Matt Verri

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Matt Verri is a Football Reporter for Evening Standard. He also reports on tennis at Wimbledon and has covered big nights of boxing.

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Matt Verri is a Football Reporter for Evening Standard. He also reports on tennis at Wimbledon and has covered big nights of boxing.

Football

Arsenal sack head doctor Zafar Iqbal

Gunners chief has been shown the door and the search for his replacement has begun

9 Jun 2026
Eli Junior Kroupi, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Morgan Rogers
Football

Arsenal have Rogers transfer hope as Lewis-Skelly decision made

Gunners will not rest of their laurels after winning the Premier League title, with Eli Junior Kroupi also of interest

9 Jun 2026
Declan Rice, Gabriel and Bukayo Saka
Football

From worst to best: Every Arsenal player ranked this season

As an historic season draws to a close, Gunners reporter Matt Verri assesses every player - from Buyako Saka to William Saliba

1 Jun 2026
LIVE

Arsenal Premier League trophy parade LIVE: Celebrations to continue

Over 500,000 fans are expected to be in attendance with FIFA Women’s Champions Cup also on show

31 May 2026
Football

Arteta makes surprise claim after Arsenal fume at penalty controversy

Gunners were denied spot-kick in extra time of Champions League final after Nuno Mendes’ challenge on Noni Madueke

30 May 2026
Football

The one crucial change Arteta must make after agonising Arsenal loss

Gunners so close to breaking new ground, but gameplan must be tweaked

30 May 2026
Football

Arteta reveals why Gabriel took crucial final penalty in shootout loss

Defender stepped up and blazed over to hand PSG the win in Budapest

30 May 2026
Football

Arsenal player ratings vs PSG: Cruel on Gabriel with Mosquera costly

Piero Hincapie heroic but Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka both struggle for impact in agonising shootout defeat

30 May 2026
LIVE

PSG 1-1 Arsenal: Penalty heartbreak for Gunners in Budapest - LIVE

Two best teams in Europe face off in Budapest for the continent’s biggest prize

30 May 2026
Football

Arteta confirms Arsenal injury minutes before Champions League final

Riccardo Calafiori was a surprise name on the bench, joining Jurrien Timber

30 May 2026
Football

Odegaard has a big opportunity to cement name in Arsenal history books

Martin Odegaard can do what no previous Arsenal captain has ever done and lift the Champions League trophy

30 May 2026
Football

Arteta shrugs off Arsenal 'pressure' suggestion with key final message

Gunners could clinch a maiden European crown on Saturday

29 May 2026
Football

Saka hails Arsenal rise as he aims to make history for 'club I love'

Gunners favourite reflects on remarkable journey under Mikel Arteta ahead of Champions League final against PSG

29 May 2026
Football

Enrique reveals PSG final 'motivation' amid Arsenal prediction

Champions of England and France collide in heavyweight clash to be crown kings of Europe

29 May 2026
Football

Three big Arsenal selection decisions for PSG Champions League final

Mikel Arteta has several factors to weigh up ahead of Champions League final

29 May 2026
Football

Havertz reveals key Man City moment that helped Arsenal win the title

One moment in the title race proved pivotal as the Gunners ended 22-year title drought

28 May 2026
Football

Kroenke issues update on new Arteta contract after Arsenal title win

Gunners’ title-winning manager is "an Arsenal man through and through"

28 May 2026
Football

Josh Kroenke interview: Arsenal fans used to hide, but not anymore

Gunners co-chair details the club’s rise over the past seven years under Mikel Arteta, from early metaphors to Max Dowman

28 May 2026
Football

Arsenal legend tips Arteta to do what Invincibles never could

Gunners can establish themselves as club’s greatest ever side in Budapest

28 May 2026
Football

Madueke lifts lid on Arsenal title celebrations as next party planned

Forward took centre stage on Gunners’ big night out and is hoping to do it all again this weekend

26 May 2026