Notable arrivals: Mikael Silvestre (Manchester United), Amaury Bischoff (Werder Bremen), Samir Nasri (Marseille), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City), Francis Coquelin (Stade Lavallois) Notable departures: Philippe Senderos (AC Milan, loan), Armand Traore (Portsmouth, loan), Justin Hoyte (Arsenal), Jens Lehmann (Stuttgart, free), Mathieu. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Mikael Silvestre (Manchester United), Amaury Bischoff (Werder Bremen), Samir Nasri (Marseille), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City), Francis Coquelin (Stade Lavallois) Notable departures: Philippe Senderos (AC Milan, loan), Armand Traore (Portsmouth, loan), Justin Hoyte (Arsenal), Jens Lehmann (Stuttgart, free), Mathieu. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Mikael Silvestre (Manchester United), Amaury Bischoff (Werder Bremen), Samir Nasri (Marseille), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City), Francis Coquelin (Stade Lavallois) Notable departures: Philippe Senderos (AC Milan, loan), Armand Traore (Portsmouth, loan), Justin Hoyte (Arsenal), Jens Lehmann (Stuttgart, free), Mathieu. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Mikael Silvestre (Manchester United), Amaury Bischoff (Werder Bremen), Samir Nasri (Marseille), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City), Francis Coquelin (Stade Lavallois) Notable departures: Armand Traore (Portsmouth, loan), Justin Hoyte (Arsenal), Jens Lehmann (Stuttgart, free), Mathieu Flamini (AC Milan, free), Alexander. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Mikael Silvestre (Manchester United), Amaury Bischoff (Werder Bremen), Samir Nasri (Marseille), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City), Francis Coquelin (Stade Lavallois) Notable departures: Armand Traore (Portsmouth, loan), Justin Hoyte (Arsenal), Jens Lehmann (Stuttgart, free), Mathieu Flamini (AC Milan, free), Alexander. Click to continue reading...

What is undoubtedly the world's richest soccer league, arguably the best soccer league, (let's here it from the Serie A and La Liga fans now) but certainly the most-widely watched soccer league in the world begins in a few short hours: the English Premier League.

What's the connection to soccer in Los Angeles?

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So the new season is upon us, we kick off tomorrow against West Brom and as is traditional on Arseblog here's a preview of our squad.

Goalkeepers: Jens Lehmann was a hugely experienced keeper yet it was his mistakes that gave the chance to Manuel Almunia last time around.

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Der aktuell beste Bundesliga-Torwart ( zähle ich Jens Lehmann mit? ) René Adler hat sich im Training verletzt und fällt somit sowohl beim Bundesliga-Auftakt, als auch für die Nationalmannschaft aus. Bei der Nationalmannschaft soll Tim Wiese einspringen. Bayer 04 muss zum Glück nicht auf Tim Wiese zurückgreifen, sondern lassen ihren zweiten Torwart, Benedikt Fernandez, das [. Click to continue reading...

In their first match since Jens Lehmann announced his international retirement, Jogi Löw is preparing or the friendly against Belgium on August 20. Not only will the team's goal keeping position see a new face, but so will several other positions. Tim Borowski (Bayern Munich), David Odonker (Real Click to continue reading...

Something to read while you get a little too friendly with a park bench... End of the Mad Jens Mannschaft era (Germany WCB) Anthony Annan - Blackburn's Makelele? (101 Great Goals) Arsenal and Ajax serve up a five goal thriller (Calcio Plus) Petition to name a stand after Sir Bobby Robson (Newcastle United FC Blog) Wanted: Premiership Striker (Hull Offside) Brett [. Click to continue reading...

After a talk with  coach Joachim Löw and goalkeepers coach Andreas Köpke, Jens Lehmann has announced that he is retiring from international duty and will no longer be Germany's goal keeper. The announcement came today after the trio had sat down and had a two hour discussion. "I could not give Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger is preparing to launch a £6million bid for unsettled West Ham keeper Robert Green, according to reports. The Arsenal boss is keen to add another goalkeeper to his squad following the depature of Jens Lehmann to Stuttgart. And according to reports this morning, Hammers star Green - who put in some excellent displays for the [. Click to continue reading...

Mit Jens Lehmann hat die Bundesliga nicht nur einen seiner besten Torhüter wieder, sondern auch einen seiner viel zitierten "Typen." Der mittlerweile 38 Jahre alte, gebürtige Ruhrpottler ist für unverblümte Äußerungen bekannt und sein leicht entzündliches Temperament ist bei Freund und Feind gefürchtet. Click to continue reading...

ARSENAL Notable arrivals: Amaury Bischoff (Werder Bremen), Samir Nasri (Marseille), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City), Francis Coquelin (Stade Lavallois) Notable departures: Jens Lehmann (Stuttgart, free), Mathieu Flamini (AC Milan, free), Alexander Hleb (Barcelona, £12m), Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos, £1m) With the Gareth. Click to continue reading...

Jens Lehmann left Arsenal for Stuttgart in a bit of a strop. I know Jens Lehmann does everything in a bit of a strop, but his Emirates exit was particularly grumpy. So how could Arsenal make Mad Jens even madder? By scoring all over him on his Stuttgart debut of course. It briefly looked like Lehmann [. Click to continue reading...

Jens Lehmann has warned Emmanuel Adebayor that the grass is not always greener on the other side and has urged the striker to remain at Arsenal. The Togolese forward has been frequently linked with a move away from the Emirates this summer, with Barcelona and AC Milan said to be in the race. However, interest appears to [. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Amaury Bischoff (Werder Bremen), Samir Nasri (Marseille), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City), Francis Coquelin (Stade Lavallois) Notable departures: Jens Lehmann (Stuttgart, free), Mathieu Flamini (AC Milan, free), Alexander Hleb (Barcelona, £12m), Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos, £1m) Emmanuel Adebayor will start. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Amaury Bischoff (Werder Bremen), Samir Nasri (Marseille), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City), Francis Coquelin (Stade Lavallois) Notable departures: Jens Lehmann (Stuttgart, free), Mathieu Flamini (AC Milan, free), Alexander Hleb (Barcelona, £12m), Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos, £1m) Emmanuel Adebayor will start. Click to continue reading...

Former Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann has never been one to shy away from the spotlight, and the Stuttgart keeper took one last swipe at Manchester United and Chelsea following Arsenal's 3-1 friendly win over the German club on Wednesday. It... Click to continue reading...

Good morning to you, another week has flown by, eh?

There's plenty of Arse action coming up this weekend as the Emirates Cup takes place with games against Juventus and Real Madrid. Certainly a good test for the squad and, with the games on TV, a chance for us to have a proper look at the likes of Vela and Nasri, and to assess the rest of the lads in terms of fitness etc.

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Emmanuel Adebayor is staying at Arsenal, says Arsene Wenger

Arsene Wenger is adamant that striker Emmanuel Adebayor is still fully committed to the Arsenal cause and remains confident that the African will be playing for the club at the start of the new season.

The Togo international, who is a target for Barcelona and AC Milan, looked short of fitness when he returned to the Arsenal side with a subdued 45-minute run-out in Wednesday's otherwise impressive 3-1 victory at Stuttgart. Click to continue reading...

Former gunner Jens Lehmann has insisted that his previous club play better football than Premier League big-hitters Chelsea and Man United. Jens took part in a friendly against Arsenal between the sticks at the opposite end. The Stuttgart keeper made a few important saves in what was a quite signfinicant performance from Arsenal's young guns. Click to continue reading...

Gunners defeat Jens Lehmann's new team Arsenal fought back from 1-0 down to claim an impressive away win in Germany. We have pictures from the game, plus a video of match highlights that you can watch after the jump. Click... Click to continue reading...

Arsenal net £7m David Bentley windfall

Arsenal are set to receive up to £7 million following David Bentley's transfer from Blackburn to Tottenham.

Reports suggest a 50 per cent sell-on clause was included in the deal when Bentley left Arsenal to move to Ewood Park in 2006.

The England midfielder will today complete a £15 million move to White Hart Lane, a fee that could rise to £17 million. Click to continue reading...

It's been a day of ex-players, as Arsenal traveled up to Germany to help VfB Stuttgart celebrate the renaming of their stadium (to the Mercedes-Benz Arena- Stuttgart is the home of the company, after all). Stuttgart, of course, is the new home of former Arsenal goalkeeper/entertaining character Jens Lehmann.

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