Posted by goonerlad on 10th August 2009
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has been called into the England Under-21 squad for the friendly against Holland in Groningen on Tuesday.
The 17-year-old has been promoted from the Under-20s by coach Stuart Pearce following an injury to Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba.
Wilshere has been tipped to have a chance of making the senior squad for the World [...]
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Posted by goonerlad on 22nd June 2009
Andrey Arshavin admits he would like to return to Zenit St Petersburg to end his career.
The Russian international left Zenit for Arsenal in a January transfer worth around £12million, but he admits he wants to eventually return to his former club.
“I played for Zenit for a long time and now I want to play abroad [...]
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Posted by goonerlad on 8th June 2009
David Beckham last night backed Theo Walcott to come through the toughest test of his fledgling England career.
The Arsenal winger was substituted at half-time in Kazakhstan as Fabio Capello showed he can be ruthless even towards England’s best young stars.
Walcott, 20, burst onto the world stage with his stunning hat-trick which tore Croatia apart in [...]
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