Thierry Henry on why Arsenal divides opinion in football:
🗣️ “People keep asking why Arsenal get so much attention, so much criticism, so much reaction… It’s actually very simple.
Arsenal are not a club people can ignore.
When they win, it becomes a global conversation. When they lose, it becomes a global celebration. That doesn’t happen to small clubs.
That happens to clubs that matter.
And Arsenal matters.
That’s why every decision, every mistake, every defeat gets amplified beyond normal football discussion.
Look at what happens after a night like the Champions League final against PSG. It’s not just PSG fans celebrating; you see rival fans, neutral fans, even people who don’t watch Arsenal regularly suddenly very interested.
That tells you everything.
Nobody spends that much energy reacting to a club they don’t care about.
And yes, part of the noise comes from the size of the fanbase. Arsenal supporters are everywhere, and when a fanbase is that big, opinions become louder, arguments become bigger, and rivalries become more personal online.
But let’s be honest… every top club in the world behaves the same way when they’re successful.
People say they don’t like Arsenal fans, but what they really don’t like is the visibility that comes with success and expectation.
Because Arsenal are back in conversations for the biggest trophies, every result now carries weight.
That’s not hatred. That’s relevance.
And the truth is, simple clubs that nobody talks about don’t get loved or hated.
Arsenal get both.
And that alone tells you exactly where they are in football.”
🗣️ Mick McCarthy on what he would say to Arsenal critics: “I would say shut up, the lot of you! You are a bunch of clowns! Seriously, they’ve won the league…” ❤️😅
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For the past year Slot has moaned about how PL teams don't want to play football and always references PSG as an example of a team which plays football "the right way". Now he has the chance to play PSG again and he comes out with a back 5, parks the bus and plays like Tony Pulis
They tried again and they failed again. No, I’m not talking about the decades of repeatedly failed genocidal attempts to wipe out the Palestinians, but rather the ludicrous and pathetic attempts by FSV Mainz 05 to yet again appeal against their loss of my case in the German courts only to lose again.
Today, the German courts dismissed the latest appeal from FSV Mainz 05 which affirms the earlier judgment ensuring justice was served with my resounding victory.
Time for the deluded decision makers at FSV Mainz 05 to give it a rest and pay up the remainder of my contract. Worthy causes supporting the children of Gaza await. That should give some solace to the executive team at FSV Mainz 05.
Free Palestine
Hind Rajabs words on a mobile phone as Israel was murdering her.
‘“I’m not talking because every time I talk blood comes out of my mouth & makes my clothes dirty and I don’t want my mom to have to clean it.”
Man City are being investigated for 115 charges of financial fraudulence between 2009 and 2018.
Chelsea have been found guilty of financial fraudulence between 2011 and 2018.
These two sides won 4 of the 9 Premier League titles in the period they are being investigated for...
It's surely got to be considered the most corrupt period in Premier League history?
It's also interesting to think of the impact that these titles had on their positions in 2026.