Graham Ruthven

5 days ago | forbes.com | Graham Ruthven

While Mikel Arteta bullishly insisted that Arsenal had been the best team in this season’s Champions League, the reality is the Gunners will take no further part in the competition after Wednesday’s semi-final loss to Paris Saint-Germain. Domestically, Arsenal’s season ended a long time ago. The 2024/25 campaign was a disappointment for the North London outfit. Arsenal started the season targeting the Premier League title, its first since the days of Arsene Wenger.

5 days ago | unibet.co.uk | Graham Ruthven

The Spanish title is on the line this weekend with Barcelona hosting Real Madrid in a top-of-the-table Clasico. There has been over 2.5 goals in Barca’s last 10 matches against Los Blancos in all competitions. On top of this, there has been 16 goals in the previous three Clasicos between these two rivals. Kylian Mbappe will be a threat for Real Madrid having scored three times in his last two outings, including one in the recent Copa del Rey final against Barcelona.

6 days ago | thesoccerdispatch.substack.com | Graham Ruthven

PSG, Bayern Munich, Celtic… none of them are as dominant in their own league as FK Arkadag, although Guinness World Records are sceptical about that. Until only two weeks ago, Turkmenistan’s best team claimed to have won every match in their two-year history as a club. A streak of 70 consecutive victories would have made Arkadag’s winning run the longest ever recorded. Guinness, however, question the streak’s legitimacy.

1 week ago | fubo.tv | Graham Ruthven

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal will use the “rage, anger and frustration” of their recent poor form to turn around their Champions League semi-final tie against Paris Saint-Germain. There is indeed plenty for the Gunners to be exasperated about. Their season is slipping through their fingers. It would also help if Arsenal’s best players turned up. Martin Odegaard, for one, hasn’t been the same player since returning from injury earlier this season.

1 week ago | unibet.co.uk | Graham Ruthven

Eight days after Liverpool clinched the Premier League title, Trent Alexander-Arnold confirmed the worst-kept secret in football. The right-back will be departing Anfield at the end of the season and is expected to join Real Madrid. This news had been anticipated for months, but it thrust into sharp focus the work Liverpool have ahead of them this summer. Of course, the situation regarding out-of-contract players could have been much worse.