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A Farewell, a Beginning and the Continuity of Power
September 6, 2025 Emirates Stadium, London The curtain rose on Arsenal’s new campaign before a buoyant Emirates crowd, and from the very first whistle the occasion carried the weight of expectation. Champions of Europe, Arsenal began their Women’s Super League defence against London City Lionesses, a club making its first appearance in the top flight. Arsenal bid farewell to Lia Wälti, the Swiss midfielder whose authority had anchored the side for seven years. With two League
Jan Piekarowicz
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A Moment of Brilliance
August 31, 2025 Anfield Stadium, Liverpool The duel at Anfield began before a ball was struck. Arsenal suffered another wound in the warm-up: William Saliba twisted his ankle. He tried to endure, insisting he could manage the pain, but the truth was revealed in his first movements: the anchor of Arsenal’s defence could not cope. Within minutes, he was gone. Cristhian Mosquera stepped into the breach —trial by fire. Yet the Colombian carried himself with uncommon composure. On
Jan Piekarowicz
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Ascendancy Declared
August 23, 2025 Emirates, London The Emirates in late August was a furnace of expectation — heat rising from sky and stands alike, pressing down on a team rebuilt, reshaped, and loudly ambitious. Arsenal’s first home game of the season was a ceremony of intent unveiled before their own. Eberechi Eze: once rejected, now Arsenal’s No.10, confirmed only half an hour before kick-off and already enshrined in myth. Eze had chosen Arsenal over Spurs, called Arteta himself, presented
Jan Piekarowicz
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The Measured Strike
August 17, 2025 Old Trafford, Manchester The Premier League’s opening weekend sent Arsenal north to Old Trafford. Before kickoff, a moment of silence honoured Liverpool’s Diogo Jota and his brother—an act that briefly stilled even this most charged of grounds. United against Arsenal is never polite diplomacy. It’s constant rivalry, unfinished business. Ruben Amorim’s United unveiled a new forward line—Cunha, Mbeumo, and the debutant Dorgu—signs of transition. Arsenal answered
Jan Piekarowicz
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