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Arsenal soccer business!!!

Arsenal have started getting their form back but it is a little bit too late for them. If they had played this way in the earlier parts of this season then they would be one of the title contenders. But they have has mainly improved after they spend quite a great amount on the Russian play, Andrei Arshavin. As many soccer lovers would know, Arsenal are never big spenders. In fact of all the teams in the premier league, it is probable that Arsenal make profits while the others are still making major loss. The Arsenal policy is quite good. It’s something like this: buy cheap young talented players, develop them and sell them at a higher profit.

One good example of this Arsenal soccer business is Thierry Henry. When he arrived at Highbury in London, he was not well known. But he was a young talented player with great skill and a wonderful finishing touch. He arrived in Arsenal in 1999 and in his debut season was very marvelous. Having to play alongside Arsenal legends such as Bergkamp was an added advantage. He was acquired for less than 10 million pounds.

As time got by he became better and was able to lead the gunners to win a number of trophies including the famous unbeaten run that led them to win the English premiership title. He also helped them to win a number of FA cup trophies and led them in the finals of the 2005 Champions league. That was probably one of his greatest highlights. But after a season of misfortunes he decided to go to Barcelona in 2007 at a cost of 12 million pounds. See how the profits are made.

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Does it seem like soccer aficionados speak a language all their own? It sure seems like it to me, and I’ve been playing the game for over 20 years. I put an article on the front page of this blog to help explain the most common soccer terms in plain English. Hopefully this list will help soccer moms everywhere (and soccer dads too, for that matter)to better understand what their little athlete is talking about! Click Here For Access: Soccer Terms.