Master Tacticians
07 April 2010
After a classic European match of goals, suspensions and controversy, Arsene Wenger and Pep Guardiola face the prospect of guiding their teams through an equally explosive second leg.
Pep had Barcelona and Zlatan Ibrahimovic dominating the first leg until Wenger's introduction of Theo Walcott changed the game and swung it back into the Gunners' favour.
With a semi-final place at stake, and without some of the world's finest attacking players, both managers will pit all of their experience and expertise against each other in the biggest clash of the season.
Will they stay true to their attac ...
Theo's Perfect Timing
09 March 2010
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 ...
You better be quick
25 November 2008
On 22 November some of Europe’s most exciting players will tear up the pitch in the Nike Mercurial Vapor Rosa – the new colour for speed.
The Mercurial Vapor is all about turf-burning pace. For 10 years it’s been helping the world’s fastest players squeeze every las ...
Inside The Vapor IV
30 March 2008
True innovation comes from true insight. And, for the research and design team behind one of the most innovative boots to ever grace the pitch, there's no truer insight than this: short ten-meter bursts of acceleration are the single most frequent action in football.
So, how can the Merc ...