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Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta gives instructions to his players during their Champions League soccer match between Napoli and Arsenal, in Naples. (AP Photo)

Making dressing room hotter, changing meal times: Why Mikel Arteta’s playing wild mind games with Arsenal players

September 11, 2026 7:06 pm

Mikel Arteta reveals how he's been deliberately inconveniencing his squad in pre-season to conquer real-world disruptions like European travel delays.

Implying that Gunners’ hectic transfer activity has been his priority instead of the contract, Arteta said the contract was not a matter of worry. (AP Photo)

‘They don’t have to worry’: Mikel Arteta unfazed with Arsenal contract extension

August 15, 2026 2:36 pm

Arsenal’s Premier League-winning head coach Mikel Arteta is into the last 12 months of his agreement, and is yet to sign a contract extension.

The USMNT has partnered with their first official pet care partner in Purina to introduce three terrier/mixed breed puppies to the squad. (Wags and Walks Instagram)

Why team USA looked to Bud, Dew Drop & Bloom for stress-relief at home WC

June 26, 2026 4:40 pm

The USA have exceeded expectations this World Cup, and they're getting help from an unexpected source

'We are champions, daddy': How Mikel Arteta found out Arsenal had won EPL

May 21, 2026 8:32 pm

Videos shared by Arsenal on social media ‌showed players dancing and chanting at their training centre after their league title was confirmed with a game to spare.

Arteta's Arsenal are not the most beautiful. Not the most free-flowing. But relentless, organised, and extraordinarily hard to beat. (AP Photo)

How Arteta built Arsenal's first title in 22 years - on trust and a medical he never had

May 20, 2026 9:04 am

When Mikel Arteta arrived at Arsenal as a player in 2011, he told the club: forget the medical, trust me. Fifteen years later, Arsenal trusted him again - and he delivered their first Premier League title in 22 years.

The defeat to City was a crushing psychological blow. But Arsenal found the ideal attacking blueprint, even though a game-specific tactic. (AP Photo)

Pep Guardiola said what Mikel Arteta couldn't: Arsenal are still in this

April 21, 2026 6:46 pm

The City defeat was crushing. It was also the last truly fearsome fixture on Arsenal's calendar. Sometimes losing is the clearest way to see

Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola, left encourages his players as Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta gestures to his during the English League Cup final soccer match between Arsenal and Manchester City in London, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo)

Arteta vs Guardiola, master vs protege: A title decider 25 years in making

April 17, 2026 7:05 pm

A relationship that goes back to the start of the century, the two coaches have bonded over shared history, philosophies, and passion for the game. Now rivals, Sunday’s match will be their most important moment on the touchline together.

Arsenal's William Saliba, right, grabs the shirt of Manchester City's Erling Haaland during the English League Cup final soccer match between Arsenal and Manchester City in London, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo)

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal will use ‘pain’ of League Cup defeat to spur their challenge in 3 competitions

March 23, 2026 5:36 pm

Arsenal were eyeing their first silverware since the 2020 FA Cup title that they won in coach Mikel Arteta’s debut season

Arsenal Premier League table top Christmas

'Arsenal want it so much': Mikel Arteta seeks to end to trophyless run in League Cup final

March 21, 2026 1:38 am

The 43-year-old Arteta denied being under extra pressure ahead of facing City, who have not beaten Arsenal ‌in their last four meetings, although three of those matches ended in draws.