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The Christmas period is particularly special for Arsenal, for it was on the 1st December, 1886 that the club was formed as Dial Square, its first matched played on the 11th of the same month. On Christmas Day 130 years ago, Dial Square changed its name to Royal Arsenal. For the current Arsenal, the build-up […] READ MORE
A good leader has been proven to be imperative for a successful Premier League campaign. In the last few years Wes Morgan of Leicester, John Terry of Chelsea, and Vincent Kompany of Manchester City, all of whom have leadership qualities in abundance, have they led their respective teams onto victory. Arsenal need this kind of leader […] READ MORE
Aaron Ramsey looks on with disappointment as Wales crash out while Giroud and Koscielny march onward to Paris for the final. READ MORE
As part of LastWordOnSports’ Euro 2016 coverage, we are tracking Arsenal players’ performances in France. After Jack Wilshere’s and Granit Xhaka’s respective teams lost in the Last 16, the remaining Arsenal players at the Euros are: France: Oliver Giroud, Laurent Koscielny Wales: Aaron Ramsey Germany: Mesut Özil Poland: Wojciech Szczesny Arsenal at Euro 2016: Ramsey, Koscielny, Özil […] READ MORE
Arsenal Euro 2016: Granit Xhaka and Mesut Özil prove penalty deficient, Oliver Giroud sets up French winner and Aaron Ramsey is enjoying himself in France. READ MORE
Arsenal at Euro 2016: Ramsey shows his class against Russia, Ozil puts in a Man of the Match performance and Xhaka makes a mockery of Puma's shirts. READ MORE
A 2-1 victory against Slovakia, a gut-wrenching 2-1 defeat to England and a 3-0 victory against Russia has seen Wales qualify to the Euro 2016 knock-out stages. They make it through for only the second time in their history. Wales finish the group stage atop of Group B. Wales qualify for Euro 2016 Last 16 A positive […] READ MORE
This summer will see Wales compete in their first major international tournament in 58 years. Boasting the world’s most expensive player in Gareth Bale, Wales qualified for the 2016 European Championships with 21 points from ten games, losing just once. En route to France, Bale scored seven of Wales’ 11 goals in the qualifying campaign. […] READ MORE
It is probably fair to predict that the campaign of Wales at Euro 2016 could be heavily reliant upon Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey. READ MORE
As per my tendency to jump ship in favour of current World Champions, Germany, at every Euro competition or World Cup, many an English football follower might trawl through their ancestry to find any glimmer of Welsh roots next year. Last night, Wales were beaten 2-0 by Bosnia-Herzegovina in a Euro 2016 qualifier, but that […] READ MORE
