Theo's Perfect Timing

Written off twice already this season, Arsenal are showing the fortitude and resolve it takes to win the title. Cesc Fabregas' wonderfully worked one-two put them 1-0 up before Theo Walcott's darting run and composed finish, and Andrei Arshavin's near-post piledriver capped a dominant perfo ...

Lace Up

There are thousands of ways to wear the laces and even more things to do with them, but there's only one way to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa, and that is why the laces exist. Crossing both borders and sports, a group of some of the finest athletes in the world have come together t ...

Arshavin vs. Özil

When the difference between automatic qualification for 2010 and scrapping it out in the play-offs is just one single point, a moment of genius is needed. Two nations. Two born entertainers. Two moments of game-changing brilliance waiting to happen. One spot to play for. It’s on.

Arshavin At The Wheel

Sometimes the difference maker in a game doesn’t show up on the score sheet, but he always appears in the memories of those who bear witness to his artistry. In Russia’s 3-1 victory against Wales on Wednesday, Andrei Arshavin did both, displaying his footballing brilliance in the ...

Pain is temporary. Defeat is permanent.

They taunt you and they hack you. But you know what you need from the game. Three points. A performance to keep your place. To crush your fiercest rivals. So when you’re brought down again, for the seventh time – that’s when you get up, rise above it and turn the game. ...