Arsene Wenger has named an attacking line-up for Arsenal's final pre-season match against Koln in Germany. Lukas Podolski will operate up front for the Gunners against his former club, with fellow new signings Santi Cazorla and Olivier Giroud also starting, whilst England younster Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain lines up in midfield. Wantaway captain Robin Van Persie is named among the substitutes, ...Full Story »

Arsenal striker Lukas Podolski promised fans that they will see the 'real Podolski' when the season begins next week. Having only rejoined the team in training recently after taking an extended break due to his involvement in Euro 2012, Podolski admitted that he is still some way from his best but assured fans that he will be ready when the Gunners host Sunderland next week in their first Pre...Full Story »

Arsenal striker Lukas Podolski feels he is starting to settle in at his new club following his move from Koln. The Germany international arrived at the Gunners straight from representing his country at Euro 2012, and subsequently feels he needs a little more time to get up to full speed. However, he is confident of being at his best for Arsenal’s Premier League opener against Sunderlan...Full Story »

LUK'S OUT ... new boy Lukas Podolski must wait LUKAS PODOLSKI and Olivier Giroud will not be fit enough to start the new Premier League season for Arsenal. The strike duo arrived for pre-season late after Euro 2012 so were not taken on the Gunners’ tour of Asia. And boss Arsene Wenger admitted: “I will have to ease them in.” Germany’s Podolski, 27, cost £11m from ...Full Story »

POD ROCKER ... Lukas Podolski bops along while Brings play Hallelujah LUKAS PODOLSKI proves he's a real Euro star — by singing on a German pop song! The Arsenal new boy teamed up with Cologne band Brings to provide backing vocals on a re-worked version of their 2009 track Hallelujah. Brings agreed to re-release the tune this month after Podolski approached them about doing a song togeth...Full Story »

Bayer Leverkusen defender repays faith of Germany coach Joachim Low: Happy with his side after Denmark win Germany coach Joachim Low believes his side are growing into the tournament after they qualified for the quarter-finals with a 100 per cent record. Goals from Lukas Podolski and Lars Bender were sandwiched by a strike from Denmark's Michael Krohn-Dehli. The win now sets Low's team up fo...Full Story »

Lars Bender spared Germany from a shock Euro 2012 exit with the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Denmark, whose tournament ended in Lviv. The Bayer Leverkusen midfielder, playing as full-back for the national team, struck as Denmark were pushing for a goal which would have taken them through to the last eight at their opponents' expense, and just after Morten Olsen's side had seen a strong ...Full Story »

Lukas Podolski has declared that Germany will be back to their best at Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine after a humbling 5-3 defeat to Switzerland in Basel on Saturday. The striker, who recently confirmed his transfer to Arsenal, has promised better displays from Joachim Low's side and that the return of the Bayern Munich players to the squad will herald a major improvement. Podolski told the...Full Story »

Lukas Podolski claims Germany's Euro 2012 opener against Portugal will determine how far his side go in the tournament. Joachim Low's men are in the toughest group of the competition, with Holland and Denmark also in Group B. And Podolski accepts the team will have to hit the ground running. "The first game of the tournament against Portugal is decisive," the Arsenal-bound striker said on w...Full Story »

Only Euro 2012 glory will satisfy Lukas Podolski this summer as the Germany forward sets his sights on victory in Poland and Ukraine this summer. The striker, who will join Arsenal in the summer, was part of the Germany sides which missed out on titles in 2006, 2008 and 2010 and he now will not settle merely for a place in the final. "Only the title counts, nothing else," he said. "In recen...Full Story »