Football
May 13th, 2013
By Steven Slayford
13 May 2013
In yet another trophy-less season for Arsenal, the biggest prize possible for Arsene Wenger’s team is a top-four finish in the Premier League, with Wigan on Tuesday the next hurdle to clear.
Infamously, former Arsenal players who have left the club since Arsenal last won a trophy - the 2005 FA Cup, eight years ago - have won piles of silverware between them.
The latest player to join that growing band was the midfielder Alex Song at the weekend, as Barcelona sealed the 2012-13 La Liga title.
The 25-year-old Cameroonian became the 23rd former Arsenal player to win a...
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May 11th, 2013
By Brian Sears
11 May 2013
Chelsea's 2-1 win against Aston Villa on Saturday, which established Frank Lampard as Chelsea's all-time leading goalscorer, took the Premier League's total goals tally for the season to 999 goals - but a new scoring record that seemed probable earlier in the season looks unattainable now.
Last season, the Premier League saw a record 1,066 goals in 380 games at a rate of 2.81 goals per game.
With 999 goals in 361 games so far this season, the comparable rate is 2.77 goals per game now, and barring an unlikely flood of scoring the battle to surpass 1,066 will...
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April 22nd, 2013
By Nick Harris
22 April 2013
Manchester United's 3-0 win against Aston Villa in the Premier League this evening secured them their 20th English title, and takes their all-time haul of 'major' trophies to 39, just two behind Liverpool's all-time haul of 41.
For the purposes of this count, the trophies included are the league, the two main domestic cups (FA Cup and League Cup) and European club competitions. A detailed table is below.
No trophies from 'one-off' matches such as the Charity Shield or European Super Cup are included, nor are competitions that were 'one-off' matches at any point, such as the old...
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