Martin Caparrotta Archives: 02/2011

A sense of disbelief swept over the Arsenal fans at Wembley following the catastrophic defensive mix-up that led to Birmingham City’s winner. But the scenario…

Arsenal’s six-year wait for a trophy continues after Obafemi Martins snatched a last-gasp winner for Birmingham City as the Blues claimed their first major silverware…

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits beating Birmingham City to win the Carling Cup on Sunday would lift a substantial weight off his young side’s shoulders.…

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas will definitely miss Sunday’s Carling Cup final against Birmingham with a hamstring injury, Arsene Wenger has confirmed. The 23-year-old Gunners skipper…

Sir Trevor Brooking is hopeful English players will soon retake centre stage in the Premier League following the influx of foreign talent in recent years.…

Tickets for this year’s Uefa Champions League final at Wembley are set to go on sale next Thursday – but they will be most expensive in the tournament’s history

Arsene Wenger refused to get carried away after seeing his side conquer Barcelona for the first time – and insisted the Catalan giants are still favourites to progress to the quarter-finals

Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola admits he enjoys watching Arsenal but is not looking forward seeing his side come up against Arsene Wenger’s men on Wednesday night

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp hailed his side’s united approach after Peter Crouch struck late to stun AC Milan at San Siro on Tuesday night

Chris Robshaw has been named January’s Aviva Premiership Player of the Month after he marshalled Harlequins to eight consecutive wins in all competitions

Theo Walcott admits the news of Manchester United’s shock defeat at Wolves instantly lifted the mood in Arsenal camp in the wake of the Gunners’ four-goal capitulation against Newcastle

Ireland’s Brian O’Driscoll is within touching distance of breaking the Championship try-scoring record that has stood since 1933

Liverpool boss Dalglish hailed his side’s professional performance after the Reds stunned Chelsea at Stamford Bridge

Roberto Di Matteo admits he did not expect to be sacked by West Brom and is disappointed he won’t have the chance to lead the club to Premier League survival

Lionel Messi hit a hat-trick as Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 at Camp Nou and set a new La Liga record of 16 successive wins in the Spanish top flight

Fifa has confirmed it will test 10 goal-line technology systems next week ahead of a meeting of football’s lawmakers in March

Viewers may soon be free to by-pass UK broadcasters and watch live matches on cheaper foreign channels

Real Madrid set up a cup final showdown with Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final after their 2-0 win over Sevilla on Wednesday night

Manchester United right-back Gary Neville has announced his retirement from football with immediate effect

Bath have announced the signing of England centre Dan Hipkiss on a two-year deal from Leicester Tigers

Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri is on the verge of signing a new long-term contract, according to the player’s agent