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Martin Odegaard returns to Arsenal training but left out of Norway squad

Nov 5, 2024 | nytimes.com | Amy Lawrence |James McNicholas

The 25-year-old has missed Arsenal's last 12 games in all competitions after sustaining an ankle ligament injury during international duty in September. However, in what is a major boost for the north London side, the midfielder was spotted in training ahead of Arsenal's trip to Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday. It is yet to be confirmed whether Odegaard will travel with team-mates to Italy later on Tuesday.
Edu has been a charismatic connector at Arsenal and he will be a tough act to follow

Nov 4, 2024 | nytimes.com | Amy Lawrence

Edu is a talker. A smiler. A sounding board. A charmer. Soft skills might not seem like the priority characteristic for a role as cutting edge as a sporting director in football. But for Edu, they have consistently underpinned his approach as he has navigated how teams are run, and constructed, since the end of his playing days.
Preston away and a sitdown with Per Mertesacker

Oct 30, 2024 | nytimes.com | Amy Lawrence

Good morning, friends. It is my turn to welcome you to a new day on planet Arsenal with a few thoughts on what is going on at the club. I am looking forward to a proper away day - maybe see some of you on the train up to Preston North End for tonight's Carabao Cup match? There should be about 5,000 Arsenal fans at the game.
Arsenal can't catch a break

Oct 28, 2024 | nytimes.com | Amy Lawrence

If football is a game with circumstances that, so the saying goes, even themselves out, sooner or later Arsenal could do with feeling something might go their way. But right now, they seem to be enduring the kind of spell that is the footballing equivalent of opening an umbrella with a hole in it, missing the bus, and getting drenched as another one zooms past without stopping while speeding through an enormous puddle. As Mikel Arteta promised, his team spent some of this match flying.
Injury worries, a new appointment and whether height matters

Oct 25, 2024 | nytimes.com | Amy Lawrence

Good morning friends. Welcome to Arsenal Today, our new daily bulletin from all of us on The Athletic's Arsenal beat. With the weekend fast approaching, thoughts zoom towards Mikel Arteta's press conference today. The atmosphere has been a bit nervier in the past week, with injuries mounting and the quality of performance dipping. James McNicholas will be at the training ground to assess the all-important fitness updates.
Manchester United, Arsenal and the 'Battle of the Buffet'

Oct 24, 2024 | nytimes.com | Oliver Kay |Amy Lawrence

A fierce rivalry had raged for years as the two teams battled for Premier League supremacy. What began with enmity and distrust between managers Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger escalated into grudge matches on a scale the league has not seen since - two outstanding teams united by mutual loathing.
Arsenal's road to 2,000 top-flight wins

Oct 17, 2024 | nytimes.com | Will Jeanes |Amy Lawrence

Arsenal's next win in the Premier League will be their 2,000th in the top division of English football. Only Liverpool (2,065) have reached this milestone before and the London club are almost 100 victories clear of Manchester United in third.
Arsenal have many faces

Oct 2, 2024 | nytimes.com | Amy Lawrence

The first real insight into Mikel Arteta's duel-winning mania came during Arsenal 's All Or Nothing Amazon documentary. As he famously raged in one particular dressing room dressing down, "When I lose a duel I am upset!" Comparing and contrasting that version of Arsenal from three seasons ago with this, you can chart how much more powerful and competitive they have become because the duel-o-meter is now off the scale. He has much less reason to be upset. Look at them.
Arsenal's David Raya is unflustered, unfussy

Sep 20, 2024 | nytimes.com | Amy Lawrence

Like all slow burns, appreciating something that took time to grasp gives the heat a different kind of depth. David Raya, whose signing confused and frustrated many Arsenal supporters at the time of his arrival, was given a special ovation by the travelling corner at Atalanta's new stadium. They were not the only ones in awe of his breathtaking double save. "He's a cat!" exclaimed the Italian Mister who has been around many blocks, Gian Piero Gasperini.
Arsenal 14-year-old Max Dowman becomes youngest ever UEFA Youth League goalscorer

Sep 19, 2024 | nytimes.com | Amy Lawrence |Nnamdi Onyeagwara

Arsenal midfielder Max Dowman has become the youngest player ever to score in a UEFA Youth League game. Dowman - aged 14 years, eight months, and 19 days - scored Arsenal Under-18s' only goal in a 4-1 defeat to their Atalanta counterparts to become the competition's youngest-ever goalscorer since its inception in 2013. Born on December 31, 2009, Bowman made his debut for Arsenal U18s in September 2023, aged 13.