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Olivier Giroud makes an emotional return to Montpellier as Arsenal start their Champions League campaign on Tuesday. The French striker impressed for the Ligue 1 champions last term before making the move to the English Premier League. But he has taken time to settle at the Emirates Stadium, still goalless for the north Londoners heading into the Group B encounter at the Stade de la… Read more

Chairman Peter Hill-Wood believes Arsenal can win the Premier League for the first time since 2004 after starting the season unbeaten. The Gunners drew 0-0 against Sunderland and Stoke City before beating Liverpool 2-0 and, while Hill-Wood is unconcerned by their trophy drought, he thinks they can challenge for silverware this season. “We have a pretty good chance of challenging for the Premiership,” he told… Read more

Stoke City have confirmed the signing of Michael Owen on a one-year contract. The 32-year-old, who was released by Manchester United in the summer, will join Tony Pulis’ side subject to approval from the Premier League. The striker moved to Old Trafford back in 2009 as Sir Alex Ferguson looked to bolster his attacking options following Cristiano Ronaldo’s 80 million pounds to Real Madrid. Despite… Read more

Kaka has stressed that Cristiano Ronaldo has the full support of his Real Madrid team-mates in the wake of his admission that he is unhappy at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Portugal international cited ‘a professional issue’ as the reason behind his revelation , but the Brazilian has made it clear that he has the backing of his colleagues on the matter. “Cristiano is a key… Read more

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson described Robin van Persie’s impact as “terrific” after the striker scored a hat-trick against Southampton. The 29-year-old missed a penalty – his dinked effort was saved by Kelvin Davis – but scored twice late on to earn United a 3-2 win at St Mary’s. “His first goal was magnificent – the control and then to bury it. It was… Read more

Montpellier have confirmed that the sale of Olivier Giroud to Arsenal is progressing. Club vice-president Laurent Nicollin said talks with the Gunners over the France international striker were ‘going serenely’ as both clubs look to reach an agreement over a final transfer fee. The London side reached an agreement with the French champions, with a fee of 12.8 million pounds having been settled on after… Read more

Germany forward Lukas Podolski says he is certain his team will improve after their 5-3 loss to Switzerland on Saturday. Podolski, who will play for Arsenal next season, has promised better displays from Joachim Loew’s side. The defeat to the Swiss raised many eyebrows, with the Germans one of the favourites to win Euro 2012, but Podolski said the return of eight Bayern Munich players… Read more