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Aaron Ramsey retires from football aged 35 after career spanning 20 years and more than 600 appearances for club and country; Ramsey began life with his boyhood club Cardiff before …
Aaron Ramsey retires: Former Arsenal and Wales midfielder announces end of 20-year playing career | Football News Read More
David Raya believes we have to enjoy the run-in as we head to Lisbon for the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg against Sporting CP. The Spanish stopper has called …
Raya: “We must enjoy this massive opportunity” | Video | News Read More
We begin our quest to reach successive Champions League semi-finals for the first time ever when we head to Portugal to face Sporting CP on Tuesday night (8pm UK). While …
Preview: Sporting CP v Arsenal | Pre-Match Report | News Read More
By virtue of finishing fourth in the First Division, Bertie Mee’s Arsenal side qualified for the 1969/70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, a European competition set up in the 1950s primarily to …
The Sporting success that led to Fairs Cup glory | History | News Read More
Gabriel sustained a knock in Saturday’s loss at Southampton Alex Pantling/Getty Images Gabriel, Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard will return for Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final first leg against Sporting CP …
Arsenal’s Gabriel, Declan Rice, Leandro Trossard to return vs Sporting CP – Mikel Arteta Read More
This is an updated version of an article first published in January. Rui Borges was coaching in amateur football seven years ago, but 2026 has seen him continue to defy …
Sporting CP’s Rui Borges: From amateur coaching to historic match against Arsenal Read More
The last time Viktor Gyokeres graced the pitch at Sporting CP’s Estadio Jose Alvalade in May 2025, he scored his 53rd goal of the season. His 82nd-minute strike in a …
How Sporting view Arsenal’s Viktor Gyokeres ahead of Champions League return – ‘A beast mentally’ Read More
Mikel Arteta insists that the team must retain some perspective and focus on our strengths, as we look to bounce back from successive defeats. We go into our Champions League …
Arteta – ‘Let’s focus on our identity’ | Press conference | News Read More
Shortly after touching down in the Portuguese capital Lisbon on Monday evening, Mikel Arteta met the media ahead of our Champions League quarter-final first leg clash with Sporting CP. The …
Every word from Arteta’s pre-Sporting presser | Press conference | News Read More
Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday, The Athletic discusses three of the biggest issues raised by the weekend’s action. With the Premier League campaign on hold before it enters …
The Briefing: Could Arsenal end the season empty-handed? Will the FA Cup help or hinder Leeds survival hopes? Read More