London, United Kingdom | AFP | When the 100 day-wait for Premier League football comes to an end on Wednesday, the anticipation will be felt as keenly in Mumbai and Beijing as in Manchester and Birmingham. The global reach of the English top-flight has helped secure its position as the wealthiest …
Read More »Cardboard cut-outs and Zoom parties: the new normal for Premier League fans
London, United Kingdom | AFP | From cardboard cut-outs in the stands to Zoom watch parties, the return of the Premier League will be a bizarre experience for locked-out supporters. The English top-flight resumes behind closed doors on Wednesday, with fans forced to adapt to an unsettling new normal due to …
Read More »Arteta will be ‘ruthless’ to build winning mentality at Arsenal
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Mikel Arteta has warned Arsenal’s underachieving stars that he will be “ruthless” as the new boss looks to restore a winning mentality to his troubled club. Arteta, who had been working as an assistant to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, was hired by Arsenal on …
Read More »Wenger eyes return, misses ‘wet Wednesdays at Stoke’
Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is ready to return to football management and resume battle with that stubborn coat zipper, claiming he misses “wet Wednesdays at Stoke”. The Frenchman, who turned 70 earlier this week, ended his 22-year reign at Arsenal at the end of last season after capturing three …
Read More »Kane’s boyhood team-mate turns Chinese history-maker
Shanghai, China | AFP | Nico Yennaris was born in working-class east London, played with Harry Kane at Arsenal as a boy and is an England youth international. While Kane moved to Tottenham Hotspur and became England captain, Yennaris’s career has taken a very different direction, becoming the first naturalised player …
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