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Andy Dalziel

Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he's not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.

Gunners ready to quadruple Saka salary

Gunners ready to quadruple Saka salary

Arsenal are ready to quadruple the salary of Bukayo Saka as they look to tie down the England international to a new long-term deal. The Gunners have already held preliminary discussions with his agent over

Portugal or Italy: Who would advance to 2022 World Cup

Portugal or Italy: Who would advance to 2022 World Cup

When Portugal and Italy were drawn in the same section of the European play-offs, it confirmed the fears of fans of both countries, and also some neutrals. At least one of them will not appear

Former Chelsea wonderkid to leave club

Former Chelsea wonderkid to leave club

Charly Musonda, once hailed as the next Chelsea wonderkid, is to leave the club in the summer. He is out of contract at the end of the season so he will not be affected by

Gallagher tracked by Italian duo

Gallagher tracked by Italian duo

Both Juventus and Inter Milan are tracking Crystal Palace midfielder Conor Gallagher. The 22-year old’s form in South London this season has seen him force his way into the England set-up and he will be

Rüdiger agrees Juventus deal

Rüdiger agrees Juventus deal

Antonio Rüdiger’s future seems finally to have been decided. The German is set to agree a four year deal to move to Italy and join Juventus. That will end months of speculation surrounding the German

Jorginho could be forced to leave Chelsea

Jorginho could be forced to leave Chelsea

Italian midfielder Jorginho could be forced to leave Chelsea. The 30-year old is out of contract at Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2023, and his preference is to remain in West London. But due

Agents and players wary of Chelsea

Agents and players wary of Chelsea

Agents and other players’ representatives are wary of dealing with Chelsea under the current circumstances and may look elsewhere when it comes to potential destinations for their clients. And it may mean that the West

Chelsea to miss out on Monaco midfielder

Chelsea to miss out on Monaco midfielder

Chelsea are set to miss out on Monaco midfielder Aurélien Tchoameni. The West London club have been heavily linked with the French international for months, and considered lodging a bid for him in January, although

They went to a match and never came back (Part Two)

They went to a match and never came back (Part Two)

Continuing the series which looks at those, thankfully, rare times when football fans went to a match but never came home again. (For Part One click here). Estadio Nacional Disaster, 1964 The worst footballing disaster

They went to a match and never came back (Part One)

They went to a match and never came back (Part One)

Football is the world’s most popular sport, and, every week during a regular season, fans will go to matches in their millions the world over. Whilst it is normally a fun day out,  there  are