As a player, he had
captained the side at the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008.
Captaining the side at Derby yesterday left him three short of his target of 32.»
The new hero, Ray Wilkins (who had
captained the side at just 18 years of age), had to be sold to Manchester United to help stabilise the team but with managers being changed at a rate akin to the modern game — three in four years — the Blues were set to begin life in the «80s in the second tier.
The Arsenal manager named a youthful side for this opening match of pre-season, with Kieran Gibbs
captaining the side at St Mary's.
Not exact matches
At last, ferryboat
captains would know how to address morticians and ancestral dukes could be seated on the proper
side of film stars.
For anyone who loved eating the stuffed deviled crabs on the
Captain's Platter
at your seaside fry spot, dinner
at this comfort - food enclave comes with a heaping
side of nostalgia.
Jack Wilshere has been an Arsenal player since he was 9 years of age and he has risen through the ranks as an arsenal player and
at the age of 15, was named the
captain of the Arsenal under 16
side.
Manchester United and England
captain Wayne Rooney has accused Chelsea of getting referee Mike Dean on their
side during the 1 - 0 win over the Red Devils
at Stamford Bridge, putting them 10 points clear
at the top of the league.
There is not really anything
at all wrong with what you say, the thing is though: I have seen some of the finest
captains inside of football, hold nothing back, in confronting a teammate who is letting the
side down.
The news that Arsenal are interested in the 23 year - old comes straight from the horses mouth, well from Tom Boyd, who is an ex-Celtic
captain and is still
at the Scottish giants, looking after the U-17
side.
There's wide speculation that Mickelson will
captain the US
side for the home game in 2024
at Bethpage in the New York market where he's loved.
schweinsteiger has
captained the german national
side has won basically every domestic trophy as well as the cl and central midfielders tend to play
at their peak longer than strikers as their game is not based around attributes such as pace.
out of last summers transfers the ONLY one who is real game changer is Mustafi, He hasnt been in the
side long enough for it to be obvious yet but I feel he could well be the next club
captain and leader
at the back.
Chelsea
captain John Terry says despite his
side's five - point lead
at the top of the Premier League they will not have proved anything until they win silverware --(Independent)
The biggest news story this week has been Steven Gerrard's impending move from Liverpool to LA Galaxy, with the Reds
captain set to join the MLS
side at the end of the season when his Anfield contract expires.
All the latest headlines from the newspapers in Italy as Roma
captain Francesco Totti rescues his
side while Juventus escape and take three - point lead
at the top of the Serie A table.
Liverpool
captain Steven Gerrard is back in training ahead of his
side's trip to face former manager Roy Hodgson
at the Hawthorns on Saturday.
In an interesting preview to Arsenal's FA Cup semi-fnal
at Wembley on Saturday, we will be taking on the Reading U21
side at the Emirates, and Jack Wilshere has been named as
captain for the night.
Draxler, who has 40 appearances for his country, is prone to injury
at times, but was made
captain of the young German
side that won the Confederations Cup and was even given the Golden Ball for the Best Player of the Tournament as well.
The 18 year old
captained the Nigerian national
side at the Fifa under 17's World Cup in 2015 and was named the Player of the Tournament as his
side went on to lift the trophy.
So with the former German international set for a long injury lay - off it seemed an odd choice for me and as we reported here
at Just Arsenal earlier in the week it has now been almost two years since we started a game with the club
captain in the
side.
Granit Xhaka has also been brought into our first - team, with the Swiss international already proving his worth with a Man of the Match performance against Watford, and looks likely to be a future
captain of our
side, having proven to be a leader
at Borussia Monchengladbach previously.
City are already without
captain Vincent Kompany and face a Hammers
side that has already won
at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal and also against Liverpool
at Anfield this season.
He is currently with the England U21s
at the Toulon Tournament, and last night he
captained the
side that beat Japan 1 - 0 and are now through to the Final after winning all four games so far.
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has backed club
captain and star striker Wayne Rooney to end his recent goal drought against Liverpool, and is hopeful that the England international will lead his
side to victory
at Anfield on Sunday.
As the Daily Star puts it, the United
captain will be looking to pile on the misery against their neighbours, with Manuel Pellegrini's
side at risk of losing a fifth game out of just eleven Premier League matches.
On our
side of the fence we have the excellent and encouraging news reported by Metro is that Arsenal will be seriously strengthened
at the back with our defensive mainstay and stand in
captain Laurent Koscielny back in training after a small lay - off due to a hamstring injury picked up in the defeat to Bayern Munich.
United new - boy Marcos Rojo may well go on to become a top Premier League centre - back, but
at the moment it is surely the more experienced John Terry who gets the nod, with the former England
captain being a great leader and inspirational performer for Jose Mourinho's
side.
The decision to let those strikers leave Old Trafford came back to haunt the Dutchman against PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday night as his
side struggled with the absence of
captain Wayne Rooney, who missed the game
at the Philips Stadion through injury.
Liverpool
captain Steven Gerrard will lead out his
side at Goodison Park for the final time today, with the veteran midfielder hoping to take another step towards sealing the perfect send - off prior to his move to LA Galaxy.
At 20 years old Gabby has moved from
captaining the under 19s performance league
side to focusing solely on being a senior player.
Another
captain who helped pull his
side to a victory
at the weekend was Hull City centre back Curtis Davies, who was exceptional for the Tigers as he marshaled a usually dangerous Everton attack.
Fluent in six languages, Mkhitaryan began his professional footballing career with Pyunik, where he made his debut
at 17 and won the Armenian Premier League four times, before making the move to Ukrainian
side Metalurh Donetsk, where he was named club
captain at just 21 years of age.
At Espanyol, Pochettino became
captain and guided the
side to the Copa del Rey trophy in 2000.
Vieira enjoyed a glittering nine - year stint
at Arsenal during the peak of his career, lifting three Premier League titles and four FA Cups, as well as
captaining Wenger's
side throughout their unbeaten «Invincibles» season of 2003/04.
The Hornets
captain scored a penalty in his
side's 4 - 1 win and celebrated by flicking his middle fingers up
at the Chelsea fans.
He has already appeared, on numerous occasions,
at a level above the Premier League — becoming the youngest player to
captain a
side in the Champions League when passed the armband by Porto in October 2015
at the tender age of 18 years and 221 days.
Able to play
at centre - half or right - back, he then became a leading member of the Club's Under - 21s
side,
captaining them throughout the 2013/14 campaign.
The youngster has also featured regularly
at youth level for the German national team,
captaining the Under - 15s
side.
Amid fears that Lambert was rushing the
captain back from a calf injury in a bid to quell growing unrest, Vlaar returned to the
side to ring in 2014
at the Stadium of Light on New Year's Day.
John Obi Mikel is looking forward to
captaining the Nigeria national
side at this summer's World Cup finals in Russia.
John Terry returned to the
side at the London Stadium and played alongside David Luiz and Gary Cahill in a three - man defence, the
captain's first appearance since the 2 - 2 draw
at Swansea, when he picked up an injury late in the game.
City
captain Vincent Kompany admitted that it would be huge for his
side's fans to have the chance to celebrate a league title clinching,
at home, right in front of their arch-rival United.
There are
at least four stand - out
captains in this
side, although the one and only Sir Bobby would be the choice for this role.
Born in Sale, Manchester September 21, 1989, he started out
at Manchester City in 2008,
captaining their Under - 18
side which won the 2008 FA Youth...
As revealed by Goal, the Southampton
captain has already been the subject of a # 20 million offer from Brendan Rodgers's
side since the end of the season, but with the Saints valuing him
at # 30m, the bid was rejected by the St Mary's outfit.
Arsenal Cruised to a comfortable 3 - 0 win today against the Tigers
at the KC Stadium with
captain of the Arsenal
side loosing a tooth.
The youngest ever player to
captain a
side in the Champions League, it's quite evident that Rúben Neves has been groomed to be something of a prodigy since he first made his way through the Porto academy, debuting
at the tender age of 17 and becoming the youngest ever goalscorer for the club he holds dearest to his heart.
Zivkovic spent his youth years
at Partizan where he made his senior debut
at 16 and first
captained the
side aged just 17.
Luis Suarez was again
at his very best with two goals and two assists within the match, one in which he
captained the
side in the absence of Steven Gerrard.