Jurriën Timber misses the 2026 World Cup.
The 24-year-old defender has not recovered sufficiently from a groin injury to take part in the World Cup in a medically responsible manner. In consultation with the medical staff, it has therefore been decided that Timber will leave the national team’s pre-camp in New York after the game against Uzbekistan.
We’re with you, Jurriën. 🧡
🚨 EXCL: Arsenal have now agreed full personal terms with Jeremy Monga. Still work to be done on the mechanism of his exit as the English Champions want to close the deal.
As I understand it, Berta met with the English teen sensation’s entourage and laid out a pathway similar to that of Max Dowman at the club. A loan move for Monga cannot also be ruled out once the teenager is settled.
Monga has given full preference to Arsenal over multiple clubs including City & Leverkusen. Story W/ @scoutingindoors
I recall Aleksandr Hleb narrating his story. He said the first time Arsene Wenger asked him about his family, he was surprised. That was a new experience for him.
In another interview, he said this:
“Wenger is like a father to me. It was really easy to work with him, you always felt his support,”
“During my first season in England, I picked up in injury while playing for the national team. So, as I was trying to recover from it, I told Arsene that maybe it would make sense to send me on loan to Germany or something.
“He was like, ‘Stop it! I believe in you! Don’t even think about things like that.’ Honestly? I just flew out of the room. It really felt like I had wings.
“I think there are very few guys who might say that they haven’t enjoyed working with him.
“Everyone felt like they would get a chance. And I think most players who left ultimately regretted it.”
In one of the many articles written after Arsenal won the title, it was revealed that Tomiyasu asked to go on loan at some point because he felt the need to develop better. He doubted if he was good enough. Arteta refused and told him to wait and reassured him he was good enough.
It's a feeling.
The idea that Arsenal became a cultural phenomenon because it signed Black players is too simplistic.
Like much of London, Arsenal positioned itself as a club that extended belonging towards the margins. Not racial margins alone, but the margins of football's imagination.
Kanu arrived after heart surgery that could have ended his career. Bergkamp arrived carrying the weight of a disappointing spell at Inter. Henry arrived as a talented but unsettled player still searching for his place. Kolo Touré was potential before proof. Arteta arrived as a midfielder many thought was entering decline, only to be entrusted with the captaincy. Wenger himself was a foreign manager challenging the assumptions of English football.
The pattern was not diversity for its own sake. It was recognition before validation.
Arsenal repeatedly seemed willing to see people not simply as they were, but as they could become. It trusted before consensus arrived. It built a reputation for offering a second chance, a fresh start, or a path to fulfilment where others saw limitation, uncertainty, or decline.
That is why former players, injured players, and out-of-contract players so often found their way back to Arsenal. The club developed a reputation for treating people as more than their immediate utility.
Representation matters. But recognition creates loyalty.
People did not just see players who looked like them. They saw an institution that appeared willing to enlarge its definition of who belonged.
Emmanuel Petit on Premier League clubs mocking Arsenal after the final defeat:
🗣️ “I have to say, I found it embarrassing.
The second Arsenal lost, some Premier League clubs couldn't wait to jump on social media and remind everyone about their European trophies.
That tells you everything.
Instead of supporting an English club representing the league on the biggest stage in club football, they were busy celebrating Arsenal's pain.
For me, that's not rivalry. That's insecurity.
Arsenal were 90 minutes away from doing something special, and rather than show respect, people were desperately searching through the history books for old trophies to post online.
Why? Because they were terrified of seeing Arsenal join that club.
Let's be honest, some of these clubs spent the entire season watching Arsenal compete at a level they couldn't reach.
The jealousy was obvious.
The moment Arsenal fell short, they treated it like they had won something themselves.
That's the mentality of people who would rather see Arsenal fail than focus on their own success.
The trophy may have slipped away, but the reaction from some rivals showed exactly how much Arsenal still live rent-free in their heads.”
Liverpool had 750k for their parade in 2025.
Man City had 100k for their parade in 2024.
Chelsea had 70k for their parade in 2015.
United had 250k for their parade in 2013.
Yet we have people arguing about whether Arsenal’s parade was 1m or 1.5m.
When you’re big, you’re big
“Most people who hate Arsenal do so because its fans support it passionately which is a difficult thing to understand”
Emmanuel Petit. 2026. Arsenal Legend
🚨 Since his penalty miss in the #UCL final, Arsenal supporters have made Gabriel the top-selling shirt name at the club.
His printed name is up 350% since Saturday’s final. At one stage he was outselling any other name x2.
@TheAthleticFC 🔴⚪️🇧🇷❤️
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Arsenal have organised a massive party within the Emirates stadium for the players and their families. The club has put on the event to show their gratitude to everyone who has supported behind the scenes.
Some seriously good food has been laid out. Will give you a review later
Arsenal won the same amount of games (45) as Chelsea (26) and Man Utd (19) TOGETHER this season.
Stop getting rattled by fan bases who spend their whole season watching Arsenal fight for every title while their teams where playing for nothing since November.
Arsenal are a very, very good team. They won the league because of exceptional resilience, structure, consistency and a world-class defensive unit. My personal view is that, if they are to now become a truly outstanding side, they need more elite-level forwards.
Absolutely immense season. Champions of England. Didnt lose a single UCL game in full time. Rivals waited until the last kick of the season.
Never been a better time to support Arsenal. He is staying. He is hungry. He will fix the roof while the sun is shining.
Arsenal FC ❤️
Today, he will tell you winning the Premier League and not letting a single side in world football beat you in open play IS NOT ENOUGH AND THAT WE WANT MUCH MORE.
Read that again.
Till the wheels fall off Mikel.