Van Persie rejects new Arsenal contract

Arsenal gave themselves a fighting chance of reaching the Champions League quarter-finals here on Wednesday, coming from behind to stun favourites Barcelona 2-1 in a pulsating encounter.Two goals in the final 12 minutes from Robin van Persie and substitute Andrey Arshavin clinched a dramatic victory for the English Premier League side after Barcelona had taken the lead through a first-half David Villa strike.

Two games involving four of the biggest soccer teams in Europe were blanketed by a snowstorm yesterday in London. The snow was light enough to play through, but heavy enough to make for some awesome scenes. In the afternoon, Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 in west London as the snow was just beginning to fall.

Tottenham Hotspur's hopes of gatecrashing the English Premier League's established elite were put back into perspective on Saturday as they slumped to a chastening 3-0 defeat at Arsenal.Arsene Wenger's side maintained their vice-like grip on north London supremacy thanks to two goals in the space of 60 frantic seconds in the first-half from Robin van Persie and Cesc Fabregas as Spurs missed the chance to leapfrog Arsenal, who started the weekend third in the table.

On Friday my Forbes.com colleague Zach Slaton wrote a well researched and thoughtful article titled, "Why Arsenal Should Give Robin van Persie The Divorce That He Wants." The article related to a statement issued by the Arsenal striker on his website. Van Persie announced that he would not be signing a [...]

Had things turned out differently for the Netherlands at Soccer City in Johannesburg on July 11, Robin van Persie would be reporting for duty with Arsenal this week with a World Cup winners' medal.Instead, Spain's defeat of the Dutch in the final meant van Persie finished the tournament empty-handed, while his own poor performances in South Africa will have been a source of concern for Gunners manager Arsene Wenger.

Arsenal's Dutch forward Robin van Persie has been ruled out of action for up to five months following a scan on his injured ankle which has revealed the need for reconstructive surgery.Van Persie, who with seven goals is the London club's top scorer so far this season in the Premier League, suffered torn ankle ligaments during the Netherlands' goalless draw against Italy in a friendly two weeks ago.Initially expected to be out for between four and six weeks, a scan by a leading ankle injury specialist has revealed that more damage has been done than first thought.

I am an Arsenal fan. I am also a divorced father of two daughters (now remarried), so I can’t help but view the Robin van Persie situation in a manner similar to a divorce.  One half of the partnership approached the other half some time ago and expressed his concern [...]

Shakhtar Donetsk signed Croatian international striker Eduardo from English Premier League side Arsenal on a four-year deal on Wednesday, the Ukrainian champions said on their website.Reports said that Shakhtar paid the Gunners seven million euros for the 27-year-old Croatian forward who joined Arsenal in July 2007.In November last year Eduardo signed a new "long-term" contract with Arsenal after making a successful comeback from a horrific injury which sidelined him for almost a year.