In a mild surprise Zenit St. Petersburg defeated Manchester United 2-1 to claim the European Super Cup, which matches the winner of the Champions League against the winner of the UEFA Cup. Andrei Arshavin did get to play for Zenit in the second half and nearly scored soon after coming on. Its also yet another cup that Manchester United were playing for as they are entered in at least 7 competitions that I can think of with a trophy of some sort on the line. Click to continue reading...

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One day the story is dead, the next day it's back on. Tottenham's pursuit of Zenit St Petersburg forward Andrei Arshavin has been given a major boost after the Russians' boss Dick Advocaat admitted he expected the player to move to White Hart Lane. Zenit have reportedly lowered their asking price for the 27-year-old to below [. Click to continue reading...

If Ashley Young is worth £30 million then I'm worth £50 million and I'll through in the rights to Pro Soccer Weekly. Martin O'Neill is crazy if he thinks he can get that much a fringe player on the England team that can't even make it to the Euro 2008 tournament and is drawing 2-2 with a weakened Czech Republic team. Click to continue reading...

Hopefully this becomes great news for LLT´s Barça nut R.D. Baker as Zenit St. Petersburg officially stated that negotiations with Tottenham Hotspur over Euro2008 revelation Andrei Arshavin broke off earlier on Wednesday. This leaves the door wide open for Barcelona to come in and swipe the player, but there is very little time. Click to continue reading...

This indecisions bugging me
If you dont want me, set me free
Come on and let me know
Should I cool it or should I blow?
Should I stay or should I go now?

Aaaahhh the good ole Clash, you've gotta love them and never were more those words more appropriate then when looking at the many indecision regarding so many players across Europe. Click to continue reading...

Poor old Rafa Benitez nearly quit Liverpool because of how they handled the whole transfer saga regarding Gareth Barry according to this article in the London Times. Well my answer to that is boo hoo poor Rafa. If you want to quit Liverpool go ahead and do it because you are far from God's gift to management. Click to continue reading...

Barcelona are thought to have re-entered the race for Zenit St Petersburg playmaker Andrei Arshavin. Tottenham remain the favourites to land Russia's Euro 2008 hero but after Valencia's David Silva signed a new contract with the club, it is understood that the Catalan club could yet make a late bid for the player. Click to continue reading...

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The incredible sulk is off for what looks like a good price for Tottenham, but it throws up the question of who (or is it whom? Damn my common ways) Spurs should buy. I think Ramos and Levy already know the answer to this. From the day Ramos joined he would have known that Berba was [...] Click to continue reading...

I can't help feeling that the current media reports on our beloved Berbatov are the final sign that he's on his way.

Ramos has said today he'd love Berbatov to stay. For this read: "I know he's off, but I want the fans to know I did my best to keep him and always rated him as a player, so it's not my fault! Click to continue reading...

Andrei Arshavin insists he will keep on 'whining' until Zenit St Petersburg let him join Tottenham. The Russian playmaker insists personal terms have been agreed with Spurs but the fee for his sale remains in excess of £19million - a figure Tottenham are unwilling to match and which Arshavin is becoming increasingly frustrated with. Click to continue reading...

Boo hoo, poor Andrei Arshavin, he has a successful year for Zenit St. Petersburg and low and behold they actually want to hold him to the contract he signed. I know that this isn't the best writing that I've done, but I'm sorry what a load of crap. According to this article on Fox Sports, Arshavin's agent claims that he too is being treated like a slave because he can't move onto to the club of his choice in Western Europe. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham target Andrei Arshavin has gone on strike in a bid to engineer a move away from Zenit St Petersburg. The 27-year-old is furious at being priced out of his dream move to Spurs and refused to play in Zenit's 1-0 loss to Sibir Novosibirsk yesterday. The Russian outfit are holding out for a whopping £27million and [. Click to continue reading...

Andrei Arshavin's agent has attacked his client's club Zenit St Petersburg for pricing him out of a dream move to Tottenham. Spurs have been linked with the Russian international throughout the summer but Zenit are reportedly asking for £21 million for the 27-year-old attacker. The Lilywhites are believed to have offered £12. Click to continue reading...

Juande Ramos personally convinced Zenit St Pertersburg playmaker Andrei Arshavin to join Spurs after outlining the role he foresees for the Russian at White Hart Lane. Arshavin's agent revealed the Spaniard called the 27-year-old to explain his plans for the future. And Russia's hero of this summer's Euro 2008 was suitably impressed and now looks on the [. Click to continue reading...

Andrei Arshavin's agent still expects the Russian's move to Tottenham to go through despite his club Zenit St Petersburg holding out for a bigger fee. Media reports this morning claim that Spurs boss Juande Ramos is only prepared to pay the £16million they have already tabled for the play maker. But according to the Sun, the Russians [. Click to continue reading...

How good has Spurs' transfer activity actually been? I felt having seen a few "anti-Spurs" blogs, it was only fair that the playing field should be levelled out with a pro-Spurs blog. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham will complete the signing of Russian playmaker Andrei Arshavin 'in the next five days', according to the player's agent. Arshavin's agent Dennis Lachter told Sky Sports News that his client has agreed personal terms with Spurs and the deal could be announced by the weekend if a fee for the 27-year-old can be agreed with [. Click to continue reading...

Media reports claim that Spurs have put in a new bid for Russian star Andrei Arshavin. Sport Express claims that the Zenit St Petersburg player's agent, Dennis Lachter, admitted to local journalists that an offer from Spurs had arrived for the Russian international, but it was being put on-hold while they wait for Barcelona to firm [. Click to continue reading...

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It looks like Zenit may be holding on to Andrei Arshavin whether he likes it or not. They hinted that the Arsenal target may remain in Russia as no 'interesting' bids have been received for the playmaker. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is known to be a fan of Arshavin, and it was even rumoured that the club [. Click to continue reading...

Potential Arsenal target Andrei Arshavin believes he could be priced out of any potential move to a top European club. The 27-year-old star of the European Championships, has lashed out at current club Zenit St Petersburg, who are demanding nearly £24million for the Russian international striker. "Zenit are asking for so much money," said Arshavin. Click to continue reading...

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[Telegraph] - Arsenal have been rejected by two of their top transfer targets, Andrei Arshavin and Falcao, who have both rebuffed the north London club's overtures to sign them, according to reports. Arshavin, the Russian playmaker subject to intense speculation of a move to the Premier League this summer, reiterated his desire to join Barcelona but [. Click to continue reading...

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Arsenal would be an ideal transfer option for Andrei Arshavin because of the influence of manager Arsene Wenger, the Russian midfielder's agent claims. "The stable situation in the club and the influence of Arsene Wenger to Arsenal and to English football is huge. I think this is an advantage," Dennis Lachter told [. Click to continue reading...

London, England (Sports Network) - Russia star Andrei Arshavin has set his heart on a move to Arsenal, according to his agent. The Zenit St. Petersburg playmaker has been linked with moves to the Gunners, Chelsea and Barcelona following his eye-catching performances at Euro 2008. Earlier in the week, agent Dennis Lachter revealed an unnamed Premier League [. Click to continue reading...

Howdy. That's how we do it here in Florida, with a howdy. We've got a good bit of stuff today actually, so that's good because there hasn't been much to write about for oh...about six weeks. So let's get right down to it!

First off, Robert Pires has been selected as the 6th greatest Arsenal player of all time! Click to continue reading...

Here he is.. you can have him for £24 million!! Yesterday Barcelona bid £12 million and was shot down like a dodo bird with Zenit saying he's worth £24 mill.

This strapping 27-year old fellow lead Zenit St Petersburg to the UEFA Cup victory. In the final he managed to tally two assists in their dominating 2-0 victory against the Scottish side Rangers. Click to continue reading...

It's Spain v Germany on Sunday to decide who will win Euro 2008. The former secured their place in the final with a comprehensive 3-0 beating of Russia, with Cesc Fabregas coming off the bench in the second half to magnificent effect. The Arsenal midfielder has certainly strengthened his case for a place in the [. Click to continue reading...

Zenit St Petersburg star, and Russian frontman, Andrei Arshavin is now stating his intention to make a move, and his hope that the team will be Barcelona. "I've been a supporter of Barcelona all my life. Barcelona is my dream. I never thought that I would have a genuine chance to play for that [... Click to continue reading...

... and Scolari and Wenger. He thinks the Premiership is the best league; he watches the English league in the weekends; and, more importantly, he wants to change clubs. He said all this in an interview to the BBC [audio link -- thanks to a comment from yesterday's post.] So where's the catch? Well, for one, [. Click to continue reading...

Ha! So there, naysayers. The semi-final is always the canary in the mine for these international gatherings, and you know that when UEFA or whomever on the web with a rudimentary knowledge of iMovie eulogizes this glorious tournament in the form of second rate, poorly edited remembrance vids to be downloaded, stolen, and uploaded in grainy, Japanese-subtitled representations on Youtube and the Click to continue reading...

You might expect Arsene Wenger to be backing Cesc Fabregas' Spain to win this summer's tournament, although the Arsenal manager has forecasted that Luis Aragones' men will lose to Germany in the final. The Guardian report that the Frenchman has been enjoying Euro 2008, but then again, such is his obsession with football that he'd [. Click to continue reading...