‘I don’t like it’ Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has criticised goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez for going up for a corner in the dying moments of their defeat against Arsenal. Mikel Arteta’s side recovered to come from 2-1 down to score two late goals in stoppage time to return to the top of the table, albeit […]

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There’s petulant, and then there’s Mikel Arteta. Mikel Arteta absolutely ruined referee Simon Hooper with a sarcastic gesture on the sideline, after the match official made Arsenal retake a quick free kick. Aston Villa had gone 2-1 up against the Gooners thanks to goals from Ollie Watkins and Philippe Coutinho, but after a Zinchenko equaliser, […]

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Aston Villa 2 – 4 Arsenal Gabriel Martinelli has sent Arsenal back to the top of the table with a late screamer against Aston Villa, and he was so confident he would score, that he was celebrating before he even shot. Granted, the Brazilian was bearing down on an open goal, as the Villa keeper was […]

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Martinez made headlines for his post-World Cup antics Emiliano Martínez has opened up on his post World Cup final antics and claimed that he didn’t mock Kylian Mbappé after Argentina’s World Cup win. Argentina beat France on penalties to win their first World Cup since 1986 as the shot-stopper used a number of mind games […]

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It was Mbappé’s turn to have a laugh. Kylian Mbappé was spotted appearing to recreate Emiliano Martínez’s famous, but crude, World Cup trophy celebration. Martínez made headlines for his behaviour at the World Cup, especially after Argentina had won the trophy. After winning the Golden Glove award, the Aston Villa ‘keeper posed by performing an […]

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A small fee to protect a priceless item World Cup winner Emi Martinez has spent £20,000 on a guard dog to help protect his medal for winning the tournament. Martínez was instrumental in helping Argentina win their first World Cup since 1986, starring in two penalty shootouts along the way as he also collected the […]

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