ONE OF ARSENAL FC'S STAR PLAYERS: CESC FABREGAS

Spanish midfield playmaker Cesc Fabregas is a brilliant passer of the ball with an eye for goal and is one of a crop of outstanding youngsters beginning to establish themselves at Highbury.
National teamFabregas was voted the player of the tournament at the 2003 FIFA Under-17 World Championship and won the Golden Boot after his six goals helped Spain reach the final. He was a key member of the Spanish squad in the 2004 UEFA Under-17 European Championship, and scored a vital 89th-minute goal against England to take the team through to the final. Has since stepped up to U21 level.

ClubDespite coming through the ranks at FC Barcelona, Fabregas moved to Arsenal FC in September 2003 at the age of 16 having never played a first-team game at Camp Nou.
2003: After impressing with the reserves, he became the youngest player to feature in the Arsenal first team when, at 16 years and 177 days, he made his debut in the English League Cup against Rotherham United FC on 28 October.

2004/05: Fabregas made his Premiership debut in the 4-1 win away to Everton FC on the opening day of the season and went on to start 24 matches as Arsenal finished second in the league. He opened his Premiership scoring account in the 3-0 win against Blackburn Rovers FC on 25 August and scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in December's 5-1 victory against Rosenborg BK.

STAR PLAYER OF ARSENAL FC

Andrei Arshavin finally won the move to a big club which he had craved for some time when signing for Arsenal on deadline day in February 2009.
It was a protracted "will he, won't he" move which went into extra-time before it was announced by the Premier League after the winter transfer window had closed.
Although he started his career as a right-sided midfielder he has emerged as an attacking, creative midfielder of supreme quality. Perhaps at his best playing just behind the strikers, Arshavin's time to play at the top level in European football seems long overdue.
Born in Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg, he signed for his hometown club as a youth but began his playing days at their "farm" club, Zenit-2, in the Russian second division. He was promoted to the first team in the 2000 season and made his debut, at this point a right-sided midfielder, against Bradford City in the InterToto Cup.

His international bow came in 2002 for Russia against Belarus, scoring his first goal the following year against Romania.

Arshavin was the Russian Footballer of the Year in 2006, the year before he helped them to their first Russian Premier League title since 1984, starting every game and scoring 10 goals along the way.

In 2008 he won the UEFA Cup with Zenit and was named Man of the Match in a 2-0 win over Rangers in Manchester. And a few months later he was part of the Zenit side which beat Manchester United in the European Super Cup.
But it was at the European Championships that year that he really shot to prominence. He had been a vital figure in the side which ousted England to make it to finals in Austria and Switzerland but a red card picked up in the final minutes of the last qualifier against Azerbaijan threatened to derail his involvement as he was banned for the first two games of Euro 2008.
Arshavin was thrown straight into the side for the last group game against Sweden and was an inspiration, sealing victory in injury time, as Russia won 2-0 to make it into the quarter-finals. And if that performance was good, then against Holland in the last eight he was world class, scoring one and creating another as they won 3-1 after extra-time.
With all eyes on Arshavin and talk of a move to Barcelona, he failed to shine in the semi-finals against Spain as Russia lost 3-0 and that seemed to end rumours of a move to the Nou Camp. The player was also strongly linked with Tottenham Hotspur but Zenit's demands of a transfer fee over £20m ruined his hopes of a move.
Zenit failed to shine in the Champions League, and in the 2008 Russian league season, as the player became increasingly disillusioned at the club and was desperate to leave. He insisted he would not play for Zenit in the 2009 season, but Arsenal then declared their interest at the start of the January transfer window and after a month long chase they finally managed to get hold of the player.

With six goals and five assists in his first 12 games for the club, Arshavin was an instant hit and he bagged four against Liverpool in a stunning 4-4 draw. A forward who has the ability to unlock a defence with a killer pass, he has also shown a deadly finishing touch and is sure to adapt to life in England quickly.

ARSENE WENGER

AC Milan rejected him for looking too much like a schoolmaster, and distrustful players tagged him "Clouseau" on his first day in England. But in the six years since he became Arsenal's mystery manager, Arsene Wenger has been credited with transforming British football in general, and the Gunners' fortunes in particular.

ARSENAL TEAM 2007

Arsenal FC is the best team in my heart. This team has a group of highly skill players and 'smart' manager.

Famous Sport and its history

Soccer is the most famous sport in the world.
Almost 150 have passed since soccer was officially born in a Tavern in London, under the pens of several clubs that formed the Football Association and wrote up the Laws of the Game. In such a short time, soccer went on from a local phenomenon around England, to an international game that is watched and loved by close to 3 billion people worldwide.