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For Liverpool it was meant to be a celebration of the season just finished; for Sydney FC, a club also with good cause for celebration after their title-winning campaign, it was a chance to prove themselves against a grand old European club – albeit one that was tired, jet-lagged and understrength. At the end of a http://www.ramsofficialsonline.com/Marshall_Faulk_Jersey_Cheap predictably pedestrian close-season match in the harbour city, it was the visitors who most fulfilled their pre-match aspirations in a comfortable 3-0 win, much to the delight of the heavily pro-Liverpool crowd, after goals by Daniel Sturridge, Alberto Moreno and Roberto Firmino set up the mother of all smash and grabs. Jürgen Klopp demands consistent Champions League spot for Liverpool Read more Liverpool will turn round their post-season trip to Australia in devastatingly quick, and possibly unprecedented, fashion: in not much longer than it takes to say “veni, vidi, vici”, Liverpool came on Wednesday morning, saw the Opera House, signed some autographs in the afternoon, and conquered Sydney in the evening. Having secured their place in next season’s Champions League just on Sunday, Jürgen Klopp’s side will return to Liverpool on Thursday evening, having made their mark on Australia once again in just 36 hours – and banked a presumably sizeable cheque for their efforts. “That was the most intense away game I’ve ever had,” said Klopp. “I’ve no idea how the players did it. Obviously they’ve enjoyed it.” When asked what the players’ response was on being told they were expected to travel to the other side of the world at the end of a long, hard campaign, Klopp added: “Because I’m the boss, they were not too critical but I could see in their eyes they would have done different things.” Few in the crowd were here to watch the A-League champions, who had to settle for the role of bridesmaids, two weeks after they were headlining in their Bill Barber Jersey grand final win over Melbourne Victory. Make no mistake, this was a night all about Liverpool, from the rendition of You’ll Never Walk Alone and the massive club badge in the centre circle before the game to the rousing reception given to veteran call-ups Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher on their substitution moments into the second half. That pair were replaced by Steve McManaman and Daniel Agger, a sepia-tinged change that only added to the festival atmosphere. The massed ranks in the stands at ANZ Stadium – some 72,892 of them – wore red almost as one; they were entirely united in standing together before kick-off as both sides paused for reflection with their heads bowed to pay tribute to the victims of the Manchester Arena attack, half a world away but still keenly felt here. Missing stars Philippe Coutinho and Emre Can, who didn’t make the trip, and with James Milner, Nathanial Clyne and Georginio Wijnaldum not named in the squad, Liverpool fielded just three of their 11 starters who beat Middlesbrough in the Premier League on Sunday – Dejan Lovren, Firmino and SturridgeSydney FC, missing their own star man, Milo? Ninkovi?, plus Jordy Bjuis, Bernie Ibini and the departed Filip Holo?ko, otherwise put out a strong team. Nevertheless, there is no hiding the clear gulf in class between any team in England’s top flight and one from the A-League, even on a night like this. With the likes of Firmino showing early flashes of class and Gerrard turning back the clock with the odd touch that made the crowd swoon, Liverpool dominated the early stages. Sturridge, whose future Darren O'Day Jersey is likely to dominate headlines over the UK summer, also shone early and it was he who opened the scoring on seven minutes, having turned Alex Wilkinson inside out before finding the bottom corner. Can the A-League learn anything from the US experience with MLS? Read more Firmino stamped his authority on the game 11 minutes later with a beautifully judged dink over the top of a static Sydney backline and Moreno finished with aplomb, volleying neatly past Danny Vukovic. Sturridge was again at the heart of the action on 39 minutes, crossing for Firmino to get the final touch as Wilkinson floundered while the best Sydney could muster was an effort from David Carney – who started his professional career on Merseyside, on the other side of Stanley Park on Everton’s books – that cannoned off the woodwork on the stroke of half-time. Gerrard was denied a penalty – and presumably the chance to take it himself – just before half-time, much to the annoyance of the crowd and, as the sides came off, Klopp berated the official. It was difficult to tell whether his anger was genuine or if he was playing up to the crowd. Advertisement The inevitable raft of changes came at the break as both teams used the match to hand out a bit of experience to younger members of their squads, and the flow of the game suffered, to the extent that a Mexican wave and a hail of paper aeroplanes thrown towards the pitch from the bleachers generated the biggest cheers of the second half until Ben Woodburn almost delivered http://www.officialpadrestore.com/Rickey_Henderson_Jerseyfourth goal for Liverpool with a mazy solo run and shot. That was to be the last of the meaningful action, but the crowd did not go home disappointed. Nor did Klopp, who indicated afterwards the long journey was a worthwhile exercise, if not for football reasons, but at least to reach out to the club’s global fan base. “We are here to show ourselves, the club, Liverpool FC,” he said. “We’re really thankful Sydney FC gave us the opportunity two weeks after their season [ended]. We’re really thankful for the support. That’s why we’re here. We could have done other things, we could have been already on holiday but we came here because we wanted to be together with the Liverpool supporter
Juan Mata believes Manchester United finally have the right manager in José Mourinho, with Juan Lagares Authentic Jersey the Spain international hopeful a new era of success can be kick-started by winning the Europa League. United face Ajax in Wednesday’s final in Stockholm. If Mourinho’s side win they will claim their second trophy of the season, following the EFL Cup, as well as qualifying for the Champions League next season. Premier League 2016-17 fans’ verdicts part two: Manchester Utd to West Ham Read more United have not won the Premier League since Sir Alex Ferguson’s final season in charge, the 2012-13 campaign. David Moyes succeeded Ferguson but was sacked after 34 league games and his successor, Louis van Gaal, was removed after two seasons, though he did win last year’s FA Cup. Mata said: “Mourinho hates to lose. If you are the manager or a player for this club, you have high demands. It doesn’t matter if Sir Alex Ferguson just left, it doesn’t matter about the size and quality of the squad, you http://www.officialmetsproshop.com/Keith_Hernandez_Jersey are always asked to reach the top.” The 29-year-old midfielder added: “I’m confident we can deliver and the fans will be happy again. Hopefully we can start from the final against Ajax on Wednesday. “We want to play European football, hopefully it is Tuesday and Wednesdays, instead of Thursday’s, but if it’s Thursdays we will play Thursdays and it wouldn’t be an excuse to try to win the title. Obviously you don’t have as much time for recovery as you should, and we have lived that this season. But I think the club and money will help us try to get a bigger squad and help us prepare for a different competitionMata was signed by Moyes in January 2014 for a then club-record ￡37.1m. His contract expires in 2018, with the club holding an option to extend by a further season and Mata has indicated that he wants to sign on again. “Yes, I’m happy here. I’ve always said that since I came here it has not been the greatest moment in the club’s history,” Mata said. “It’s been a different approach and a new stage after Sir Alex Ferguson. We’ve had a few managers, different players coming and going, but I feel really happy to be at this club. I feel privileged to play for Manchester United. It is something when I’m old I will always be proud ofPerhaps Mourinho will try to lift his players by encouraging them to believe they can bring the trophy back to Manchester and dedicate it to the city. Over http://www.officialkingsteamstore.com/Jonathan_Quick_Jersey 90 minutes, footballers tend to be pretty good at filtering out everything else and, ultimately, it is still a significant occasion in United’s recent history. Hence Mourinho’s comments that “we have a job to do and we will fly to Sweden to do that job”. Antoine Griezmann: I have six out of 10 chance of Manchester United move Read more Again, though, business as normal is easier said than done right now. The mind goes back to France’s visit to Wembley in November 2015, just a few days after the Paris attacks, and the sapping effect it had on their players. They lost 2-0 and nobody should have been surprised that England’s opponents found it so difficult. Likewise, it is no surprise the mood in Stockholm feels so different to what might usually be expected before a European final. There were plenty of United supporters in Gamla Stan, Stockholm’s old town, or drinking in the pubs and hotels near Central Station, but it was nothing like as boisterous as usual. They came from many more places than just Manchester but all of them had an affinity with the city – and they will all understand the most emotive lines from Mourinho. “We cannot take out of our Jhonny Peralta Jersey minds and our hearts the victims and their families,” his statement read. “It is a pity we cannot fly with the happiness that we always have before a big game
Juan Mata believes Manchester United finally have the right manager in José Mourinho, with the Spain international hopeful a new era of success can be kick-started by winning the Europa League. United face Ajax in Wednesday’s final in Stockholm. If Mourinho’s side win they will claim their second trophy of the season, following the EFL Cup, as well as qualifying for the Champions League next season. Premier League 2016-17 http://www.authenticmilwaukeebrewers.com/Neftali-Feliz-Jersey fans’ verdicts part two: Manchester Utd to West Ham Read more United have not won the Premier League since Sir Alex Ferguson’s final season in charge, the 2012-13 campaign. David Moyes succeeded Ferguson but was sacked after 34 league games and his successor, Louis van Gaal, was removed after two seasons, though he did win last year’s FA Cup. Mata said: “Mourinho hates to lose. If you are the manager or a player for this club, you have high demands. It doesn’t matter if Sir Alex Ferguson just left, it doesn’t matter about the size and quality of the squad, you are always asked to reach the top.” The 29-year-old midfielder added: “I’m confident we can deliver and the fans will be happy again. Hopefully we can start from the final against Ajax on Wednesday. “We want to Orlando Arcia Jersey play European football, hopefully it is Tuesday and Wednesdays, instead of Thursday’s, but if it’s Thursdays we will play Thursdays and it wouldn’t be an excuse to try to win the title. Obviously you don’t have as much time for recovery as you should, and we have lived that this season. But I think the club and money will help us try to get a bigger squad and help us prepare for a different competitionMata was signed by Moyes in January 2014 for a then club-record ￡37.1m. His contract expires in 2018, with the club holding an option to extend by a further season and Mata has indicated that he wants to sign on again. “Yes, I’m happy here. I’ve always said that since I came here it has not been the greatest moment in the club’s history,” Mata said. “It’s been a different approach and a new stage after Sir Alex Ferguson. We’ve had a few managers, different players coming and going, but I feel really happy to be at this club. I feel privileged to play for Manchester United. It is something when I’m old I will always be proud ofPerhaps Mourinho will http://www.authenticsandiegopadres.com/Rollie-Fingers-Jersey try to lift his players by encouraging them to believe they can bring the trophy back to Manchester and dedicate it to the city. Over 90 minutes, footballers tend to be pretty good at filtering out everything else and, ultimately, it is still a significant occasion in United’s recent history. Hence Mourinho’s comments that “we have a job to do and we will fly to Sweden to do that job”. Antoine Griezmann: I have six out of 10 chance of Manchester United move Read more Again, though, business as normal is easier said than done right now. The mind goes back to France’s visit to Wembley in November 2015, just a few days after the Paris attacks, and the sapping effect it had on their players. They lost 2-0 and nobody should have been surprised that England’s opponents found it so difficult. Likewise, it is no surprise the mood in Stockholm feels so different to what might usually be expected before a European final. There were plenty of United supporters in Gamla Stan, Stockholm’s old town, or drinking in the pubs and hotels near Central Station, but it was nothing like as boisterous as usual. They came from many more Jack Eichel Jersey places than just Manchester but all of them had an affinity with the city – and they will all understand the most emotive lines from Mourinho. “We cannot take out of our minds and our hearts the victims and their families,” his statement read. “It is a pity we cannot fly with the happiness that we always have before a big game
That it was Ronaldo and Isco who combined for the goal was appropriate; they are the men who have led Madrid towards the finish in recent weeks, when the late goals that defined much of the first half of the season have often given way to early ones, drama reduced to a minimum. Isco has given them a control and subtlety previously lacking. Ronaldo, rested and rotated, has been decisive. This is the eighth season in which he has reached 25 league goals, but it is when he has scored that really matters, not how many. This was his 14th goal in eight matches. Advertisement Much had been said about Málaga’s application – all the more so because their manager, Míchel González, is a former Madrid legend. But made a match of this. For much of the half they rolled forward and beyond the visitors. Sandro Ramírez, the former Barcelona player, was a man on a mission. He drew two saves from Keylor Navas. The second was sensational, Navas crashing into the post as he reached a wonderful free-kick. Another Sandro shot flashed wide and two Keko headers missed the target, Málaga were on top. Madrid, though, were top and never seemed set to relinquish that position. At half-time Barcelona were at least four goals away from winning the title – and they had to be the right four. But the next to arrive was Madrid’s. Sergio Ramos reached a Luka Modric corner, his shot coming back off Kameni, via Raphael Varane’s chest, to Benzema who scored from close range. If that was the “wrong” goal, a roar from the Madrid fans at the Rosaleda welcomed another. Incredibly Eibar’s Inui had scored again. Even when Barcelona did score, it was not their doing but an own-goal. Leo Messi’s penalty was saved by Yoel at the Camp Nou, it summed up their day and maybe even their season, and although they did eventually get the second, and then a third, Madrid were there now and they knew it. They had been from the startThe news that broke last week about Alisher Usmanov’s $1.3bn bid for the majority shareholding held by Arsenal’s American investor has broadened the conversation about the club’s status and ambitions. While the disaffected have generally pointed their fingers at Arsène Wenger the club’s http://www.authenticfloridapanthers.com/authentic-jussi-jokinen-jersey direction above and beyond the manager is now under scrutiny. Kroenke is expected in England next week before the FA Cup final. The microscope is not something he welcomes but the lens will inevitably focus in. The Kroenke model across his sports franchises tends not to reach for the stars and Arsenal’s fanbase want a say about that. Arsenal beat Everton with 10 men but miss out on Champions League place Read more The Wenger debate appears – for now at least – to have quietened. For all the huff and puff about the consequences of finally slipping out of the Champions League reckoning, in the end the mood around the Emirates was mild and accepting. There was not a hint from the home crowd there might be a final curtain any time soon for the manager who has called the shots for two decades. The impression was of a crowd expecting to see him back in situ for the Emirates Cup in July. Wenger normally joins in the traditional lap of appreciation but this time he stayed on the http://www.authenticcoloradoavalanche.com/authentic-joe-colborne-jersey sideline, watching from the edge of the pitch as his players waved nd absorbed good wishes before Wembley. He thought it best to keep his distance just in case it was a bit of a distraction – and his players have had enough of that to deal withHis downcast disposition after the match suggested that deep down he feels troubled that his proud record of consecutive Champions League qualifications is over, in terms of what it represents as a status symbol as well as the obvious lament that Thursday nights and far-flung travel are never ideal crammed into an already busy schedule. Round these parts they used mockingly to call them “Spursday nights” and now this is their domain. Advertisement Wenger said he felt sad and that it was strange to imagine life without the Champions League soundtrack. The last time Arsenal finished a league campaign without that particular prize was in 1997. Their final game was at the now-defunct Baseball Ground. The old double act of Ian Wright and Dennis Bergkamp scored the goals. As it happened, Manchester United finished champions with 75 points that season – exactly what Arsenal collected for this fifth-placed finish. Wenger was candid in accepting http://www.authenticbuffalosabres.com/authentic-gilbert-perreault-jersey responsibility. The storm clouds that accompanied the questions about his future were damaging. He said the psychological environment the squad had to deal with at the darkest moments grew “horrendous”. (Which begs the obvious question as to why he and the club were not able to sort out the contract and alleviate some of that pressure.) Is a season outside the Champions League the end of the world? How critical is it in terms of keeping players whose contracts are winding down, like Alexis Sánchez and Mesut ?zil, or attracting shiny new ones? Those conversations are on hold for another week, certainly until after the FA Cup final. Premier League 2016-17 fans’ verdicts part one: Arsenal to Manchester City Read more They at least head into a rendezvous with the champions, Chelsea, on the back of some decent form – in beating an Everton side halfway to the beach they picked up a seventh win in eight games. But they have their worries, especially defensively. Laurent Koscielny will curse misjudging a challenge on Enner Valencia. He clattered clumsily through the Everton forward, was sent off and the chance to lead his team out at Wembley in the FA Cup final is scuppered. Gabriel Paulista then overstretched his knee and left the pitch visibly pained. Wenger assessed the season Rollie Fingers Jersey and came to the conclusion that he did not feel his team were so far from building a stronger Premier League challenge. But all that instability and uncertainty he referenced as harming this one still needs resolution. It is some list: the future for Wenger, Sánchez, ?zil, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, the returning Jack Wilshere, Wojciech Szczesny, various members of the backroom staff, the up-in-the-air director of football role in different name, head of youth development ... It all needs sorting even without considering where they might strengthen their squad
The Football Association has contacted bookmakers seeking their observations after payments were apparently made to punters who had wagered bets at odds of 100-1 on the specific time of John Terry’s substitution against Sunderland. Paddy Power had accepted the bets on Terry being replaced between 26:00 and 26:59, matching his shirt number, in Sunday’s final Premier League fixture of the campaign, the 36-year-old’s last as a Chelsea player at Stamford Bridge. The then Sunderland manager, David Moyes, said after the match his team had “known it was coming” and had raised no objections. The visiting goalkeeper, Jordan Pickford, was reminded by Diego Costa and duly kicked the ball out of play to allow the substitution to http://www.officialcelticsproshop.com/Terry_Rozier_Jersey take place. John Terry’s 26th-minute guard of honour send-off at Chelsea: fair or farce? Read more While the Premier League is believed to be relaxed about the matter, content the player’s withdrawal did not contravene any of their rules, the FA has now instigated a dialogue with betting companies to ascertain the precise chain of events on Sunday. The governing body has requested any relevant information. There is no suggestion that the decision to substitute Terry was anything other than Chelsea’s attempt to give their captain a proper send-off as his 22-year spell at the club draws to a close, and no suspicious betting patterns have, as yet, been reported. The FA’s rules regarding match-fixing state that: “Fixing is arranging in advance the result or conduct of a match or competition, or any event within a match or competition.” Comparisons have been drawn with the incident, still under investigation, in which the Sutton United goalkeeper Wayne Shaw resigned after eating a pie during February’s FA Cup tie against Arsenal. However, the bet involving Shaw was offered on the open market by a bookmaker, whereas wagers on Terry’s substitution followed an inquiry by a punter. “We replied to a novelty request for odds on John Terry’s substitution – one Authentic Aaron Gordon Womens Jersey of hundreds on the Chelsea game – and fair play to the three punters who were on at odds of 100-1,” Paddy Power said in a statement. “To be honest the only mistake here is we should have clocked sooner there’d be another cringe-worthy Chelsea sendoff for JT.” Advertisement While Terry suggested post-match that he had proposed the substitution in the minute that matched his shirt number, it is understood the decision was made jointly by the captain, the manager, Antonio Conte, and senior players in the squad who had deliberated how best to grant the former England captain the best farewell. Conte had hoped to use the game against Sunderland, which was eventually won 5-1 by his side, as a means of maintaining key players’ form before Saturday’s FA Cup final against Arsenal. There was a precedent at Chelsea, with Didier Drogba carried off by his team-mates midway through the first half of his farewell appearance, also against Sunderland, on the day Chelsea lifted the Premier League trophy in 2015. Terry’s substitution process on his 717th appearance for the club had begun when the clock ticked on to 26 minutes, making it the 27th minute of the match, and by the time he left the field through a guard of honour formed by his team-mates it was the 28th minute, yet Paddy Power honoured the bets, saying: “Clearly the send-off was planned for the 26th minute to commemorate JT, hence why we paid outstatement made by the Arsenal majority owner, Stan Kroenke – after the club failed for the first time in 20 years to finish in the Premier League top four – was clinically short, utterly unemotional, yet for all that, distinctly revealing of his motivation for involvement in the club. Stan Kroenke: ‘My Arsenal shares are not, and never have been, for sale’ Read more The US-based owner was, as usual, not at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, where he would have found himself in a vortex of sourness and seen protest banners including the one describing him as a “leech”. His response was not the reaction http://www.officialathleticshop.com/authentic-36-terry-steinbach-jersey.html of a man with Arsenal or even football in his veins, but a brief, two-sentence statement to the stock exchange. Even that was not a reaction to the final-day shakeout of the league table, in which Manchester City and Liverpool claimed the final two qualification places behind Chelsea and Arsenal’s keenest rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, for next season’s Champions League. Instead it was a blunt and somewhat insensitive clarification three days after the leaking of Friday’s news that he had turned down a ￡1bn offer for his 67% shareholding from the Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov, himself a 30% stakeholder. The fact that a rare Kroenke public utterance, at this era-defining moment of slippage from the Champions League, was a brisk matter of money told its own story. That he should say of his corporate vehicle KSE [Kroenke Sports Enterprises] UK, that its shares in Arsenal “are not, and never have been, for sale” was odd and uneasily phrased. The next sentence, according to Tim Payton of the Arsenal Supporters Trust, gave it away: “KSE is a committed, long-term investor in Arsenal and will remain so.” That self-description as an “investor” drove home many of the frustrations with him among supporters encapsulated by the “leech” banner. “That said it all, in that short statement,” Payton said, “he’s an investor, involved in the club to make money.” The US always had a commercialised system of sports, in which rich owners buy franchises in closed leagues, aiming in the modern era to see the values of their initial investments inflated by TV and broadcasting dollars, and the tickets, merchandising and food bought by the fans in the stadiums. Arsenal supporters who look over the Atlantic at their owners’ franchises will not see much inspiration on the field, with middling or http://www.panthersfootballprostore.com/greg-olsen-jersey-for-sale-c-26.html struggling performances in the most recent seasons for the LA Rams in the NFL, Colorado Rapids in the MLS, Colorado Avalanche in the NHL and Denver Nuggets in the NBA. English football for a century featured mostly the rough compromise by which rich men did own shares and put some money in if needed, did not take money out and presented themselves as “custodians” of institutions we still call clubs even now. Arsenal were the acme of this culture, unusually upper class, with generations of shareholders never making a penny for themselves through long and successful tenures. It can be forgotten that the toxic stand-off now between Kroenke’s inert, absentee regime and Usmanov – presenting himself as a fan in the corporate box who would spend big money on players and win things – came about because the inheritors of the old Arsenal tradition cashed in
Marco Silva spent Tuesday in his native Portugal holding talks with Porto and is understood to have reached an agreement to become the club’s new manager. The Hull City head coach is scheduled to return to meet the club’s owners, the Allam family, on Wednesday but it seems he will be bidding them farewell before joining Porto later this week. Watford want Marco Silva talks with Walter Mazzarri to go amid player unrest Read more It was expected those impending discussions with Hull would conclude with Silva ending his five-month tenure in charge of the relegated club. The 39-year-old signed only a short-term contract when he succeeded Mike Phelan Dion Bailey Jersey at the KCom Stadium in January but that agreement contained a clause which facilitated the potential triggering of a one-year extension. Although Silva has enjoyed a strong relationship with Ehab Allam, Hull’s vice-chairman and the man effectively in charge of the club, the coach who nearly rescued the team from relegation did not want to drop into the Championship. The former Estoril, Sporting Lisbon and Olympiakos manager had indicated he would prefer to remain in the Premier League. If he was always a little cool about Watford’s interest in hiring him as Walter Mazzarri’s replacement, Southampton looked a more enticing prospect for the man dubbed “the new José Mourinho”. Saints are still to part with Claude Puel and there are suggestions Silva may not be at the top of their list if they were to replace the Frenchman. Moreover, Porto have the added attraction of being able to offer Champions League football. Aware the man they tried to recruit when he left Sporting in 2015 was effectively out of contract at Hull and attracting considerable attention in England, Porto sacked Nuno Espírito Santo on Monday night. He had survived only one season, with a second-placed finish in the Primeira Liga deemed an insufficient return. Silva displayed similar hard-headedness last Sunday after Hull supporters constantly sang his name, appealing for him to stay on, throughout the season’s http://www.jetsofficialsonline.com/Eric_Decker_Jersey_Cheap closing fixture, a 7-1 defeat to Tottenham. “I need to think and see what is the best solution, not only for the club, but for me as a coach and for my career,” he said. “It was amazing for me and, if I just looked at the connection between me and the fans, of course it would be impossible to say no. But I have to look at other things as well. I am sure that next Wednesday we will decide.” Having worked with Steve Bruce, Phelan and Silva in the space of a single year, Allam, who has suggested his family intend to fund a promotion challenge next season, must recruit yet another new manager. With five of Silva’s January signings having arrived on loan and other players also set to leave, the next one faces a major rebuilding job. Ahmed Elmohamady, the Hull right-back and wing-back, looks set for a reunion with Bruce at Aston Villa. The Egypt international played under Bruce at Hull and SunderlandStan Kroenke has insisted he remains committed to Arsenal and his shares are “not, and never have been, for sale”. KSE UK, which is the holding company for the American’s interest in Arsenal, issued a statement to the London Stock Exchange on Monday following media speculation concerning its commitment to the Premier League club, who have missed out on the top four of the Premier League for the first time in 20 years. Arsenal fans turn on Stan Kroenke after ‘Spursdays’ finally arrive Amy Lawrence at Emirates Stadium Read more The Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov, who owns 30% of the club, made Marshall Faulk Youth Jersey a formal ￡1bn bid to buy Arsenal, but Kroenke has no intention of relinquishing any of his 67% holding. A statement to the London Stock Exchange read: “KSE UK, Inc notes the recent media speculation concerning its shareholding in Arsenal Holdings PLC and confirms its shares are not, and never have been, for sale. KSE is a committed, long term investor in Arsenal and will remain so.” Arsenal are facing up to a multimillion pound drop in revenue after failing to qualify for the Champions League but the statement of intent from KSE indicates Kroenke is at the Emirates Stadium for the long haul. Arsenal may have come up short in the Premier League but could yet win what would be a third FA Cup in four seasons when they play the holders, Chelsea, at Wembley on Saturday. Kroenke, though, could face a battle to win back the trust of those supporters who believe a change is needed in the boardroom. Chants for the majority shareholder to “get out of our club” resonated around the ground during Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Everton on Sunday, which proved enough for only fifth place. The future of manager Arsène Wenger also remains unresolved. Wenger chose not to join his players on the traditional lap of appreciation on Sunday but offered support to Kroenke in his post-match press conference. “I respect Stan Kroenke a lot. He is not at fault if we did not reach the Champions League,” Wenger said. “It is the technical department who is responsible for that. I don’t see what he has to do with that.” Arsène Wenger accepts http://www.authenticflyerstore.com/authentic-7-bill-barber-jersey.html uncertainty over his position hurt Arsenal this year Read more Wenger accepts doubts surrounding whether or not he would be staying on past the end of his contract have contributed to an “absolutely horrendous” environment at the club. He has refused to confirm he will stay next season and, after missing out on the Premier League’s top four for the first time since 1996, Wenger said the uncertainty had not helped. “Overall I believe we played since January in a very difficult environment for different reasons,” Wenger said. “The psychological environment for the players was absolutely horrendous.” Arsenal will play in the Europa League for the first time next season and missing out on Europe’s premier tournament may not sit well with their star players. The futures of Alexis Sánchez and Mesut ?zil, in particular, are far from certain. Arsenal have some selection concerns the FA Cup final, with the defender Laurent Koscielny banned following his red card on Sunday, while Gabriel had to be carried off on a stretcher after sustaining a knee injury
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