| Arsenal snub made upset Silva reject chance to captain Brazil (Daily Mail) |
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Gilberto Silva was so unhappy at his treatment by Arsene Wenger that the former Arsenal midfielder gave up the chance to lead his country.
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| Arsenal snub made upset Silva reject chance to captain Brazil (Daily Mail) |
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Gilberto Silva was so unhappy when Arsene Wenger handed the captain's armband to William Gallas that the former Arsenal midfielder gave up the chance to lead his country.
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| £10milion midfielder linked with Arsenal (fansfc.com) |
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Arsenal Football Club have identified a potential new midfield star. Arsene Wenger lost Mathieu Flamini, Gilberto Silva and, crucially, Alexander Hleb in the summer, whilst Marseille's France international Samir Nasri was the only replacement.
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| The boys from Brazil are nuts about North-west (Independent) |
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They are used to socialising in Lancashire, but this weekend the get-together will be in San Cristobal, Venezuela, and then nearer home in Rio, before returning to the rigours of the Premier League. Once, pioneering Brazilian imports gravitated to North-east England; these days the new wave are to be found in the North-west.
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| A dying breed (BBC News) |
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Tim Vickery on Juan Roman Riquelme
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| Lampard, the uncut gem who has been given no chance to sparkle by Eriksson (Times Online) |
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ONE question. If Sven-Göran Eriksson is such a genius, how come the four best midfield players in England have been on the field together a total of 36 minutes since he took charge?
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| Wenger: We lacked sharpness (Aresenal-Mania) |
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Manager Arsene Wenger admitted that his squad lacked the necessary sharpness to take their chances, after drawing 1-1 against Sunderland.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil named their squad on Thursday for friendly internationals against Canada and Venezuela in the United States and World Cup qualifiers away to Paraguay and at home to Argentina.
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| Arsenal in two minds over £15million target (fansfc.com) |
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Arsenal Football Club manager Arsene Wenger is said to be in two minds over the value of one of his January transfer targets. The French coach is eager to bolster his midfield when the transfer window reopens, following the summer departures of Alexander Hleb, Mathieu Flamini and Gilberto Silva.
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| Cesc says Arsenal's nurturing of young talent will always trump big spenders (Daily Mail) |
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There are some who fear the game's protagonists have lost sight of the values that made the sport great. They should take comfort in the ideals of Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
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