A reset Arsenal hands Nottingham Forest a hiding in a match ‘Nigerian’ boys Eze and Madueke’s flair wowed opposition

A reset Arsenal hands Nottingham Forest a hiding in a match ‘Nigerian’ boys Eze and Madueke’s flair wowed opposition

This has not been the first time the first international break in the season has been necessary for Arteta to rejig things. The biggest example was in the 2021-22 season, when Aaron Ramsdale, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Ben White, Gabriel and Kieran Tierney became his new-look back five to help recover from a poor start to the season.

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‘Let it all work out’: Return of Eze Eberechi to Arsenal inspires new sense belonging and the boys are rocking

‘Let it all work out’: Return of Eze Eberechi to Arsenal inspires new sense belonging and the boys are rocking

A fair amount of consideration appears to have gone into Arsenal’s new signing announcements throughout the summer. Most have been themed around what that particular player would bring to the club. For example, part of the focus of Martin Zubimendi’s announcement video was control and rhythm, to demonstrate the qualities he would bring to Arsenal’s midfield.

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Some 1.5 million fans from 210 countries apply for FIFA World Cup Visa Presale Draw tickets

Some 1.5 million fans from 210 countries apply for FIFA World Cup Visa Presale Draw tickets

FIFA timing of a fan’s entry into the Visa Presale Draw during the entry period would not impact the fans’ chances of success and fans who have not yet applied could submit an entry any time before 11 am ET (17:00 CET) on September 19.

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If Grimsby’s humiliation of Man United isn’t demo of hope and possibilities of English football pyramid, then nothing is

If Grimsby’s humiliation of Man United isn’t demo of hope and possibilities of English football pyramid, then nothing is

We literally have the word ‘grim’ in our name, we wear black and white stripes (“Oooh it’s just like watching Juventus”), carry inflatable fish (that’s Harry the Haddock, by the way) and sing incessantly about the industry that once made Grimsby the world’s largest port (“yes we do, yes we do”). The chant “all Town aren’t we” is not a question. It’s a statement, maybe even a state of mind sometimes.

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Tidying up fitness imbalances: How fit do you have to be to play in English Premier League?

Tidying up fitness imbalances: How fit do you have to be to play in English Premier League?

Athletes would then receive a detailed report including graphics and graphs, to help them understand what’s working well and what needs improvement. The athletes’ data then gets compared to normative information collected from Speedworks, a company run by renowned performance consultant Jonas Dodoo.

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After two weeks of new Premier League season some ghastly injuries raise questions about fitness levels of players

After two weeks of new Premier League season some ghastly injuries raise questions about fitness levels of players

For context, Eduardo, now 24, spent four years at EFL club Lincoln City’s academy as a teenager and still plays regular five-a-side when he is not writing articles, so he is probably in better shape than most of us who watch sport for a living instead of playing it.

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Kenya towers over 13 members of FEASSA as curtains come down on East and Central Africa school games

Kenya towers over 13 members of FEASSA as curtains come down on East and Central Africa school games

Team Kenya collected a total of 63 medals, 21 gold, 24 silver and 18 bronze to retain their dominance in the regional championship. Uganda followed closely with 48 medals with 16 gold, 15 silver and 17 bronze, while Tanzania finished third with nine medals. Rwanda settled for five medals, Burundi managed two, while Ivory Coast finished without a medal.

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Eberechi Eze’s switch to Arsenal illustrates just how Premier League transfers are an incoherent mix of art and craft

Eberechi Eze’s switch to Arsenal illustrates just how Premier League transfers are an incoherent mix of art and craft

Except, it wasn’t really a hijacking at all. Arsenal had actually struck the principles of an agreement with Palace as early as the morning of August 10. They managed to keep it extraordinarily quiet as illustrated by how it was only after Wednesday evening’s sensations that multiple sources were willing to talk about it.

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Why Liverpool’s Mo Salah is prolific: He spends time on meditating and visualising  matches, then studies goalkeepers

Why Liverpool’s Mo Salah is prolific: He spends time on meditating and visualising matches, then studies goalkeepers

Mohamed Salah’s performances last season were an accumulation of many factors, both on and off the pitch. The thread that connects them all is his willingness and desire to do everything he can to perform at his best, no matter what his age.

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Mohamed Salah: A fitness ‘freak’, who like wine, is delivering better performances as he gets older

Mohamed Salah: A fitness ‘freak’, who like wine, is delivering better performances as he gets older

Salah is also a Pilate’s devotee, and has stationed a Pilate’s reformer among the squat rack, weight stacks and treadmill in his home gym. “When you’re playing any sport, it takes movement away from you,” explains Rosenblatt. “A footballer might lose range around their ankle, hip or thoracic spine (the middle section) and Pilates will help restore that.”

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