There are a number of ways that Arsenal and indeed most other professional football clubs take children into their football academies. The most common ways that Arsenal selects its youth players are through tryouts held at the club and through the club's youth scouting network. The Academy was a founding member of the FA Premier … Read more

Gary Caldwell, is the current captain of English Premier League team Wigan Athletic. He primarily plays as a center back, but he has also been deployed at right back and in midfield. Earlier in his career whilst he was playing for Celtic, Caldwell did score own goals on three occasions, against Arsenal, Benfica and Aalborg. … Read more

In 1886, Nottingham Forest donated a set of red kits to Dial Square, the first incarnation of the club known today as Arsenal FC.

Two former Nottingham Forest players, Fred Beardsley and Morris Bates, moved to London to work in the Royal Arsenal, an armaments factory in Woolwich, London. Upon meeting other football fans … Read more

Arsenal FC have won more trophies than Tottenham Hotspur FC. The Gunners (Arsenal) have won 27 major honors, whilst Spurs (Tottenham Hotspur) have won 17. The teams have a fierce rivalry and matches between the clubs are known as the north London Derby. Arsenal have won this particular match more times than Spurs.

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As of 2012, captain Robin Van Persie is Arsenal's highest paid player. The striker currently earns £90,000 per week, although his salary will be substantially increased if he signs a new contract with the club later this year. Van Persie only has one year to run on his current deal and he has attracted the … Read more

Arsenal FC have won in the top flight of English football 13 times, holding the third highest amount of titles behind only Manchester United (19) and Liverpool (18). Furthermore the club has won 10 FA cups, second only to Man United (11), two league cups and 12 FA Community/Charity shields.

Although Arsenal have never won … Read more

Before leaving Arsenal for Barcelona in 2011, Cesc Fabregas's weekly salary was believed to be in the region of £110,000 per week. This made him one of the highest paid players in Arsenal's history.

After being scouted by Barcelona at an early age, Fabregas joined their youth ranks and began to impress many at … Read more

Arsenal F.C, an English football club from North London, have never won the Champions League. The closest the club has ever come to winning the competition was in 2006, when Arsenal were the runners up, losing to Barcelona 2 - 1 in the final. Arsenal are the first club from London to have ever reached … Read more

Arsenal's most expensive signing of all time was forward Andrey Arshavin who joined Arsenal for a fee of £15,000,000 in 2009 from Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Arsenal's manager, Arsene Wenger, is known to be a shrewd operator in the transfer market, and the £15 million which Arsenal forked out for their most expensive player … Read more

Football (soccer) is by far the most popular sport on the planet. The game is played by over 250 million players in over 200 countries. The FIFA World Cup - the pinnacle of the sport - is the most watched sporting event around the globe; and it has been estimated that 715.1 million people watched … Read more