Russia and Czech Republic complete the first day of Euro 2012 on Friday, with Group A starting to take shape after this game. Russia enter the competition looking to emulate a number of strong performances in recent competitions, but in truth up until recently the eastern European nation appear to have lost some of the…

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been hugely criticised in recent years for not spending in the transfer market. The fact his record buy is £12 million for Andrei Arshavin back in 2009 says everything you need to know about his transfer policy and over-reliance on youth. After another season without a trophy however, it seems…

Arsene Wenger says negotiations for Andrei Arshavin are ongoing and he's hopeful of completing the deal in the next few days. Zenit have said they are willing to sell the Russia playmaker but have been accused by Arshavin's agent of trying to inflate the transfer fee. Arsenal have had a bid, believed to be around…