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Layth Yousif
Manchester United's Victor Lindelof (centre) in action during the Premier League match at the Gtech Community Stadium, London. Picture date: Sunday May 4, 2025
Men's Football / 5 May 2025
Stinging attack of the Bees leaves Man Utd subdued
5 May 2025
Men’s football / 2 May 2025
Dial Square rising: The club reclaiming the game
2 May 2025

In the shadow of Heathrow and glow of Thorpe Park, a band of Arsenal loyalists have built something lasting — a grassroots club with old-school values, writes LAYTH YOUSIF

Arsenal's Leandro Trossard (left) and Paris Saint Germain's Achraf Hakimi battle for the ball during the UEFA Champions League semi final, first leg match at the Emirates Stadium, London. Picture date: Tuesday April 29, 2025
Men’s football / 30 April 2025
Arsenal beaten by PSG to dent Champions League final hopes
30 April 2025
Arsenal goal
Men's Football / 25 April 2025
Honours even after Mateta's spectacular late leveller
25 April 2025

A point apiece at the Emirates with both Arsenal and Palace looking distracted by forthcoming semi-finals 

Bukayo Saka celebrates scoring against Real Madrid, April 16
Men's Football / 17 April 2025
Saka and Martinelli goals enough for the Gunners to defeat Real Madrid
17 April 2025
Arsenal's Thomas Partey scores their side's first goal of th
Men’s football / 13 April 2025
Arsenal and Brentford share points after pair play out low-key draw 
13 April 2025
Arsenal's Declan Rice scores their side's first goal of the
Men’s football / 9 April 2025
Arsenal boss Arteta hails modest hero Rice after humbling mighty Real Madrid
9 April 2025
Two goal hero Declan Rice has been praised by Gunners manager Mikel Arteta after the game of his life
Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou
Men’s football / 5 April 2025
Pressure piles on beleaguered Postecoglou
5 April 2025
Eberechi Eze celebrates scoring England's third goal of the
Men’s Football / 25 March 2025
England claim second qualifying win in four days with victory over Latvia
25 March 2025
Arsenal's Mikel Merino celebrates scoring their side's first
Men’s football / 17 March 2025
Merino header earns Arsenal narrow win over Chelsea
17 March 2025
Arsenal's Alessia Russo (left) and West Ham United's Camila
Women's football / 3 March 2025
Hammers left shaken after Gunners deal blow
3 March 2025
Arsenal's Martin Odegaard stands dejected after West Ham Uni
Men’s football / 23 February 2025
Arsenal rue missed chance to close in on Liverpool after defeat to West Ham
23 February 2025
Men’s football / 16 February 2025
Arsenal’s ‘crazy’ decision to put Merino up front pays dividends
16 February 2025
Arsenal's Martin Odegaard (left) scores their side's third g
Men’s Football / 23 January 2025
Arsenal secure comfortable win over Dinamo Zagreb
23 January 2025
Arsenal's Leah Williamson applauds the fans after the UEFA W
Women's football / 19 January 2025
Three of England’s European Championship winners on the scoresheet for Arsenal
19 January 2025
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta after the Premier League match
Men's football / 19 January 2025
Arsenal blow two-goal lead with Arteta ‘worried’ about Saliba injury
19 January 2025
Liverpool's Ibrahima Konate and Nottingham Forest's Elliot A
Men's football / 15 January 2025
Forest and Liverpool play out a thrilling draw
15 January 2025
Liverpool manager Arne Slot during the Premier League match
Men's football / 13 January 2025
Liverpool boss Slot insists Nottingham Forest ‘deserve’ to be treated as Premier League title contenders
13 January 2025
Manchester United's Joshua Zirkzee celebrates scoring the wi
Men's football / 13 January 2025
Redemption for United's Zirkzee as criticism grows over Arteta's misfiring Gunners
13 January 2025
Brighton and Hove Albion's Joao Pedro scores their side's fi
Men’s football / 5 January 2025
Arsenal drop valuable points as Brighton claim draw through penalty
5 January 2025
Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus scores their side's third goal of th
Men’s Football / 19 December 2024
North London witnesses a Christmas fairytale as Gabriel Jesus is reborn
19 December 2024
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta following the Premier League ma
Men’s Football / 15 December 2024
Arsenal’s title hopes take knock after Everton draw
15 December 2024
Arsenal's Bukayo Saka scores their side's second goal of the
Men’s Football / 12 December 2024
Saka stars as Arsenal sweep aside Monaco
12 December 2024
Ukraine's Oleksandr Zinchenko during the UEFA Euro 2024 Grou
Men’s football / 21 November 2024
Sylvinho’s Shqiperia sleeps through its big night
21 November 2024
Arsenal's Alessia Russo celebrates after scoring the opening
Women’s Football / 17 November 2024
Arsenal's Russo secures early strike to inspire rout of Tottenham
17 November 2024
Chelsea's Pedro Neto (right) scores their side's first goal
Men's Football / 11 November 2024
Gunners and Blues locked in enthralling draw
11 November 2024
Referee talks with Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta during a C
Men’s Football / 7 November 2024
Arteta fumes over penalty decisions as Arsenal lose to Inter Milan
7 November 2024
Brentford players celebrate after goalkeeper Mark Flekken sa
Sport / 30 October 2024
Keeper Mark Flekken is the Bees’ hero in victory over Wednesday
30 October 2024
Bournemouth's Adam Smith (left) and Arsenal's Gabriel Martin
Men’s football / 20 October 2024
Conspiracy theories wide of the mark as Bournemouth beat underwhelming Arsenal
20 October 2024
Arsenal fans waving flags during the Women's Super League ma
Women’s Football / 6 October 2024
Arsenal suffer dispiriting Everton draw at home
6 October 2024
A general view of the action as the sun shines through a gap
Men’s Football / 6 October 2024
Gunners hit back to see off Saints and keep pace at the top
6 October 2024
Arsenal's Beth Mead (second left) celebrates with team-mtaes
Women’s football / 27 September 2024
Gunners reach Champions League group stage
27 September 2024
Atalanta's Matteo Retegui (right) has a penalty saved by Ars
Men’s football / 20 September 2024
David ‘Cat’ Raya is Arsenal hero after remarkable double save from penalty
20 September 2024
Arsenal’s Martin Odegaard (left) shoots towards goal
Men’s football / 19 September 2024
Arsenal boss Arteta reveals Odegaard suffers ‘significant’ ankle ligament injury
19 September 2024
England's Harry Kane scores their side's second goal of the
Men’s football / 11 September 2024
Kane celebrates century with brace against Finland
11 September 2024
Arsenal's Caitlin Foord scores their side's sixth goal of th
Women’s football / 5 September 2024
Foord scores four to lead Arsenal to huge victory over Rangers
5 September 2024
Arsenal's Bukayo Saka reacts after missing a chance during t
Men’s Football / 1 September 2024
Arsenal drop their first points of the season after Brighton draw
1 September 2024
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta holds a match ball during the p
Men’s football / 23 August 2024
Basque masters gear up for Villa Park blockbuster
23 August 2024
Arsenal's Leandro Trossard scores their side's second goal o
Men’s football / 14 August 2024
Gunners thrash Bayer Leverkusen in pre-season friendly
14 August 2024
Arsenal's William Saliba celebrates scoring
Men’s football / 14 August 2024
Arsenal dominate in 2-0 victory over Lyon
14 August 2024
Burnley's Wilson Odobert celebrates scoring their side's sec
Men’s Football / 13 August 2024
Burnley’s Championship win at Luton made ‘big statement,’ says Parker
13 August 2024
An England fan holds a flag before a Group C match between D
Layth’s Take / 28 June 2024
A glimpse from Germany reporting at Euro 2024
28 June 2024
England manager Gareth Southgate
Men’s football / 27 June 2024
England top Group C despite underwhelming performance against Slovenia
27 June 2024
Men’s football / 27 June 2024
Spain ease past battling Albania in Dusseldorf
27 June 2024
Glamorgan's Sam Northeast during day one of the Vitality Cou
Men’s cricket / 7 June 2024
Northeast shines at Lord’s as Glamorgan beat Middlesex
7 June 2024
Real Madrid's Aurelien Tchouameni celebrates with the trophy
Men’s Football / 2 June 2024
Real Madrid's moments to remember on a field of joy
2 June 2024
General view of the development at The Stadium, Highbury Squ
Men’s football / 3 May 2024
From Highbury to Harrogate
3 May 2024
LAYTH YOUSIF writes about the highlights and lowlights on his journey to reaching The 92 Club after four decades of trying
Chelsea's Nicolas Jackson scores their side's second goal of
Men’s football / 3 May 2024
Chelsea launch late bid for European football with damaging defeat for Tottenham
3 May 2024
Arsenal's Declan Rice shoots during the Premier League match
Men's Football / 24 April 2024
Arsenal thrash underwhelming Chelsea to consolidate top spot in the Premier League
24 April 2024
Manchester United's Aaron Wan-Bissaka (left) and Coventry Ci
Men’s football / 22 April 2024
Man Utd win FA Cup semi-final on pens after stunning Coventry comeback
22 April 2024
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta
Men’s Football / 22 April 2024
Arsenal’s season suffers blow with Champions League exit in Munich
22 April 2024
Arsenal's Martin Odegaard scores their side's second goal of
Men’s Football / 21 April 2024
Arsenal return to top of Premier League with win at Wolves
21 April 2024
Dortmund supporters celebrate after winning the Champions Le
Layth’s take / 19 April 2024
Getting lost in a football utopia
19 April 2024
Bayern's Harry Kane celebrates after he scored his side's se
Men’s Football / 10 April 2024
Kane on target for Bayern but Arsenal rally to earn first-leg draw
10 April 2024
Arsenal's Kai Havertz scores their side's second goal of the
Men’s football / 7 April 2024
Arsenal back on top with commanding win over Brighton
7 April 2024
Chelsea's Cole Palmer (centre) celebrates scoring
Men’s football / 5 April 2024
Palmer treble sinks Man United to give Chelsea stunning late win
5 April 2024
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, March 31, 2024
Men’s football / 5 April 2024
Gunners set sights on victory by the south coast
5 April 2024
Arsenal's Martin Odegaard (right) celebrates scoring
Men’s football / 5 April 2024
Title-chasing Arsenal go top after seeing off struggling Luton
5 April 2024
England's Jude Bellingham celebrates scoring the second goal
Men’s Football / 27 March 2024
Bellingham denies Belgium at the death as England secure draw at Wembley
27 March 2024
Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall after the final whistle durin
Women’s football / 14 March 2024
Eidevall relishing blockbuster clash with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge
14 March 2024
Arsenal’s Stina Blackstenius and Aston Villa's Danielle Tu
Women’s football / 7 March 2024
Arsenal make League Cup final after Blackstenius hat-trick against Villa
7 March 2024
Men’s Football / 3 March 2024
Aston Villa snatch last-gasp win over battling Luton
3 March 2024
Manchester City's Erling Haaland celebrates scoring
Men’s football / 29 February 2024
Haaland scores five as Man City destroy Luton in FA Cup
29 February 2024
Porto's Galeno (left) and Arsenal's Bukayo Saka battle for t
Men's Football / 22 February 2024
Galeno's 94th-minute strike brings unexpected climax to slow-burn match
22 February 2024
Manchester United's Rasmus Hojlund celebrates scoring their
Men's Football / 19 February 2024
Red Devils barely quell Hatters' ferocious fire
19 February 2024
Luton Town's Carlton Morris scores their side's first goal o
Men’s football / 11 February 2024
Sheffield United close gap at the bottom with victory at in-form Luton
11 February 2024
Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall on the touchline during the A
Women’s football / 11 February 2024
Eidevall’s Arsenal suffer FA Cup knockout at hands of City
11 February 2024
Manchester City's Phil Foden
Men’s football / 7 February 2024
Foden nets hat-trick as City come from behind to beat Brentford
7 February 2024
Arsenal's Martin Odegaard, who hit back at critics who claim
Men’s football / 6 February 2024
Arsenal cut Liverpool’s lead at top of table to two points with 3-1 victory
6 February 2024
Tottenham Hotspur's Micky van de Ven has his header saved by
Men’s football / 1 February 2024
Tottenham back into top four after second-half comeback sees off Brentford
1 February 2024
Southampton's Stuart Armstrong celebrates scoring their side
Men’s Football / 28 January 2024
Armstrong denies Hornets to earn Saints replay
28 January 2024
Liverpool's Joe Gomez applauds the fans after the League Cup
Men’s Football / 25 January 2024
Liverpool hold off late Fulham charge to reach League Cup final
25 January 2024
Chelsea reach League Cup final with second-leg hammering of
Men’s Football / 24 January 2024
Chelsea reach League Cup final with second-leg hammering of Middlesbrough
24 January 2024
Ipswich Town's Jeremy Sarmiento scores their side's first go
Men’s football / 23 January 2024
Sarmiento’s late strike seals point for Ipswich at leaders Leicester
23 January 2024
Preston North End's Milutin Osmajic and Chelsea's Levi Colwi
Men’s Football / 7 January 2024
Pochettino's side ease into FA Cup's fourth round
7 January 2024
Brentford's Keane Lewis-Potter and Wolverhampton Wanderers'
Men's Football / 7 January 2024
A hard-fought draw for 10-men Wolves
7 January 2024
Arsenal's Kai Havertz celebrates scoring their side's second
Men’s Football / 17 December 2023
Arsenal return to winning ways as Brighton suffer 2-0 defeat
17 December 2023
Brighton and Hove Albion's Joao Pedro (centre) celebrates af
Layth’s Take / 15 December 2023
Seagulls’ stirring renaissance continues to astonish
15 December 2023
Arsenal's Bukayo Saka scores their side's first goal of the
Men’s football / 3 December 2023
Arsenal extend lead at top of league with nervy win over Wolves
3 December 2023
Arsenal players line up, back row from left, Takehiro Tomiya
Men’s football / 1 December 2023
Arsenal cruise into Champions League last 16 after hammering Lens
1 December 2023
Arsenal's Kai Havertz (left) celebrates with Eddie Nketiah a
Men’s football / 26 November 2023
Late Havertz strike sees Arsenal beat Brentford
26 November 2023
England's Bukayo Saka (left) and North Macedonia's Ezgjan Al
Layth’s Take / 24 November 2023
From Wembley to the Western Balkans
24 November 2023
LAYTH YOUSIF pens a column about his recent travels and the football he encountered on the journey
England's Harry Kane (left) and Phil Foden applaud the fans
Men’s football / 22 November 2023
England bring qualifying campaign to lacklustre close with North Macedonia draw
22 November 2023
Arsenal's Oleksandr Zinchenko (second right) celebrates scor
Men’s Football / 12 November 2023
Arsenal pull level with Manchester City thanks to victory over Burnley
12 November 2023
Arsenal's Oleksandr Zinchenko attempts a shot on goal which
Men’s Football / 9 November 2023
Saka stars for Arsenal in comfortable victory against Sevilla
9 November 2023
Tempers flare between players at the final whistle
Men’s football / 8 November 2023
Jackson treble proves decisive as Chelsea win thriller at nine-man Spurs
8 November 2023
Arsenal's Declan Rice and Sheffield United's Gustavo Hamer (
Sport / 29 October 2023
Arsenal 5-0 Sheffield United
29 October 2023
Report by Layth Yousif at Ashburton Grove 
The memorial service
Sport / 27 October 2023
Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 Ajax
27 October 2023
by Layth Yousif
Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus celebrates scoring their side's firs
Men's Football / 25 October 2023
Outstanding Jesus puts Gunners Champions League hopes back on track
25 October 2023
Arsenal's Leandro Trossard (centre) celebrates with his team
Men's Football / 22 October 2023
Gunners grab point after being two goals down
22 October 2023
Men’s Cricket / 20 October 2023
An unprepossessing hero: Murtagh calls time on a proud career well served
20 October 2023
Harry Kane celebrates scoring England’s third goal of the
Men’s football / 18 October 2023
Kane double helps England beat Italy to secure place at Euro 2024
18 October 2023
Tottenham's Micky van de Ven (right) is congratulated by tea
Men’s Football / 8 October 2023
Van de Ven scores as 10-man Spurs go top with win over Luton
8 October 2023
Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus gestures during the Uefa Champions L
Men's Football / 4 October 2023
A lack of ruthlessness costs the Gunners in Lens
4 October 2023
Arsenal's Kai Havertz celebrates scoring their side's third
Men’s Football / 1 October 2023
Havertz scores in Gunners' emphatic victory over Bournemouth
1 October 2023
Arsenal's Reiss Nelson
Men’s football / 28 September 2023
Nelson scores as Arsenal edge past Brentford in League Cup
28 September 2023