London: Arsenal qualified for the Champions League for the 16th straight season after edging Tottenham to fourth place in the Premier League, as Alex Ferguson bowed out as Manchester United manager with a 5-5 draw against West Bromwich Albion.
Laurent Koscielny's 52nd-minute volley sealed an unconvincing 1-0 for Arsenal at Newcastle, rendering Spurs' 1-0 victory over Sunderland - courtesy of a late screamer from Gareth Bale - meaningless. Chelsea finished third by beating Everton 2-1.
With the title fight decided and three relegation spots settled, the remaining business was bidding farewell to several icons of English football.
Ferguson's 1,500th and last result at United was a disappointment after his team surrendered a 5-2 lead to draw at The Hawthorns, while former England internationals Paul Scholes, Jamie Carragher and Michael Owen all played their final games before retiring....
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10:40 PM, May 19, 2013
London: For Arsenal, failure to defeat Wigan Athletic on Tuesday would leave their hopes of a 16th season in the Champions League in severe jeopardy; for Wigan Athletic, anything other than a win would quickly sour the taste of a memorable FA Cup final shock. As end-of-season fixtures go, the clash at the Emirates could hardly have more importance to the two sides involved. "Both teams will go for it,...
05:34 PM, May 13, 2013
New Delhi: Arsene Wenger's 17-year reign at the English Premier League club Arsenal may end as the manager at Emirates is persuaded to leave England and take charge at Paris St-Germain (PSG), The Telegraph reported on Tuesday. "The club's (PSG) proprietors, who have spent heavily on the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Javier Pastore and Ezequiel Lavezzi, and who signed David Beckham on a six-month deal in January, have told friends...
08:35 AM, Apr 30, 2013
London: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes that if his team win their last three Premier League games they will qualify for the Champions League, but both Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur could yet scupper his hopes. If Chelsea take at least nine points from their last four games, they will finish on 74 points. If Tottenham win their four remaining games, they would also finish on 74 points. However, even if...
04:38 PM, Apr 29, 2013
London: Arsene Wenger believes English clubs will be challenging strongly again in the Champions League next season after this term's German dominance although his side face an anxious few weeks trying to secure their place. The north London club have been ever-presents in the Champions League for 15 consecutive seasons, but face a scrap with Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur to keep that run going. With champions Manchester United visiting the...
07:22 PM, Apr 26, 2013
London: Arsenal will keep with tradition and form a guard of honour for new Premier League champions Manchester United when the sides meet at The Emirates on Sunday. "That is part of the tradition of English football and I want that, of course, to be respected," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger told a news conference on Friday. I'm French, I work in England and the English tradition should be respected. When...
03:54 PM, Apr 26, 2013
London: Arsene Wenger would have been forgiven a wry smile on Saturday after Arsenal staged a dramatic comeback to beat Norwich City, displaying the fighting spirit they were accused of lacking earlier in the season. "We needed spirit and we needed nerves as well," Wenger told reporters after his side had come from behind to win 3-1 at home. We have shown both, I think, and in the end got...
12:48 PM, Apr 14, 2013
London: Andrey Arshavin's unhappy spell at Arsenal is set to end this summer, with manager Arsene Wenger saying it is unlikely to offer the Russia winger a new contract. Arshavin is in the final year of his deal at the English Premier League side and has found first-team opportunities hard to come by over the last two seasons, with his work rate often criticized by fans. Wenger says on Friday...
07:58 PM, Apr 12, 2013
Goals from Oliver Giroud in the 3rd minute and Laurent Koscielny in the 86th helped Arsenal beat Bayern Munich 2-0. ...
03:18 AM, Mar 14, 2013
Oliver Giroud's 3rd minute strike helped Arsenal take a 1-0 lead at half-time over Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena. ...
02:07 AM, Mar 14, 2013
A string of absentees including Wilshere, Podolski and Sagna, have made Arsenal's already huge task that much bigger. ...
05:24 AM, Mar 13, 2013
Arsenal are fifth in the Premier League and battling for a place in the Champions League for a 16th successive season. ...
10:28 PM, Mar 12, 2013
The sale of Robin van Persie to Manchester United contributed to a profit of 23.2 million pounds on player trading in the six months to November 30, 2012. ...
10:19 PM, Feb 25, 2013
The Frenchman has endured a series of back-page headlines to forget this week after a 3-1 home defeat by Bayern Munich in Champions League. ...
06:05 PM, Feb 22, 2013
The Arsenal boss snapped over reports saying he had agreed a two-year contract extension with the west London club. ...
10:23 PM, Feb 18, 2013
Arsenal welcome Bayern Munich to the Emirates Stadium, for the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie. ...
02:02 PM, Feb 18, 2013
The third-tier Oldham grabbed an equaliser deep into stoppage time to draw 2-2 with Everton. ...
08:32 AM, Feb 17, 2013
Arsenal face an eighth straight season without silverware after losing 1-0 to second-tier Blackburn in the fifth round of the FA Cup. ...
10:48 PM, Feb 16, 2013
The Arsenal midfielder suffered a minor thigh injury against Sunderland in the Premier League last weekend. ...
07:44 PM, Feb 15, 2013
