There were grey skies over north London on Monday, but the sea of red and white as fans packed out Armoury Square in their thousands was a sight to behold. The celebrations were limited to a 10,000 capacity for safety reasons but fans turned out in their droves, some of which arrived as early at...
“She’s a total footballer. She’s got everything,” Arsenal manager Renee Slegers said of Caldentey earlier this season. Her impact was instant and transformative. Arsenal went from a struggling side at the start of the season to a team marching up the table, sealing second spot in the WSL and competing with Europe’s elite. Caldentey’s role...
Declan Rice says Arsenal need “big balls” and “magic moments” if they are to overturn their semi-final deficit against Paris St-Germain and reach the Champions League final. Mikel Arteta’s side face the French champions in Paris on Wednesday (20:00 BST) after losing the first leg 1-0 courtesy of Ousmane Dembele’s early strike at Emirates Stadium...
Courtesy of Sophie Lloyd “Raymond Lloyd” was granted membership of the Magic Circle in 1991 A magician who tricked her way into the Magic Circle is finally being granted membership – 34 years after she was kicked out. Sophie Lloyd says she disguised herself as a man to fool examiners into letting her join the...
Arsenal are a team that have become renowned for their threat at set-pieces, but direct free-kicks are something different. Arteta said after the game they hadn’t scored one since September 2021, so to score two in 13 minutes against Real Madrid “showed the beauty of whoever invented this sport”. Arsenal’s free-kicks are usually taken by...