Arsenal will be without defender Thomas Vermaelen for their first two Champions League games after he underwent minor surgery on his ankle. The Premier League club said the Belgian was expected to return to first-team training in around a month, likely ruling him out of Champions League Group F matches at Borussia Dortmund next Tuesday and at home to Olympiakos on Sept. 28. The centre back is ...Full Story »

ARSENAL were hit by a fresh injury blow after Thomas Vermaelen underwent an Achilles op in Sweden.The Belgian international defender, who missed virtually all of last term with a similar injury, will be out for at least a month. The news came 24 hours after England midfielder Jack Wilshere revealed he could be out for two months with an ankle problem. Vermaelen, 25, picked up the injury in t...Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Arsenal were jeered off the pitch at the end of their final home game of the season after Darren Bent's double earned a 2-1 victory for Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Many fans had left well before the final whistle when the boos started, then some who stayed made their feelings clear during what should have been a lap of appreciation from Arsene Wenger's team. T...Full Story »

Arsene Wenger insists he has respect for Stoke boss Tony Pulis and every other manager - no matter what their approach to the beautiful game. There has been little love lost between the two coaches, whose tactical approaches are at the opposite ends of the footballing spectrum. Earlier this season, Stoke went as far as writing to the Football Association to complain over Wenger's comments they...Full Story »