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American President John F. Kennedy once famously said: “Ask not what your country can do for you.  Ask what you can do for your country.”  If you’re the French national team, your response to that clarion call is: “We can do very little”.  France took one on the chin on Match Day 7 as Mexico [...]

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Apologies for the delay in getting this posted.  Andy & I had a bit of a publishing mix-up.  Got it sorted & updates will be more timely going forward. ***** The history!  The pageantry!  The anticipation!  The crazy, vuvuzela-playing fans!  Sepp Blatter telling everyone we’re in South Africa!  Yes, the World Cup is upon us.  [...]

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Greetings, fellow Gooners. Welcome to the AFC Blog Arsenal Squad World Cup Preview.  We’ll do some quick hitters on all the Arsenal players involved in the upcoming World Cup to kick things off, and list each player by group and team so you can follow along.  As we move through the month-long tournament for the [...]

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After a weekend off from blogging I’m refreshed and ready to tackle all things Arsenal. The agenda for this week sees the away leg of our Champions League Round of 16 clash with FC Porto followed by a home game in the league against Sunderland. They are two games that probably sit in the medium-hard [...]

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Hello all, Abou Diaby here. As tonight sees the start of a new year I thought I’d share with you my resolutions for 2010. Avoid injuries such as muscle strains, ligament damage or scurvy. Grow my hair as long as Kyp Malone from TV On The Radio. Make a move to my dream club the [...]

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It’s bottom-of-the-table Portsmouth in the league tonight in another important game. With Chelsea winning last night to end their little blip it’s vital that we bring three points back from Fratton Park to keep up our chase at the top. Cesc Fabregas will of course be absent after tweaking his hamstring against Aston Villa, although [...]

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I’m not sure how happy Arsene Wenger will be about this but both Abou Diaby and Denilson have been talking up how much they’d love to play in next year’s World Cup in South Africa. In-form Diaby has said making the World Cup is a big aim of his and he will “do everything to [...]

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