Thierry Henry still feels he has unfinished business at Arsenal and wants to one day help the club win the Champions League.

Thierry Henry has announced his retirement from football and will return to London to take up a role in the media.

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Injury-plagued Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby hopes he could be back in action before the end of the season — and has not give up on playing for France at the World Cup.

Midfielders Aaron Ramsey and Santi Cazorla have signed new contracts with Arsenal, the club have announced.

Alan Pardew has admitted life as Newcastle manager is far from easy.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is frustrated with Abou Diaby’s latest injury and accused the French federation of failing to heed his warning over the player.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is frustrated with Abou Diaby’s latest injury and has accused the French federation of failing to heed his warning over the player.

Alex McLeish confirmed today Aston Villa are edging closer to completing the capture of Charles N’Zogbia from Wigan and hopes his arrival can help compensate for the loss of Ashley Young and Stewart Downing.

Perpignan coach Jacques Brunel is to take charge of the Italian national team after the World Cup in New Zealand.

Sebastien Chabal was one of six players dropped from the France squad tonight as coach Marc Lievremont held true to his promise of making changes following yesterday’s defeat to Italy.

Nicolas Anelka today claimed he was “dying with laughter” despite the 18-match suspension imposed by the French Football Federation which is likely to spell the end of his international career.

Football stars Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema were charged today with soliciting an underage prostitute.

FORMER Toulouse and France legend Jean-Claude Skrela will have different reasons for an attack of nerves before this afternoon’s Heineken Cup semi final against Leinster at Le Stadium.

LEINSTER lock Nathan Hines has warned that the province’s hopes of retaining their Heineken Cup title will evaporate if they repeat their awful start against Clermont Auvergne in Toulouse on Saturday.

Patrice Evra is convinced fellow Manchester United full-back Rafael will emerge stronger for his red card torment against Bayern Munich last week.

ARSENAL defender Bacary Sagna was dropped last month as he was struggling to cope with the two-year anniversary of the death of his brother.

A FRESH and final appeal by the FAI for a replay of the World Cup play-off game against France fell on deaf ears last night as the French Football Federation rejected the idea, citing an earlier FIFA ruling on the matter.

LASSANA DIARRA admitted the lure of Spanish giants Real Madrid was just too great to turn down after completing his “dream” switch to the Bernabeu from Portsmouth.

CHELSEA have eased fears that John Terry may have broken a bone in his foot after yesterday’s defeat at Arsenal but cannot rule out the possibility of ligament damage to his ankle.

Arsene Wenger believes Thierry Henry was “badly managed” by France after the World Cup and maintained the Arsenal captain was now “paying the price of success”.

FRANCK RIBERY’S agent Bruno Heiderscheid has denied reports Arsenal have made a £10m bid for the Marseille winger.

Franck Ribery’s agent Bruno Heiderscheid has denied reports Arsenal have made a £10m (€14.4m) bid for the Marseille winger.

GLOUCESTER have terminated their arrangement with defence coach Dave Ellis and are now in the market for a full-time replacement.

ARSENE WENGER declared that Thierry Henry can seal his place as the “player of his generation” by finally landing the FIFA world player of the year award in 2005.

MANCHESTER UNITED may have in Alex Ferguson's view the two best teenagers in world football in the form of Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo.

ARSENE WENGER has once again moved to reassure Arsenal fans that he is staying at the club and has promised he will sign his new contract before the year is out.

Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele has quit the French national team.

The French Football Federation have refused to comment on the severity of the knee injury suffered by Louis Saha in France’s 2-0 win over the Faroe Islands.

France captain Patrick Vieira has declared himself physically and mentally ready to start Les Bleus’ 2006 World Cup qualifier against Israel at the Stade de France on Saturday.

Monaco boss Didier Deschamps returns to his former club Chelsea on Wednesday with the plaudits of his fellow coaches ringing in his ears and lucrative job offers reportedly in his in-tray.

France utility back Xavier Garbajosa could miss the World Cup because of a thigh injury.

Fabien Barthez remains France’s first-choice goalkeeper despite uncertainty surrounding his future at Manchester United.

Steed Malbranque is considering quitting Fulham next month because of the imminent exit of his mentors Jean Tigana and Christian Damiano.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst is set to make an emotional comeback for Arsenal against Sunderland in the Worthington Cup on Wednesday.

Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira has called on his side to prove that they are a great team by winning the Champions League.

Arsenal striker Sylvain Wiltord has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a thigh strain.

Thierry Henry's former coach Christian Damiano says he is shocked that the striker lost his temper against Newcastle.