Striker Robin Van Persie has confirmed that he won't be extending his contract at Arsenal which expires next year. Following a meeting with manager Arsene Wenger, the 28-year-old revealed on his official website that he disagrees with how the club intends to move forward. "I've thought long and hard about it, but I have decided…

Portugal and Netherlands are still in the thick of Group B, with both looking to win to try and make it through to the Euro 2012 quarter-finals. Portugal recovered from a 1-0 opening defeat to Germany by beating Denmark 3-2 in their last game, with Pepe, Helder Postiga and a last-gasp Silvestre Varela strike ensuring…

A clash of the heavyweights, two of Euro 2012's biggest sides meet on Wednesday when Netherlands and Germany go head-to-head in Group B. Netherlands were heavily-fancied going into the competition, but Bert van Marwijk's men suffered a severe blow to their ambitions with a shock 1-0 defeat to Denmark in their opener. The Oranje were…

The Euro 2012 'Group of Death' kicks off on Saturday, with the highly-fancied Netherlands taking on always-solid Denmark. Netherlands enter Euro 2012 as one of the favourites for the tournament, and rightly so given the attacking quality in their ranks. The likes of Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder and Robin van Persie will lead the football-mad…

Netherlands enter Euro 2012 as one of the tournament favourites, and will look to record a morale-boosting victory over Northern Ireland in a friendly on Saturday. Netherlands have been backed by many to finally top the pile this year, and the attacking quality on show justifies this prediction. With the likes of Robin van Persie,…

Netherlands   Netherlands are highly-fancied for the tournament with only holders Spain and bitter rivals Germany thought to have a better chance. The reasons are threefold. Firstly they are outstanding going forward and blasted the most goals of any nation, 37, past their qualifying group opponents. Secondly they reached the World Cup final two years…

A quick study of the antepost betting market for top scorer at the forthcoming Euro 2012 Football Championship in Poland and the Ukraine illustrates just what a crop of talent there currently is playing in Europe right now and one of several leading players could be walking away with the must coveted Golden Boot award.…

Arsenal and Manchester City go head-to-head in a second plays third encounter in the Premier League on Sunday. In-play betting will be an exciting way to predict the latest trials in tribulations in this all-important fixture at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal have been in better form of late and have overtaken Tottenham to command third…

Van Persie said: “I was hoping to play as a second striker. I never thought I would end up as a main striker. “We only tried it when Adebayor went. The boss didn’t buy anyone else. He was convinced I could do it but I wasn’t. “In my first five or six games I was…

It has been quite a remarkable turnaround for Arsene Wenger’s side. Six wins from their last six Premier League games has moved the Gunners into third spot in the league, ahead of rivals Tottenham Hotspur, and into an automatic Champions League place as we approach the latter stages of the season. There is no doubt…

It has been some turnaround in Arsenal’s fortunes over the past few weeks. Beaten by AC Milan in the first-leg of their Champions League encounter and dumped out of the FA Cup in quick succession by Sunderland pointed to a painful and long ending to the season for Arsene Wenger’s side. In truth, it is looking…

Robin Van Persie scored a late winner against the Reds Saturday afternoon to lift the Gunners into fourth place, despite seeing his side outclassed by Liverpool. The Reds were without Steven Gerrard, Glen Johnson and Daniel Agger for the match, and Kenny Dalglish moved Andy Carroll to the bench in favor of Dirk Kuyt. The…