Dan Critchlow

2 weeks ago | dailycannon.com | Dan Critchlow

Whether Saturday’s game between Canada and Ukraine was technically a competitive fixture is up for debate, with the teams taking part in an invitational tournament dubbed the “Canadian Shield”. The fixture certainly wasn’t very competitive on the pitch, with Canada racing into a 3-0 lead within 31 minutes thanks to goals from Jonathan David and Promise David. With the game already beyond Ukraine, Tajon Buchanan scored in the 81st minute to make sure of the win.

2 weeks ago | dailycannon.com | Dan Critchlow

13 Arsenal players were initially called up for international duty this month, delaying the start of their summer breaks. David Raya and Mikel Merino (Spain), Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil), Kieran Tierney (Scotland), Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, and Myles Lewis-Skelly (England), Jakub Kiwior (Poland), Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine), Martin Odegaard (Norway), and Leandro Trossard (Belgium) were all called up from Mikel Arteta’s squad.

3 weeks ago | dailycannon.com | Dan Critchlow

Arsenal youngster Ethan Nwaneri was named in the England u21 squad for their pre-Euros training camp this week, but that didn’t necessarily guarantee him a spot in the final squad for the tournament. England u21 boss Lee Carsley initially called up 29 players, but only 23 would be able to make his tournament squad. As a result, the training camp represented something of a tryout for the players involved. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Nwaneri was ultimately selected for Carsley’s final squad on Friday.

3 weeks ago | dailycannon.com | Dan Critchlow

Jorginho was announced as a new Flamengo player on Friday, and any doubts about whether he’d be joining his new club immediately or on July 1st were quickly put to bed. That was the debate prior to the transfer, with Jorginho still technically having a contract with Arsenal until June 30th. If he couldn’t reach an agreement to terminate early, he’d be unavailable for Flamengo in the early stages of the Club World Cup – with his new team’s first game on June 17th.

3 weeks ago | dailycannon.com | Dan Critchlow

The official UEFA Champions League social media pages have announced their 2024/25 Champions League Team of the Season, as selected by UEFA’s Technical Observer Group. The team is primarily composed of Paris Saint-Germain players, following their 5-0 win in the final of the competition against Inter Milan last week. But a few players from other clubs have been selected, including Arsenal’s Declan Rice.