Nov. Int'l break. We cover: 🎫 World Cup 2026 ticket-draw chaos, 🧤 Dov’s son’s clean-sheet finale and first pen save, 🤕 Arsenal’s break-week injuries, 🏟️ Emirates renovation whispers, 🎶 chant talk, 🌎 global qualifiers, 🇺🇸 USMNT updates, ⚽️ MLS calendar shakeup, 📺 Apple TV’s sports expansion, 🍻 Houston Gooners pub life, ❤️ our absurdly likable squad, and 🕷️ a Kraven detour all in one wild run!

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• Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori out of Italy squad, Gennaro Gattuso confirms (The Athletic)
• Arsenal’s Gabriel has suffered muscle injury, released from Brazil squad (The Athletic)
• Arsenal could move to Wembley while Emirates is expanded (The UK Telegraph)
• Arsenal’s Emirates expansion plans and a sense of history repeating itself (The Athletic)
• Every Arsenal Chant (with Lyrics) (YouTube)
• MLS switching schedule to align with world soccer (The Athletic)
• Major League Soccer is coming to Apple TV starting in 2026 (Apple Newsroom)
• Kraven the Hunter (Dov's Letterboxd Review)

Alternate Titles:

• Deal With It
• I Feel Old
• Showing Their Age
• Fire Code Violation
• (Get) Really Weird
• He’s a Machine
• A Very Bad Idea
• Who Needs That Guy?
• A Fight You’re Going to Lose
• More Rambunctious
• They’d Better Win
• Your Tribe
• Tired of That Guy
• How to Be a Fan
• A Wild Eight Days

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🇨🇿 UCL LP #4 at Slavia Prague, ⚽ PL #11 at Sunderland, we break down Arsenal’s results, Merino’s breakout, Arteta’s “pain in my tummy” quote, what’s next in a brutal post-break stretch, and more!

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Highlights:

• Slavia Praha vs. Arsenal
• Sunderland vs. Arsenal

Titles:

• One of Those Parents
• Inter Messi
• The Ultras
• A Very Long Name
• More Clean Sheets Than Saves
• A Lot of Pride

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🏆 EFL Cup Round 4 vs. Brighton, ⚽ PL #10 at Burnley, 🧩 Calafiori’s fluid role + formation talk, 🧤 Player of the Week debate: Gyökeres or Kepa? 🎅 Fixture chaos: Christmas Eve football?!, mascots, and more!

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Highlights:

• Arsenal vs. Brighton
• Burnley vs. Arsenal

Links:

• Arsenal Achieve Unprecedented Feat in English Football History (Sports Illustrated)

Alternate Titles:

• You Won’t Believe
• Winning is Always Entertaining
• Oddly Relaxed
• Domesticated Dinosaur
• Wait and See
• Onboard the Gyökeres Train
• A Lot of Banana Peels

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UCL LP #3 vs Atlético, PL #9 vs. Crystal Palace. From a Champions League tour de force vs Atlético to Eze’s first Premier League goal in red & white 🏟️⚽️ — we break down Arsenal’s tactics, injuries, and why VAR still drives us mad. Plus: World Cup ticket lottery, Messi’s MLS magic, and Brazil 🇧🇷 at the Emirates!

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Highlights:

• Arsenal vs. Atlético de Madrid
• Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace

Alternate Titles:

• Best of Three
• It’s Weird
• That’s So MLS
• A Good Foundation
• Dealing with Something
• Pure Muscle

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PL #8 at Fulham. From Craven Cottage to Cape Town — we’re talking Arsenal match at Fulham, Anthony Taylor’s VAR chaos, World Cup qualifying drama across Africa 🌍, and Haaland’s goal rush for Norway 🇳🇴. Plus: FIFA *Heroes* arcade game, Vision Pro sports viewing, and a Texas Renaissance Festival.

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Highlights:

• Fulham vs. Arsenal

Links:

• Arsenal Season Ticket Prices
• FIFA reveals first licensed game since EA Sports split (ESPN.com)
• Wish you could be courtside at a Lakers game? Put your Vision Pro back on and fire up the NBA app (TechRadar)

Alternate Titles:

• It’s No Craven Cottage
• A Thing That Happens
• International Break Hangover
• Whatever Works
• The Mark of Champions
• A Little Grace
• He Needs One To Go In
• How It Fits Together
• The Opposite of Forest
• Boogey-game
• A Dangerous Bunch

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🌍⚽️ October International Break! We cover: 🔴 Timber’s “continuation” penalty & assist-off-the-post debate, 🔴 Arteta’s 300th match throwback (Bournemouth 2019!), 🔴 Gyökeres name pronunciation & Raya contract buzz, Updates on the international teams we've followed through WC qualification, USMNT friendly, 🎟️ 2026 ticket tiers, dynamic pricing, the new WC mascot reveal, and more!

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Links:

• Law 12: Fouls and Misconduct (IFAB)
• Viktor Gyökeres Name Pronunciation (YouTube)
• Who Is Doing What This Interlull? (October 2025) (Arseblog)
• Every 2026 World Cup ticket price, if you’re lucky enough to get chosen to buy (The Athletic)
• VISA Presale World Cup Initial Price (FIFA Collect Analytics)
• World Cup ’26 Mascots (FIFA.com)

Alternate Titles:

• Making a Lot More Money
• Cue the Neal Diamond
• Classic Saka
• Clutch the Bald Eagle
• I Don’t Have Kids
• Much More Arsenal
• Eat and Pay Rent
• It’s Not Pokémon
• I’ve Seen a Lot

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UCL #2 vs. 🇬🇷 Olympiakos, PL #7 vs. 🇬🇧 West Ham, continuation penalties, Zubimendi’s super-sub impact, Gyökeres’ red-hot form, Ødegaard’s MCL and Rice's back pain 😬, Olympiakos’ star-studded crest history, an MLS trophy roundup 🏆, and much more!

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Highlights:

• Arsenal vs. Olympiakos
• Arsenal vs. West Ham

Links:

• Viktor Gyökeres Name Pronunciation (YouTube)

Titles:

• Dressed Like a Pickle
• Volume Shooter
• The Leeds of the World
• A Lot of Work To Do
• Lowering to the Occasion
• Very Classy
• Shrug Your Shoulders
• It Crossed My Mind

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EFL Cup R3 at Port Vale, PL #6 at Newcastle; Port Vale – retro kits, club lore, and a youth-fueled lineup 🍒, 🔮 Fourth Round draw reactions, 🔥 performance at Newcastle – wild officiating, and VAR chaos 😤, 🩺 Squad updates: Maduake out, White back, Timber shines, ⚔️ Next up: Olympiakos + West Ham, and a fun dessert topic: ⚾ VAR vs MLB robo-umps?

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Highlights:

• Port Vale vs. Arsenal
• Newcastle vs. Arsenal

Alternate Titles:

• Weekend of Drama
• Neighboorhood-ness
• A Special Throwback
• A Coach’s Observation
• Let’s Ask United
• Good All Day
• Not Exculpatory
• Cataclysmic

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UCL #1 at Bilbao, PL#5 vs. Man. City, we also cover Arsenal’s silver-shorted third kit debut 🇪🇸 to a gritty match vs City 🔴🔵, the UCL result at Bilbao, 🧠 Pep’s defensive mindedness, 🤹‍♂️ Bernardo’s antics, 🔥 Martinelli’s double impact, 🧩 squad depth & sub drama, 📰 how we each stay in the loop, and 🎯 what to expect vs Port Vale & Newcastle.

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Highlights:

• Athletic Bilbao vs. Arsenal
• Arsenal vs. Manchester City

Alternate Titles:

• Clash Shorts
• Too Much Red
• They Love That Team
• Bilbao Tourist Board
• We’re Gonna Be Okay
• Like They’re Burnley
• Embraced the Bunkering
• Like He’s Been Shot
• Saka Tunnel Vision
• Very Arsene Wenger
• Emptying the Bench
• Haaland is a Cyborg
• He Chose Wrong
• That’s a Lot of Keeper
• Not Different, Just More
• Get Your Ping Pong Balls Ready

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PL #4 vs. Nottingham Forest, 🇳🇴 Haaland bags 5️⃣ in qualifiers, 🇯🇲 Jamaica stays unbeaten, 🎟️ WC ticket confusion explained, 🇺🇸 USMNT shows signs of life under Poch, 🧤 Donnarumma joins City, 🔴 Zubimendi & Madueke star in Arsenal’s match, 🎥 Ref cam, SAOR tech, & drone drama, ⚔️ Champions League vs Bilbao + Man City on deck

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Highlights:

• Arsenal vs. Nottingham Forest

Links:

• Inside Nottingham Forest’s pursuit of Ange Postecoglou and Nuno’s exit as head coach (The Athletic)
• Premier League Away Kit Shorts:
• Keith’s Favorite
• Keith’s Least Favorite
• Dov’s Favorite
• Dov’s Least Favorite

Alternate Titles:

• What’s the Point?
• Definitely Not a Mess
• The Perfect Tackle
• Totally Fine
• So Predictable That We’re Awesome
• Saka’s Backup
• Plays Saliba on TV

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