By Ian Grant On the day that Patrick Vieira gets singled out, fined £25,000 and banned for two matches for claiming a referee has “no personality”, linked organisation UEFA ups the fine for PSV Eindhoven’s fans’ racial abuse of (and…

  By Ian Grant   £25,000 for ‘no personality’; £22,500 for racial abuse: Is the FA a laughing stock On the day that Patrick Vieira gets singled out, fined £25,000 and banned for two matches for claiming a referee has…

By Ian Grant At the end of the last home match – an Arsenal record – 30 Premiership games unbeaten – it was the Sunderland fans who made all the noise.They stood, clapped and cheered the team that had been…

By Ian Grant Arsenal have signed Uruguayan international goalkeeper Fabian Carini on a one year loan from Juventus. The 22-year-old – who played at the 2002 World Cup – could win a permanent move to Highbury, based on performances. Wenger…

By Ian Grant PLAYERSSol Campbell was named in the World Cup all-star team and was the only England player to make the final 16 players chosen by a team of football experts including Brazilian legend Pele.Freddie Ljungberg will have surgery…

By Ian Grant PLAYERSFIFA’s technical study group, assessing players and teams in Korea and Japan, decreed that Sol Campbell enjoyed a better World Cup than Rio Ferdinand. Former Celtic and Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Paddy Bonner today urged David Seaman…

By Ian Grant PLAYERSFreddie Ljungberg, who struggled in the World Cup with a hip injury said: “I was in good form at the end of the season. Of course if I’d played fewer games I would have been fresher and…

By Ian Grant TRANSFERS/SPECULATIONWenger said on the Inamoto speculation: “It’s not a good time to talk about whether he’s leaving Arsenal or staying. I haven’t decided yet but he’s shown that in Europe he can play in any team. I’m…

By Ian Grant TEAMArsenal are the number two club with most representatives at the World Cup. According to ITV, they have eleven, two behind Inter Milan with thirteen.According to the Express Arsenal are receptive to a cut in the Premiership…

By Ian Grant PLAYERSPatrick Vieira, has joined Sports, Entertainment and Media, the Aim-listed representation agency. SEM will represent Viera in wage and transfer negotiations as well as handle other off-the pitch business affairs including additional sponsorship opportunities. Tony Adams and…