Arsenal are walking a tightrope in December: top of the table, juggling Europe and domestic cups, yet stretched to the limit by a relentless injury crisis that threatens to define their season. The month will test not just the depth of Mikel Arteta’s squad, but the collective mentality of a team that has repeatedly fallen just short in previous title races. The perfect storm brewing December has always been the month where title dreams are either strengthened or quietly unravel, and for Arsenal this season, the stakes feel even higher. They sit in a strong position domestically and in Europe, but that success has brought a brutal schedule and a growing list of walking wounded. Mikel Arteta has warned that the fixture calendar is pushing his squad into “dangerous” territory, with key players going down one after another across league and Champions League games. When you combine this with a packed run of fixtures against physically intense opponents, December becomes less a fixture lis...
BRAZIL WOMEN:- At San Diego's Snapdragon Stadium on Wednesday, Brazil easily defeated Mexico 3-0 to move on to the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup finals. Following a VAR review that resulted in Nicki Hernández of Mexico receiving a red card, Adriana and Antonia scored goals in the first half, leaving the Concacaf team with just ten players for the most of the game. Yasmim cleverly flicked away a Gabi Portilho cross three minutes into the second half, but Mexico's defense dug deep and prevented Brazil from scoring for the remainder of the match. It was one-way traffic for the most of the half. Mexico shocked the United States in the group stage, their first victory over the Americans since 2010, and goes out of the first women's Gold Cup in the semifinal round with 13 goals scored. USA WOMEN:- In the aftermath of a thrilling penalty shootout victory over Canada in the Concacaf W Gold Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday at a soggy Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, interim US coach Twi...