Mikel Arteta felt responsible for Arsenal s draining, frustrating and painful  poor form, admitting he questioned himself every day during their recent winless run. 

Arsenal beat London rivals Chelsea 3-1 on Saturday to ease some of the growing pressure on Arteta, who recently celebrated a full year in charge. 

That followed a streak of seven Premier League games without a victory, the Gunners return of 14 points from 14 games their worst return at that stage of a season since 1974-75 when converted to three points for a win. 

Arteta s side still sit just six points above the relegation zone and the Spaniard has opened up on the mental anguish of going eight weeks between league victories. 

I question myself every day, he said ahead of Tuesday …

John McGinn’s last-gasp winner saved Aston Villa from embarrassment as they laboured to an uninspiring 1-0 victory against Zrinjski Mostar.

The captain netted in the fourth minute of added time to break battling Mostar hearts.

It looks like Villa’s Europa Conference League campaign would continue to stutter until then after the hosts were left frustrated by their organised and combative opponents, who refused to buckle until stoppage time.

Never in doubt.

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial)

Despite dominating, Villa struggled to break Mostar down and had a penalty call reversed in the second half.

Referee Urs Schnyder changed his decision to award a spot-kick for handball after replays showed Ollie Watkins’ header hit Slobodan Jakovlje…

Chelsea have failed to agree terms with Benfica over the signing of Enzo Fernandez in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Premier League club Chelsea and Portuguese giants Benfica have been holding talks for a number of days now, but they have not been able to come to an agreement over a fee for the Argentina international midfielder.

Former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners Chelsea have already agreed personal terms with Fernandez. The 21-year-old, who won the 2022 Qatar World Cup with Argentina, has told Benfica that he wants to move to the Blues.

Despite the setback, Chelsea remain keen on Fernandez and are going to continue to hold talks with Benfica. The Blues are keen on bringing Fernandez to Stamford Bridge in th…

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Canada and Chile will lock horns with each other in the 2024 Copa America this coming weekend. The Group A game between Jesse Marsch’s side and Ricardo Gareca’s team will be held at the Inter Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida. It is scheduled to kick off at 1 am on Sunday, June 30.

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Canada are a modest footballing nation who do not have a great track record in the game. Their most significant achievements to date are winning 1985 CONCACAF Championship, qualifying for the 1986 FIFA World Cup and winning the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup to qualify for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.

No one expects Canada to do anything of note at the 2024 Copa America. In fact, it is very likely that Les Roug…

Bayer Leverkusen have secured the future of their coveted striker Patrik Schick by signing up the prolific Czech for the next five years.

Schick was joint-top goalscorer alongside Cristiano Ronaldo at last year s delayed Euro 2020 tournament, hitting five goals.

He carried that form into the 2021-22 Bundesliga campaign, tallying 24 goals in 27 league games as Leverkusen finished third to earn a Champions League place.

Only Bayern Munich s Robert Lewandowski scored more in the German top flight, and Schick had been linked with a host of clubs, including Premier League outfits Arsenal and Newcastle United.

He was prepared to forgo the possibility of such a switch as he extended a previous contract that ran to 2025 with the new deal that takes him through…

Real Madrid are interested in signing Dusan Vlahovic from Juventus in the summer of 2023, according to . The report in the Italian news outlet has claimed that last season’s La Liga and UEFA Champions League winners Madrid are looking for a young striker to eventually succeed Karim Benzema, and that club president Florentino Perez has identified Juventus and Serbia international Vlahovic as a potential target.

So far this season, Vlahovic has made 11 starts and one substitute appearance in Serie A for Juventus so far this season, scoring eight goals and providing two assists in the process. The Serbia international striker, who played at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, has scored one goal and providing one assist in five UEFA Champions League games for the Bianconeri so far this ca…

Erling Haaland has revealed that Riyad Mahrez told him to sign for Manchester City last year, and the striker is also looking forward to playing with Phil Foden.

The Premier League champions announced on May 10 that an agreement was in place to sign Haaland from Borussia Dortmund after triggering his reported €60million (£51.2m) release clause, and Haaland has now officially put pen to paper on a five-year contract at the Etihad Stadium, with the deal to go through on July 1.

Haaland scored 86 goals in 89 games for Dortmund upon joining from Salzburg in January 2020, averaging a goal every 84 minutes across all competitions.

The 21-year-old was pictured with Mahrez while on holiday in Greece in 2021, and Haaland told City s official website that the Alge…

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Looking to extend their buffer at the top of the Super League table on Friday lunchtime, Shanghai Port will travel to a high-flying Henan.

Starting with the hosts, while Henan might have opened up the 2024 campaign in the midst of a major Super League struggle, Nam Ki-il’s men have come roaring back in some style. Last seen putting in a rampant display as they stormed their way to a thumping 3-0 victory against Meizhou Hakka, the Red Devils have come skyrocketing up the top-flight standings. Finding a route into the top-half, the former Seongnam boss has seen his resurgent squad win all of their previous four appearances across all competitions. Making a real statement on June 15th as they secured a 2-1 win at home again…

Ronald Koeman warned against any complacency ahead of the Netherlands Euro 2024 clash with Turkiye.

The Dutch are seen as big favourites heading into Saturday s quarter-final.

Indeed, Opta s supercomputer has handed the Oranje a 58.4% chance of progressing to the last four, and a tie against either England or Switzerland.

Koeman, though, shrugged off the suggestion that his team will be able to romp to victory, despite the Netherlands beating Romania 3-0 last time out, with Turkiye having overcome Austria 2-1 in the last 16.

This is a different opponent with different qualities, Koeman said.

They have played with four at the back, but also with five. Just like the Romanians, they showed a lot of heart in how they play. But we are more worried ab…

Real Madrid have been linked with Bayern Munich s Alphonso Davies for over a year now, and according to Spanish outlet , they ve grown very confident of getting a deal done in the near future.

Apparently, at Real, they re not completely satisfied with any of the options on the left defensive flank, with Ferland Mendy frequently injured and Fran Garcia not quite up to the standards required for a regular starter, while other options, such as Nacho and Eduardo Camavinga, simply aren t designated left-backs. Davies is therefore the player Real want the most, Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe aside, of course.

The 23-year-old Canada international is under contract with Bayern until 2025, and he has apparently refused all offers of a new deal so far. If that s still the…