Juventus. Calciomercato (via FourFourTwo) reports that Arsenal are looking to bring Morata from Juventus to fill the void left by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who joined Barcelona in January. It’s his time with Chelsea that will be worrisome for Gunners fans, though....

The Spain international, 21, joined Arsenal from the Catalans in 2011 and has developed into a key figure at the Emirates Stadium since making his first-team debut in September 2013. RUMORS: Madrid considered Wenger Goal revealed back in September that Barca is set to renew its efforts to sign the fullback in the summer, with the club still searching for a long-term replacement for Dani Alves. But Bellerin is adamant he is happy to stay at Arsenal and that he wants to remain with the club for a “long time”....

“It was very difficult. Obviously I was reassured by all the medical staff that I would come back. That was one thing getting over it, but obviously when you’re back running you feel certain things that aren’t working properly and you feel a bit heavy footed.” “Psychologically it was massive and I think it took me a few years to get over that – up until last season I think and that’s when I finally got over it....

Shkodran Mustafi’s header 10 minutes from the break was rapidly followed by Alexis Sanchez’s strike to give them the platform to claim a victory that keeps them in touch with the top four. Going into the game, only two sides in the top 13 had conceded more times this season than the Gunners, yet on Saturday they showed resolve to their play against opponents only outscored by Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool....

It is fair to say that Argentina’s hotshot forward enjoyed rather mixed fortunes in South Korea. The Racing Club wonderkid was tipped as one of the stars of the tournament after shining with five goals in this year’s South American Championship, but endured a disastrous start when he received a knee to the face during the Albiceleste’s warm-up clash against Vietnam. Wenger agrees new Arsenal deal Originally diagnosed with a frankly horrific-sounding ruptured windpipe, on further examination Martinez’s condition was revised to damage to his nasal cartilage....

Arsenal face Liverpool in FA Cup 5th round at the Emirates. After suffering an embarrassing defeat at Anfield, the Gunners will look for an instant revenge. Team and Injury News: “We have only one player back, that’s Flamini. He comes back from suspension, not injury, so he should be fresh and available. That is the positive news we have.” “From Wednesday night I don’t think we’ll lose anybody. I have just been informed Cazorla is ill in bed today so he may not be available for Sunday....

The player is reportedly set to arrive in London imminently for his medical and his move could be officially announced later today. In case you didn’t know… Nicolas Pepe enjoyed a breakthrough season at Lille and firmly established himself as one of the most potent attackers in Europe, registering 22 goals and 11 assists as he spearheaded his club to a place in the Champions League. The 24-year-old Ivorian was envied by the biggest clubs in world football and it has been reported that the likes of Manchester United, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid and Liverpool were in the running to secure his signature....

The centre-back will return to Saint-Etienne on loan for the next season to get more games under his belt, before returning to the Emirates next summer onwards. In case you didn’t know… Arsenal were in dire need of defensive reinforcements because of their shortcomings at the back last season, with both fans and pundits expecting an influx of quality defenders who would shore up their defence. With Saliba’s move to the Emirates looking inevitable, there was late interest from Gunners’ local rivals Tottenham Hotspur, and rumours of a transfer hijack started to surface....

Bayern willing to let Boateng leave this January for £12.8m According to Sky Germany, Boateng is understood to be looking for a way out of the Allianz Arena this winter, with the Bavarians reportedly prepared to let him go for a fee of £12.8 million (€15m). The Gunners are believed to be heavily interested in signing the Germany international as part of their plans to secure the centre of their defence amid an injury crisis....

Historically, nine-banded armadillos have thrived in the Southwest, with Texas hosting the largest population in the country, according to 101 Highland Lakes. But thousands of miles farther north, the armadillo is being spotted more frequently. Armadillos have been traveling up rivers and streams to the Midwest in recent years, and thousands of them are being spotted year-round as far north as Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois. “We’re puzzled because we were not expecting to find them this far north in the winter,” Dr....

Army ditched its mundane routines and cut loose like a bunch of rowdy civilians. And why not? The setting was right after Army beat Navy for the third straight game, this time in front of a packed house and the president. “I don’t ever want our guys to stop celebrating,” Monken said. “I promise you, I’ll be celebrating every year if we win this thing because I know how hard it is....

He loved it so much that he gave Watt and his “squad” an early screening of “Terminator Genisys.” But that’s not all. Schwarzenegger also gave Watt a personal message, which the Texans player posted to his Instagram page. MORE: Classic photos of J.J. Watt | J.J. Watt dissed for being two-star recruit “Of course in the next ‘Terminator’ you have to be the T-1000.” A video posted by JJ Watt (@justinjames99) on Jun 18, 2015 at 6:45am PDT...