Orban not Interested in Arsenal
Gift Orban, the 20-year-old Nigerian striker playing for Belgian club KAA Gent, has attracted the attention of major clubs with his impressive performance. He has expressed his desire to stay with the club for now, but ultimately hopes to play in the Premier League. The only club he has ruled out is Arsenal, citing their lack of desire to win titles as the reason.
Word of Mouth
Leicester City manager, Dean Smith, admits that staying up with the current group of players will be an achievement. Meanwhile, Joey Barton has been fined and banned from his Bristol Rovers side’s first three games next season after complaining about referees. Katia Ancelotti has defended her father Carlo, stating that the level of certain sports journalism is not up to her eight-year-old’s intelligence. Newly appointed Uruguay coach, Marcelo Bielsa, has called out viewers who only watch football highlights and compared it to a loveless marriage.
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There has been a 45% increase in the sale of y-fronts at English chain TOFS, and they attribute it to Erling Haaland being photographed wearing a pair after Manchester City defeated Arsenal.
Martial’s Gloves
Former Manchester United player Paul Parker has given a unique theory on why Anthony Martial may be underperforming. Parker believes that wearing gloves in May on a football pitch is an indication that there is something wrong with him and that his performance fits someone who would wear gloves in May on a football pitch.
More Word of Mouth
Mikel Arteta has introduced a chocolate Labrador named Win to Arsenal’s training ground. Damien Duff has recounted an experience with a sports scientist who thought GPS tracking wasn’t in use in Ireland, and Sam Allardyce has expressed his fear of the impact of social media and AI on the world and climate change.