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Didier Drogba Leads Chelsea to A Simple Three Points Against Arsenal

Three more points for Chelsea and what looks like another season of woe for Arsenal in the English Premier League as the Pensioners overcame the Gunners with relative ease at The Emirates...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 4 days ago 270 reads 24 comments
Thierry Henry's Hand & Roy Keane's Mouth Remind Me Why Football Is Great

Shay Given sits on the French turf and contemplates what might have been, his state of dejection is mirrored by the Irish fans at the other end of the stadium and by the millions at home in Ireland ...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 6 days ago 359 reads 7 comments
As Stan Kroenke Ups Arsenal Share, Will Team be Americanized Before Arsenalized?

During the summer, members of the Arsenal board and Arsene Wenger announced that the club's stadium, The Emirates, would go under a process of redecoration three years after its opening...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 2 months ago 543 reads 12 comments
Champions League: Can Arsenal Gun Down the Greek Champions Olympiacos?

Tuesday and Wednesday night see the second lot of matches in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League. On Tuesday night at 19:45 GMT, Group H sees Arsenal entertain Olympiacos at the Arsenal ...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 2 months ago 434 reads 12 comments
Arsenal's Carling Cup Kids Coming Back Out to Play against West Brom

The end of September sees the big guns from the Premier League enter the race for the Carling Cup. For many of the bigger sides, it is an opportunity to give some of the younger and reserve players a run out in competitive games...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 2 months ago 1,343 reads 51 comments
Arsenal-Wigan: Gunners Entertain Wigan in Must-Win EPL Game

The Manchester and London derbies taking place this weekend are occupying all the headlines, but on Saturday, Arsenal entertain Wigan in what is bound to be an open game of football...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 2 months ago 356 reads 25 comments
Arsene Wenger Must Stop Making Same Mistakes If Arsenal Are To Challenge

Four games played; two lost, two won. Not exactly a great start, nor a terrible one either. There is a long way to go in the Premier League yet and with Chelsea and Manchester City the only undefeated ...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 2 months ago 2,359 reads 52 comments
EPL Preview: Manchester City v. Arsenal Is Going To Be A Cracker

With the transfer window shut and internationals out of the way for now, it is time for the English Premier League to get back to business, and what a lineup is in store...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 2 months ago 1,627 reads 85 comments
Are Barcelona and Manchester City Breaking the Same Rule as Chelsea?

"Any person subject to the FIFA Statutes and regulations (club officials, players' agents, players, etc.) who acts in a manner designed to induce a breach of contract between a professional and ...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 3 months ago 838 reads 46 comments
Stan Collymore Joins Moral High Ground Police and Slams Eduardo and Wenger

The Eduardo incident just rolls on and on with more ex-players, pundits and commentators joining in to condemn the Croatian international for inventing the art of diving. The latest to get involved in this saga is former Liverpool player Stan Collymore..

Written by Maire Ofeire about 3 months ago 326 reads 48 comments
Eduardo's Dive: British Xenophobes Must Quit Blaming "Johnny Foreigner"

The picture above shows Eduardo Da Silva coolly slotting home a first-half penalty that put Arsenal well on the road to victory in their Champions League Qualifier against Celtic at the Emirates last night...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 3 months ago 1,133 reads 130 comments
Maire Ofeire Is Gunner Go: Arsenal Co-Community Leader Steps Down

Unlike Arsene Wenger, I know when the going is good sometimes it is best to move onto pastures new. Okay, I kid, I kid, I'm still 95 percent behind Le Boss but I feel that it is right to call ...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 3 months ago 437 reads 46 comments
Sir Bobby Robson: Farewell to a Legend and a Gentleman

After a long, hard and brave battle with cancer, Sir Bobby Robson has passed away at the age of 76. Bobby was perhaps best known for his work with Newcastle United when he took them to the lofty ...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 4 months ago 88 reads 13 comments
Michael Schumacher Returns: Finally F1 Is Worth Watching Again

Seeing Michael Schumacher above in a headset just doesn't seem right, he should be in a helmet with his backside firmly planted in the latest Ferrari F1 car. Roughly three years since his retirement, the rain master is back...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 4 months ago 626 reads 30 comments
As Wenger All But Confirms Kolo Toure's Exit, Is It Deja Vu for Arsenal?

“We’ll see what’s happening in the next 24 hours…we have many centre-backs, seven centre-backs and I’m in a position where we have to play some in midfield…but ...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 4 months ago 1,216 reads 81 comments
From Arsenal's New Prodigy to the New York Mets' Fastest Pitcher: Sports Greatest Hoaxes and Pranks

If only every hoax and prank came with a neon light it may save the blushes of many. Since the beginning of time their have been elaborate pranks played on the public, only later emerging as massive hoaxes...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 4 months ago 509 reads 10 comments
Samir Nasri Out for Up to Three Months: Screw It! Bring Back Alex Hleb

Darn preseason, darn broken bones, and darn those Arsenal players made out of glass. This morning at Arsenal's annual preseason summer camp in Austria, French international Samir Nasri suffered ...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 4 months ago 939 reads 86 comments
Germany or Italy? Aston Villa or Feyenoord? Who Has the Best Football Shirt Of The Year?

Part of a club's identity or increasingly a tool to gain more pennies from a club's loyal fans? Whatever way one looks at them, football shirts or jerseys are part and parcel of the footballing experience...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 4 months ago 714 reads 28 comments
Adebayor Deal Is Done, But More Important For Arsenal, Mozart Is Back

Finally the deal has been done and Emmanuel Adebayor has signed for Manchester City on a five-year contract. Seen as the vast majority of Arsenal fans were planning parties on his departure, ...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 4 months ago 1,465 reads 64 comments
Emmanuel Adebayor's Arsenal Career in Pictures

It is as yet unsure whether Emmanuel Adebayor will join the revolution at Manchester City, but one thing is for sure and that is the Togo international will not be playing in an Arsenal shirt next season...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 4 months ago 695 reads 30 comments
I Know Arsenal Won't Buy Him but Still I Will Suggest David Trezeguet

Following on from other articles in the series started by Deepak Israni, I have chosen to nominate Frenchman David Trezeguet as a player I suggest Arsenal to buy although I know they probably won't...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 4 months ago 826 reads 77 comments
Andrei Arshavin: Either Dennis Latcher Is Deluded or the Media Are Bored

Arsenal's Russian assassin—particularly if you are Pepe Reina's goal—Andrei Arshavin has enjoyed such a tremendous start at the Emirates, that most Arsenal fans have taken to nicknaming him "AK-47"...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 5 months ago 729 reads 64 comments
Arsenal Buy Four, Sign Four, and Release 10 in Squad Reshuffle

Tomorrow is July 1, the day the transfer window officially opens as managers and players return from their summer rest...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 5 months ago 2,409 reads 25 comments
Thomas Vermaelen Confirmed as Arsenal's First Signing of the Summer

Arsenal FC today announced their first signing of the summer transfer window. It is, as expected, the 23-year-old Belgian international and former Ajax skipper Thomas Vermaelen...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 5 months ago 747 reads 33 comments
The Two Sides of the Roy Keane Coin

Captain fantastic or over zealous thug? Someone who knows when to walk away or someone who quits when the going gets tough? If anyone has divided people into lovers or haters it is former Manchester United and Rep...

Written by Maire Ofeire about 5 months ago 493 reads 32 comments

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Maire Ofeire Article Archive

Didier Drogba Leads Chelsea to A Simple Three Points Against Arsenal

Thierry Henry's Hand & Roy Keane's Mouth Remind Me Why Football Is Great

As Stan Kroenke Ups Arsenal Share, Will Team be Americanized Before Arsenalized?

Champions League: Can Arsenal Gun Down the Greek Champions Olympiacos?

Arsenal's Carling Cup Kids Coming Back Out to Play against West Brom

Arsenal-Wigan: Gunners Entertain Wigan in Must-Win EPL Game

Arsene Wenger Must Stop Making Same Mistakes If Arsenal Are To Challenge

EPL Preview: Manchester City v. Arsenal Is Going To Be A Cracker

Are Barcelona and Manchester City Breaking the Same Rule as Chelsea?

Stan Collymore Joins Moral High Ground Police and Slams Eduardo and Wenger

Eduardo's Dive: British Xenophobes Must Quit Blaming "Johnny Foreigner"

Maire Ofeire Is Gunner Go: Arsenal Co-Community Leader Steps Down

Sir Bobby Robson: Farewell to a Legend and a Gentleman

Michael Schumacher Returns: Finally F1 Is Worth Watching Again

As Wenger All But Confirms Kolo Toure's Exit, Is It Deja Vu for Arsenal?

From Arsenal's New Prodigy to the New York Mets' Fastest Pitcher: Sports Greatest Hoaxes and Pranks

Samir Nasri Out for Up to Three Months: Screw It! Bring Back Alex Hleb

Germany or Italy? Aston Villa or Feyenoord? Who Has the Best Football Shirt Of The Year?

Adebayor Deal Is Done, But More Important For Arsenal, Mozart Is Back

Emmanuel Adebayor's Arsenal Career in Pictures

I Know Arsenal Won't Buy Him but Still I Will Suggest David Trezeguet

Andrei Arshavin: Either Dennis Latcher Is Deluded or the Media Are Bored

Arsenal Buy Four, Sign Four, and Release 10 in Squad Reshuffle

Thomas Vermaelen Confirmed as Arsenal's First Signing of the Summer

The Two Sides of the Roy Keane Coin

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