Wojciech Szczesny can use his battle with David Ospina for Arsenal’s number one jersey to make himself a better goalkeeper in the years to come, according to former Gunner David Seaman.

Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny deserves his place as Arsenal number one, according to double winner Bob Wilson.

It’s time again to dust off the joke book and dig up those old enmities.

George Best put it best, saying with that famous twinkle in his eye: "Maybe one day people will say I was another Ryan Giggs."

Arsene Wenger will still talk animatedly about almost any subject, but he has definitely grown more guarded and reserved, sometimes tetchy, in recent seasons, believes the man who once wrote his column for the club magazine.

Former 'Dancing on Ice' winners Suzanne Shaw, Hayley Tamaddon, Beth Tweddle, Ray Quinn, Kyran Bracken and Sam Attwater are all returning for the final series of the show.

Ahead of Wednesday’s game in London, we revisit Ireland’s last game against England at Wembley, in the company of 1991 goal hero Niall Quinn

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Joe Hart last night set his sights on being England’s “rock” at the European Championship but admitted he had a long way to go to match the country’s goalkeeping greats.

PACKIE BONNER was the first goalkeeper to stand out for Ken O’Halloran.

ARSENE WENGER spends so much time talking about the character of his players and their determination to succeed, you wonder whether he is trying to convince himself more than the masses who doubt whether Arsenal have the winning mentality to overhaul Manchester United in the race for the Premier League title.

THE old adage that you never win anything with kids, demolished so spectacularly by Manchester United in the past, was decimated again during Arsenal’s victory over Barcelona.

ONLY two teams, Uruguay in 1950 and West Germany in 1954, have won the World Cup using two goalkeepers during the tournament so England manager Fabio Capello faces a real conundrum today as he contemplates what to do with Robert Green following his lamentable error against the United States.

Keiren Westwood is not even allowing himself to think about the responsibility of filling Shay Given's boots.

ACCORDING to the old saying, it is better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

Arsene Wenger believes whomever he puts in goal at West Ham on Sunday will do Arsenal justice.

AMONG the celebrating Juventus players following their Champions League win over Real Madrid 10 days ago were a handful of former Premier League players: one time Aston Villa defender Olof Mellberg replaced Nicola Legrottaglie at half-time, and he high-fived ex-Liverpool midfielder Momo Sissoko, who had been immense in midfield, as the pair trooped off the pitch.

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SHAY GIVEN is very much alive and kicking — and Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder predicts the Republic of Ireland goalkeeper can play until he is 40.

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Robbie Williams’s charity football team had a promising start to their training for Soccer Aid when they beat an England Legends team by a single goal.

Pop star Robbie Williams and celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay today unveiled their line-ups for Soccer Aid.

Footballers’ Wives has been axed after five years of over-the-top goings-on at Earls Park FC.

THEY used to sing ‘one-nil to the Arsenal’ in the days when beautiful football hadn’t yet arrived at Highbury, but for all Thierry Henry’s goals and Robert Pires’ flicks, it is defensive quality that is guiding the club to glory again.

I FOUND myself sitting next to a spy from Newcastle United at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.

Jens Lehmann will return for Arsenal in Sunday’s FA Cup third-round clash against Stoke – but manager Arsene Wenger insists he remains the club’s second-choice goalkeeper behind Manuel Almunia.

Arsene Wenger moved to underline his faith in keepers Jens Lehmann and Manuel Almunia ahead of Sunday’s clash against Chelsea by pledging not to sign a replacement in the January transfer window.

Former Arsenal and England goalkeeper David Seaman believes his Highbury replacement Jens Lehmann has been harshly treated by Gunners boss Arsene Wenger.

THIERRY HENRY vowed to lead Arsenal into the knock-out stages of the Champions League as he rounded on his critics and insisted: “I am not a machine.”

AFTER another less than emphatic week of British performances in Europe, the first question to ask is: will the Manchester United faithful be singing “Gonzalez from the half-way line” at Old Trafford tomorrow?

David James has warned Paul Robinson he will not walk away from the fight to be England’s number one.

DAVID JAMES has revealed the “cold” lonely feeling he experienced after his blunder cost England two points in Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against Austria in Vienna.

Cash-strapped Manchester City are on the hunt for a new goalkeeper after Belgian international Geert de Vlieger was ruled out for the entire season.

Former Arsenal star David Seaman today rubbished reports that Patrick Vieira will join Real Madrid by declaring his heart belongs to Highbury.

Real Madrid’s director of sport Emilio Butragueno and Patrick Vieira’s agent Steve Kutner both distanced themselves tonight with any possibility that the France midfielder will make a £22m (€33.3m) switch to the Spanish giants.

THE high-profile divorce of Arsenal star Ray Parlour has unearthed a multi-million pound tax dodge at one of Britain's leading football clubs.

The high-profile divorce of Arsenal star Ray Parlour has unearthed a multi-million pound tax dodge at the country’s top football club, it was reported today.

Arsenal are still refusing to confirm the £500,000 (€749,092) signing of Spanish goalkeeper Manuel Almunia from Celta Vigo but the deal is expected to go through within the next 48 hours.

Ian Wright is joining TV game show They Think It’s All Over, it was announced today.

England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson feels his squad is far better equipped for success at Euro 2004 than it was for the World Cup two years ago.

England goalkeeper David James believes the “family unit” of the squad can be triumphant at the European Championships in Portugal.

ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger has identified the unbreakable team spirit of his ‘United Nations’ squad as the key factor behind the champions’ ongoing bid to go through an entire Premiership season unbeaten.

Former England goalkeeper Nigel Martyn may be enjoying a renaissance of form for Everton but he has ruled out a return to international football.