ZENIT St Petersburg forward Andrei Arshavin could be on his way to Arsenal after the Russian's agent confirmed that the club were in negotiations with one of England's 'Big Four' about a possible deal. Arsene Wenger was linked with a move for Euro 2008 star Arshavin over the summer but interest dwindled and the the [. Click to continue reading...

It didn't count, and it got him sent off for a second bookable offence. But Paul Schol's handball in the dying moments of Man Utd's 2-1 defeat to Zenit St Petersburg was still a might impressive effort. First of all it's bravely blatant. None of that sneaky stuff favoured by Diego Maradone, just a full on [. Click to continue reading...

During the past two weeks, I can't count how many times I've seen a headline from a major British newspaper tout that a major transfer deal was going to be concluded within the next 48 hours. Unbelieveable. It's now Thursday and there's only a few days remaining before the transfer window slams shut on Monday. Click to continue reading...

UEFA Cup champs Zenit St. Petersburg just made the single biggest splash of the summer transfer window by putting down an insane €30m for one Danny Alves, also making him the first player to break the €30m mark this summer. I know what you're thinking: who the hell is this guy and why is he [...] Click to continue reading...

A couple weeks ago Andrei Arshavin's agent went on a bit of a tirade, joining the masses suffering from skewed perception and labeled his client a "slave". We all know Andrei, just like Cristiano Ronaldo, is not a slave - it was simply agent speak, more commonly known as "bullshit" - but we didn't know [. Click to continue reading...

The Good Brazilians in London: Yeah yeah, Portsmouth ain't exactly on their level, but Big Boss is going to be mighty pleased this season with Luiz & Deco running the show at Stamford Bridge. See, money can buy happiness. HSV: Hamburger just lost their most bestest player and quite possibly the finest WAG in the Bundesliga, only [. Click to continue reading...

Andrei Arshavin, like Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafinha and Lionel Messi (since freed by his captors), is a slave. Held against his will by his rich vodka-drinking owners and forced to do unthinkable things like play football for millions of dollars and take cheesy glamour photos in a photo booth at a St. Petersburg mall. Click to continue reading...

It's certainly been a busy summer at White Hart Lane this year as Juande Ramos begins to weed out the players he feels are holding Spurs back over the last few weeks and looks to bring in the kind of players he feels can bring more silverware Tottenham's way. With the exception of Robbie Keane, [...] Click to continue reading...

Russian star Andrei Arshavin's merry-go-round of speculation has taken a huge twist, and involves another team from North London as the beneficiaries. The tricky Russian has been linked with Arsenal and supposedly Barcelona, as they were the player's 'dream club'. Reports claim that Tottenham have confirmed interest in the play-maker, who recently starred for Zenit St [. Click to continue reading...

Though Paris St Germain were in a relegation battle last season, they did manage to win the French League Cup, which qualifies them for the UEFA Cup competition. In preparing for their season, PSG has made some bold moves in the transfer market. Their first signing of the summer was Ludovic Giuly from AS Roma. Click to continue reading...

It looks like the floodgates in the transfer window have opened. So far this summer, it seems that the majority of major transfer deals have started and ended at Tottenham's White Hart Lane. The spark was Robbie Keane's move from Tottenham to Liverpool for 20.3 million pounds. That allowed Spurs to finalize the deal with Blackburn [. Click to continue reading...

Andrei Arshavin is world-class material. He deserves a better club and greater recognition than to spend his entire career languishing in the Russian League.To many soccer fans, this name may not ring a bell, that is, until the European Championships which concluded last month. Arshavin caught the eyes of soccer pundits and bigwigs with his [. Click to continue reading...

(First, if you haven't done our "Eyes of Euro 2008″ quiz, stop by here and make your best guesses. Then come back to this post for the answers.) Finally, the answers we've all been waiting for. Who did The Eyes belong to? You guys are amazingly good. All of the right answers [...] Click to continue reading...

Here are the odds and ends that have kept me entertained this Tuesday morning:

1). Freddy Adu will join Carlos Bocanegra in France as he is heading to Monaco on a season-long loan.

2). Ridge Mahoney and Luis Bueno discuss MLS, Mexico and the SuperLiga.

3). David Beckham praises MLS. Click to continue reading...

Jmayers at The Beautiful Game blog has asked an interesting question: Am I the only one tired of Arshavin?

He goes on to say: "This guy is getting so many headlines and I don't think he deserves them. It's not necessarily his fault -- our infatuation [with] transfer rumors probably is -- but with this guy I'm getting tired of it. Click to continue reading...

Some news to read as you kill your drunken husband with a folding couch: If this is modern slavery, then the line to get shackled up starts here (Unprofessional Foul) Arsenal transfer rumors, from A-Z (FansOnline) Toronto protest at the All-Star game. But not for the reason you think. (Major League Soccer Fan Blog) Was Arshavin too successful [. Click to continue reading...

The Song of the Glorious Arsh I'll sing you the song of the glorious Arsh As I heard it myself long ago. His transfer was rumored all over the world, Yet no one could say where he'd go: Whether golden-eyed Chelsea would pay well to sign him Or wine-sipping Barça would pluck off the vine him Or Midas-like Wenger would prospect and [. Click to continue reading...

As with every summer, a few names have dominated the headlines and transitioned from transfer story to full on midday soap opera. You've got The Ronaldo Who Can At Least Get Prostitutes' Genders Correct, Krispy Kreme's new spokesman Ronaldinho, and another guy who is no stranger to tasty snacks, Frank Lampard. Click to continue reading...

Russian club Zenit St. Petersburg have rejected Barcelona's bid for their star player Andrei Arshavin.  Zenit said that Barcelona did not meet their asking price for Arshavin, and therefore will terminate talks with Barcelona. Barcelona's original offer was 11.8 million euro, while the second offer was supposedly around 15 million euro. Click to continue reading...

I totally support this move. I like Arshavin and enjoyed his playing in Euros. I actually liked his strike partner better, but hey, we need someone who is creative and I think Arshavin fits that bill. At least, if Wenger things he'll work, then I support that. Also, I think Arsenal need to just let Adebayor go. Click to continue reading...

Looks like Andrei Arshavin is being lined up as the new Golden Boy at Chelsea. It's no secret that the Russian facepuller/playmaker - twice brilliant and once rubbish at Euro 2008 - wants out of Zenit St Petersburg and into one of the big leagues. The expected destination was Barcelona, but seems Roman Abramovih has swooped [. Click to continue reading...

I want to respond to Cameron.

My original article was mainly a criticism of the love given one game samples. Such samples do show that a player is skilfull but they do not show that the player will always bring offensive production to his team. As I ellaborated on before, I think Arshavin's long-term stats do indicate he is a very good player, one who will be perhaps a top 5 player in his position in any league he joins. Click to continue reading...

I have a quick thought on Andrei Arshavin's current popularity and impending sale (although the stars of the day are deservedly Torres and Xavi)

H.U has already posted that Arshavin is, while a very good player, not a consistent performer at the highest level. I would agree that the evidence points in this direction - Arshavin can certainly be expected to produce, but not dominate day in, day out. Click to continue reading...

Mee-lan look set to make Emmanuel Adebayor their newest signing, sending Arsene Wenger scouring for replacements. The Boss may like the cut of Peter Crouch's under-rated jib, but not for £15m. Expect Tottenham to outbid themselves by £3m on him, just to be safe. (Football 365) Arsene may actually have his sights on Sporting [. Click to continue reading...

Days after Arsene Wenger declares his interest in a player, Barcelona come along and ruin his plans once again. Not content with unsettling Alexander Hleb and Emmanuel Adebayor, the Catalans have also moved for a player before he's even reached The Emirates Stadium. Zenit St Petersburg have confirmed that Barcelona have made an approach for their [. Click to continue reading...

Three second half goals gave Spain a relatively easy 3-0 win over Russia, to book a place in the Euro 08 finals. This victory did come at a price however, as the leading scorer of the Euro tournament David Villa, will miss the finals with a muscle strain. Russia looked more like the team that lost 4-1 to Spain in the group stage, rather then the team that was on a great run and dominated the Click to continue reading...

As with every major football summer tournament, there are plenty of previously unknown players making themselves heard and putting themselves in the shop window this summer. Premier League sides are on high alert as Euro 2008 comes to an end and players begin to return to their clubs. There's set to be a real interest in the stars of Euro 2008 as the summer transfer activity kicks in. Click to continue reading...

Russian playmaker Andrei Arshavin has claimed that a move to Spanish giants Barcelona would be the culmination of everything he has worked for in his career.

After being suspended for Russia's opening two games of Euro 2008, Arshavin has set their campaign alight with a string of impressive performances for one of the tournaments dark-horses which has led Guus Hiddink's side to within one victory of a showdown with either Germany or Turkey in the final. Click to continue reading...

With no Euro games going on until Wednesday, lets check up on the latest transfer talk around Europe. Nasri to Arsenal Young French international Samir Nasri has confirmed on his website that he will be going to Arsenal. His websites lists a signing figure of 15.8 million euro. The exact quote from his website is, "We inform you with the news that Samir Nasri will not be an Olympique de Click to continue reading...

Despite only playing two games in Basle and Innsbruck, Russian playmaker Andrei Arshavin has become the hottest property in Europe, with teams all over the continent chasing his signature. The Zenit St Petersburg playmaker won the Russian championship and the UEFA Cup this season with his hometown club, and many predicted he would leave the club [. Click to continue reading...

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1. Rovers 'excited' by Ince - Perhaps this is continuity by any means necessary? Ince another branch of the SAF coaching tree and could bring a similar approach/tone to Rovers that Mark Hughes did.
2. Milan confirm Adebayor focus - Don't know how much of this is bluster, but Arsenal really need to hold on to K2.

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Until Russia's lengthy dismantling exercise in Basle on Friday, Holland's blitz on the proclaimed 'Group of Death' had been Euro 2008's foremost point for exclamation. To English audiences in particular, the proposition of a Dutch rebirth after twenty years of bungled failure was a thrilling and unexpected boon to a competition tainted by the absence [. Click to continue reading...

Andrei Arshavin is already 27. Did you realize that? That's just two years younger than Henry when he transferred to Purgatory and Shevchenko when he transferred to his little three-legged stool behind the Chelsea bench. I've enjoyed watching Arshavin as much as everyone else during the two games he's played at Euro 2008, but I [. Click to continue reading...

Globe and Mail columnist Stephen Brunt on Russian hero Andrei Arshavin,

"[Arshavin is] maybe, for all of the talk of Ronaldo and Deco and Villa and Torres and Ballack, the best player here."

I realize Brunt is aiming for a sensationalist line, a line to shock all us readers. Click to continue reading...

Watching Russia beat Holland 3-1 tonight in Basel to qualify for the semi-finals of Euro 2008, we may have seen the future champions of Europe. Their performance, at times, was simply breathtaking. Over the entire 120 minutes, the best team deservedly won the match. Holland had plenty of chances to score but they were, for once, [. Click to continue reading...