Tag: Arsenal

Ranking the 10 highest-paid Premier League managers in 2026
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the 10 highest-paid Premier League managers in 2026

Premier League managers are among the most influential figures in world football, and their salaries increasingly reflect the pressure and expectations that come with leading clubs in the richest league on the planet. Based on leaked salary figures reported in 2026 by Football Leaks, here is a ranking of the 10 highest-paid Premier League managers, with all figures listed in millions of pounds per year. 10. Marco Silva, Fulham — £4M Marco Silva has quietly built one of the Premier League’s most stable projects at Fulham. Since arriving at Craven Cottage, the Portuguese coach has earned praise for organizing a competitive side capable of punching above its weight. Silva’s £4 million annual salary reflects Fulham’s growing ambition while still sitting toward the lower end of the league’...
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Ranking the top 10 creators in the 2025/26 Premier League season based on stats
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the top 10 creators in the 2025/26 Premier League season based on stats

The chance creators don't often get the same praise as the goal scorers, but the players in Premier League history who have often captured imagination have been the ones making the beautiful assists, like Kevin De Bruyne and Mesut Ozil in recent years. Using only statistics to guide our evaluation, let's take a look at the best creators of the 2025/26 Premier League season so far. I used expected assists, key passes, and big chances created to produce this top 10. 10. Leeds CM Anton Stach It is always good to throw in a curveball from outside the top clubs, and Leeds can credit their survival so far in part to brilliant Bundesliga signing Anton Stach. Not only is he an elite defender, but he is averaging 2.2 key passes per game for a team that would have major issues without his chance c...
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Ranking the top 25 clubs in world football based on their current revenue
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the top 25 clubs in world football based on their current revenue

There are a lot of ways to measure the biggest clubs in world football, but which clubs are the best at making money? Based on information from the Deloitte Football Money League, here are the top 25 clubs in world football based on the amount of revenue they generated last year. 25. Crystal Palace, 232.5M Crystal Palace sold some of their biggest talents, including Marc Guehi to Manchester City this winter transfer window, and they will need to continue to sell well to maintain a top 25 revenue. 24. Everton, 234.0M It really goes to show you the power of the Premier League these days that the English top flight have so many clubs represented in the top 25. Everton have slipped from their historic status, but they are a money making machine. 23. Brighton, €238.7M Meanwhile, Brighton ...
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1 ideal 2026 summer transfer window signing for every Premier League Big 6 club
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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1 ideal 2026 summer transfer window signing for every Premier League Big 6 club

There are still a couple of months left in the heated Premier League title race, Champions League battles, fight for European places, and even the relegation battle for one of the Big Six clubs. But all the teams are keeping an eye peeled for the upcoming summer 2026 transfer window. So with taht in mind, here is an early look at dream signing for each of these prestigious clubs. Arsenal Arsenal's biggest need is definitely on the left wing, so while Sandro Tonali is their ultimate dream target overall, the Gunners may actually benefit the most from landing his teammate Anthony Gordon to add some more pace and goal scoring to the Arsenal attack over the maddeningly inconsistent Gabriel Martinelli. Gordon's goal scoring exploits in the Champions League are especially intriguing, and...
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2026 Champions League Power Rankings: Updated predictions approaching Round of 16
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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2026 Champions League Power Rankings: Updated predictions approaching Round of 16

The Champions League Round of 16 will begin on Tuesday this week, and it feels like there are only a handful of teams of the 16 with a great chance at winning it all this year. That being said, there is also no clear favorite. One of last year's finalists, Inter Milan, were already knocked out, while Real Madrid, Liverpool, and PSG are all in bad periods. Here is a ranking of the top eight teams (the proverbial top half) of the 16 heading into the Champions League Round of 16 action this week. 8. Chelsea I don't think anybody seriously buys Chelsea as top contenders, as they recently lost to rivals Arsenal in the Premier League and even struggled with Wrexham in the FA Cup this weekend. But you know what? When Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer are healthy and playing together, this tea...
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Arsenal have to stare down an uncomfortable Riccardo Calafiori realization
7Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Arsenal have to stare down an uncomfortable Riccardo Calafiori realization

Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori is one of the most talented players in that left back and center back hybrid role in European football, but the Gunners faithful are going to start having some difficult conversations about his long term value soon. Since joining Arsenal from Bologna, Calafiori has been as advertised in terms of his technical quality on the ball as a passer and progressor with his ball carrying, though his defensive work has recently been overshadowed by another new addition to the team this summer, Piero Hincapie. The Ecuadorian international has seemingly usurped Calafiori as the preferred option for Arsenal. Calafiori just returned from an injury, but it was not until Mansfield Town in the FA Cup that he actually started a game, with Hincapie ostensibly Wally Pi...
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Gabriel Jesus’s Arsenal future could not be clearer
7Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Gabriel Jesus’s Arsenal future could not be clearer

Arsenal managed to survive an upset bid from Mansfield Town in the FA Cup Fifth Round, taking down their far less illustrious opponents 2-1 in a match that showcased future stars like Max Dowman. But maybe the biggest talking point was just how poorly Gabriel Jesus played at striker. It is remarkable to think that there were some Arsenal fans pining over Jesus, wanting him to start over high priced summer signing Viktor Gyokeres. Of course, the more reasonable fans already understood that, even though he is only 28, Jesus is finished as Arsenal striker. He just does not move effectively enough, and though he is not yet 30, all the years of injuries and workload for Manchester City and Arsenal have caught up to him. Jesus could not dribble, create, or getting into scoring situation...
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The truth about Martin Odegaard is painfully obvious
5Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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The truth about Martin Odegaard is painfully obvious

Injuries have slowed Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard again this season, as the Norwegian superstar has only started a total of 13 games this season. In those starts, though, Odegaard has still been effective despite not quite being at his superstar best. Odegaard has five assists on the 2025/26 Premier League season for the title favorites thus far, and when he returns from his latest injury issue, he will be a boost in both the creative department and in the control department. Although Arsenal defeated a solid Brighton side 1-0 behind another stalwart defensive performance from the likes of Gabriel Magalhaes and now Piero Hincapie, there was something missing about the team's overall performance on the ball. The quality of passing, the comfort on the ball was lacking, and while ...
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Arsenal can’t ignore the upside of Kai Havertz for Viktor Gyokeres
5Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Arsenal can’t ignore the upside of Kai Havertz for Viktor Gyokeres

Arsenal are a much stronger team when Kai Havertz is involved in the side, and as the Gunners wait for a healthy Martin Odegaard, the German international made another nifty cameo appearance off the bench for top striker Viktor Gyokeres against Brighton. While you will find some Arsenal fans who actually would prefer Havertz to be the starting striker over Gyokeres, everyone knows that the Gunners have been there, done that with Havertz as a traditional 9. It doesn't work. But what does work is having Havertz playing off a traditional No. 9. Gyokeres has been a positive addition to the Arsenal team since joining from Sporting CP, scoring goals, especially in important games, and being a real focal point up top with his size and shooting range. Havertz is what Gyokeres is not. He i...
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Piero Hincapie just became another Arsenal undroppable
4Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Piero Hincapie just became another Arsenal undroppable

Arsenal slogged out another quality win in the Premier League, outlasting Brighton with a rugged defensive display, 1-0, and with Manchester City drawing relegation candidates Nottingham Forest, the Gunners are in an even better position to win the league. The best player on the pitch for Arsenal was none other than Piero Hincapie. Like against rivals Tottenham Hotspur, Hincapie was tremendous defensively on that left flank, showing exactly why Arsenal signed him for who he is: an elite defensive player who brings the quality of a center back with the athleticism of a fullback to either the left back or center back positions (and surely right back, if asked). Hincapie looks like an absolute warrior out there, even better than he did at Bayer Leverkusen now that he is on an Arsenal te...
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