Arsenal Football Club
Founded: 1886 (as Dial Square)
Nickname: The Gunners
Stadium: Emirates Stadium, Ashburton Grove (60,432)
Motto: Victoria Concordia Crescit "victory comes from harmony", "Never Stand Still" (2007/2008)
League championships: 13
FA Cup wins: 10
League Cup wins: 2
Charity Shield wins: 12
UEFA Cup wins: 1 (as Inter-Cities Fairs Cup)
Cup Winners Cup wins: 1
Manager: Arsène Wenger (France)
Asst. Manager: Pat Rice (Northern Ireland)
Squad:
1. Jens Lehmann (GK, Germany)
2. Vassiriki Abou Diaby (M, France)
3. Bakari Sagna (D, France)
4. Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler (M, Spain)
5. Kolo Abib Touré (D, Côte d'Ivoire) Vice-captain
6. Philippe Sylvain Senderos (D, Switzerland)
7. Tomáš Rosický (M, Czech Republic)
8. Karl Fredrik Ljungberg (M, Sweden)
9. Eduardo Alves da Silva (F, Croatia/Brazil)
10. William Gallas (D, France)
11. Robin van Persie (F, The Netherlands)
12.
13. Aliaksandr Paŭlavič Hleb (M, Belarus)
14.
15. Denílson Pereira Neves (M, Brazil)
16. Mathieu Flamini (M, France)
17. Alexandre Song Billong (M, Cameroon)
18.
19. Gilberto Aparecido da Silva (M, Brazil) Captain
20. Johan Djourou (D, Switzerland)
21.
22. Gaël Clichy (D, France)
23.
24. Manuel Rivero Almunia (GK, Spain)
25. "Sheyi" Emmanuel Adebayor (F, Togo)
26.
27. Emmanuel Eboué (D, Côte d'Ivoire)
28.
29.
30.
31. Justin Raymond Hoyte (D, England)
32. Theo James Walcott (F/M, England)
33. Matthew Connolly (D, England)
34. Ryan Garry (D, England)
35.
36. Vito Mannone (GK, Italy)
37. Nacer Barazite (M. The Netherlands)
38. Kerrea Kuche Gilbert (D, England)
39. Gavin Hoyte (D, England)
40. Henri Lansbury (M, England)
41. Joseph O'Cearuill (D, Republic of Ireland)
42. Francisco Merida Perez (M, Spain)
43. Mark Randall (M, England)
44. Jay Simpson (M, England)
45. Armand Traoré (D, France)
46. Kieran Gibbs (M, England)
XX. Nicklas Bendtner (F, Denmark)
XX. Łukasz Fabiański (GK, Poland)
XX. José Antonio Reyes Calderón (M/F, Spain)
XX. Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido (F, Mexico)
Transfers:
In --
Łukasz Fabiański from Legia Warsaw (Undisc.)
José Antonio Reyes from Real Madrid (Loan return)
Nicklas Bendtner from Birmingham City (Loan return)
Carlos Vela from Salamanca (Loan return)
Kerrea Gilbert from Cardiff (Loan return)
Alexandre Song from Charlton Athletic (Loan return)
Eduardo da Silva from Dinamo Zagreb (apx. £7.5m)
Bakari Sagna from Auxerre (£6m)
Out --
Mart Poom to Watford (Undisc.)
Thierry Henry to Barcelona (£16.1 million)
Pre-Season Fixtures:
July --
14: Barnet (A, Friendly)
19: Genclerbirligi (N, Friendly - Bad Waltersdorf, Austria)
25: Salzburg (A, Friendly)
28: PSG (H, Emirates Cup)
29: Inter Milan (H, Emirates Cup)
August --
2: Lazio (N, Amsterdam Tournament)
4: Ajax (A, Amsterdam Tournament)