Sensational rumours are spreading that Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira could be heading back to the north Londoners on a season-long loan deal. The 32-year-old Frenchman became a Gunners legend during his nine years with the club and fans would certainly welcome the return of their former hero and skipper. Click to continue reading...

Wicked Deflection claims to have found the answer to all (or at least most) of Arsenal's problems: the return of Patrick Vieira.

The chance to return would be a no-brainer for Pat as he's part of the Inter squad now led by the reprehensible Jose Mourinho.

There's no question that a healthy Patrick Vieira would be just what the doctor ordered for the Arsenal midfield. Click to continue reading...

We all know how good Micah Richards is. The Manchester Citeh ace even made his debut against the Gunners on 22nd October 2005 as a sub and was given his full debut on February 12, 2006 against Charlton Athletic.

He played in the majority of Manchester City's matches for the rest of that season, and was named as the club's Young Player of the Year for the 2005-06 season. Click to continue reading...

After reportedly have a £25million bid for Steven Gerrard rejected in May, Internazionale may have better luck prising Alonso away from Anfield.

Internazionale may be preparing to swoop for out-of-favour Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso, if reports today are to be believed.

After securing long-time Liverpool fan Robbie Keane's signature for £20million, Rafa Benitez will need to sell, in order to finance any future deals and the money from Alonso would aid that process. Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger has guaranteed that he intends to bring at least one more name in before the new season, could this be that man? Arsene Wenger has identified a new midfielder for Arsenal Football Club next season. Ever since Patrick Vieira left the Gunners for Juventus Wenger has been trying to find . Click to continue reading...

Arsenal just came out with a list of best 50 players in club history voted by fans.

Thierry "Titi' Henry , presently employed by Barca, is the best player followed by two retirees, Dennis Bergkamp and Tony Adams.

In the top 50 list there is not one single current Arsenal player.

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Thierry Henry -- Its the name which every Arsenal fan has stamped on his heart.Then, him being voted the Greatest Gunner by online voting of the Arsenal fans in a poll of 50 Greatest Gunners comes hardly as a surprise.To set things straight, in whichever way u see it, I am a die hard Henry fan .I, for all this years had him as my favourite Arsenal player, the title of which has been duly replaced by Cesc Fabregas. Click to continue reading...

New Arsenal signing Samir Nasri says that he was pursuaded to join the Gunners by some pretty famous names in recent Arsenal history - Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira. In his first official interview for the club's website, he revealed... Click to continue reading...

Its looking more and more likely that Gilberto will follow the Arsenal central midfield exodus by signing a deal with Greek side Panathinaikos.

If indeed he does leave then I wish him good luck. He has been a superb servant for Arsenal and an excellent professional throughout his time at the club. Click to continue reading...

Today's headlines around the world explain how Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has publicly declared that Arsenal - due to financial constraints - are forced to sell their biggest stars. Wenger went on to say that this pattern will continue over the next 17 years as Arsenal aim to get their financial footing back. Click to continue reading...

Premiership Talk understands that Arsenal are entering a transfer tug of war with Juventus over Sporting midfielder and defender Miguel Veloso. The Portuguese international is viewed by Arsene Wenger as the perfect replacement for the departed Mathieu Flamini - and maybe even a long term replacement for Patrick Vieira. Click to continue reading...

Lilian Thuram has always been one of my favorite French players -- a class act both on and off the field. He's thirty-six years old and has played for France since 1994. He's the team's most-capped international at 142 games. In the years since World Cup 2006, he's worn the captain's armband every time Patrick Vieira has been injured, which has been frequently.

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Our latest Fake Photo, sent in by Mike, is a dramatization of the "incident" between Patrick Vieira and Patrice Evra in the tunnel after France's 4-1 defeat to the Netherlands. It's hard to see exactly what happens in the <a href="video of the actual incident, but in Mike's Fake Photo it's Click to continue reading...

After the France-Netherlands game, where France was demolished, 4-1, reports started coming out that France players Patrick Vieira and Patrice Evra had come to blows in the tunnel and had to be physically separated.

And France fans are thinking Um...WHAT?!? So I went digging and found this video.

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"I'll see you out there!" Roy Keane threatened Patrick Vieira, the referee standing between the two players after the Arsenal midfielder had hurriedly made his way down the tunnel away from our captain. As the images were broadcast over Sky Sports ahead of the much awaited Arsenal vs United clash at Highbury, I couldn't quite [. Click to continue reading...

You wanna take on Patrick Vieira in a tunnel, you need the Man United hard man by your side. Yes, kids, good times, great memories.

From The Telegraph:

Patrick Vieira did not play a part in France's elimination from Euro 2008 but the former Arsenal captain was alleged to be involved in a tunnel row with one of his oldest adversaries, the Netherlands striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.

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Despite neither of them being at the clubs that pitted them against each other in the first place, Patrick Vieira and Ruud van Nistelrooy are still fighting. Allegedly. Paddy also allegedly got into a fight with Manchester United's Patrice Evra.

You can leave Arsenal, but clearly, it never really leaves you.

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Franck Ribéry and Luca Toni were right: Tuesday's match between France and Italy has all the marks of a grand final. On paper, two of the strongest teams in the footy world. Mutual respect, but also a great history and rivarly extending throughout the years: epic battles lost & won, the most recent of which took [. Click to continue reading...

The second day in Group C sees the World Champs Italy looking to rebound against Romania, while France hopes to slow down Holland.

Italy vs. Romania
The venue: Letzigrund Stadion, Zurich, Switzerland
The broadcast: ESPN2, 12:00 pm ET
The storyline: Italy looked old and slow in their opener against Holland. Click to continue reading...

The second day in Group C sees the World Champs Italy looking to rebound against Romania, while France hopes to slow down Holland.

Italy vs. Romania
The venue: Letzigrund Stadion, Zurich, Switzerland
The broadcast: ESPN2, 12:00 pm ET
The storyline: Italy looked old and slow in their opener against Holland. Click to continue reading...

If you're currently standing, find somewhere to sit down because this news will knock you off your feet. Domenech - our dear, stubborn, complex, somewhat irrational manager - is considering making four changes to his lineup for Friday. That's right. FOUR. According to Domenech, he doesn't want to destabilize his defense Click to continue reading...

Following France's 0-0 draw against Romania to start Euro 2008, our man at Reuters, Patrick Vignal, brings us some quotes from France defender William Gallas, including the nearly contradictory claims that he thinks France "played with the handbrake on" and that "it's impossible to understand" why the French fans would Click to continue reading...

Unfortunately, I didn't make this prediction on the blog, but TDG will vouch for me that I've said it offline. HARRY IN £4M RAID FOR VIEIRA PORTSMOUTH manager Harry Redknapp is lining up a sensational move to bring Patrick Vieira back to the Premier League. Redknapp is ready to launch a £4m swoop for midfielder Vieira after [. Click to continue reading...

Hello all. Sorry I haven't gotten to you all in the past 2 days but I've been watching the Euro's and couldn't really be arsed to write that much considering there has been almost no news at all.
Have you been enjoying the Euros so far? I thought the Italy-Netherlands match today was fantastic, but the rest of the matches have been pretty dull. Click to continue reading...

Neither Thierry Henry nor Patrick Vieira were fit to face Romania, so Nicolas Anelka and Jeremy Toulalan started. France generated very little going forward. Anelka headed one over. Benzema hit one or two right at the keeper. Gomis, when he came on, could hardly get a touch.

There was a short spell at the start of the second half when France looked ok, but for most of the game, they didn't look like they deserved any more than a point against Romania. Click to continue reading...

Patrick Vieira, AKA Arsenal legend, has been told he has no part in Jose Mourinho plans at Inter Milan. Mourinho is believed to have lined up Lampard OR Essian to replace Vieira at the club. (I hope Essian leaves the Chavs, he is immense.Lampard is over-rated)

We Gooners love Vieira to bits. Click to continue reading...

Since it's May 28 and all the Euro 2008 rosters have been finalized, let's take a look at Italy's biggest rivals from Group C. It may be called the "Group of Death", but I am talking of course about France. Coach Raymond Domenech had already made a "Pre-selection" list of 30 players some weeks ago, eventually cutting [. Click to continue reading...

Well well well... it's nice to see everything is back in order in Serie A. I was starting to miss matchdays like these: back in the day, amidst all the footy chaos and odd results there was still one fixed constant in the universe, namely Inter's uncanny ability to shoot themselves in the foot. If you've been following [. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel might be a talented young player but he cannot boast of a great disciplinary record. Mikel himself knows that and that is why he pledges to set the records straight. Mikel says: I think it is going to stop. We will have to see but I don't like that, it is not [...] Click to continue reading...

The debate continues. Which is more important? Playing for your club or playing for your country? As you know, with the 2008 African Cup of Nations due to begin in January, many Africans playing in Europe will have to leave their squads mid-season to represent their country.

We've covered this often in the past. Today, two reports of big clubs making their feelings known over this issue. Click to continue reading...