A decorated history with a bright future

Arsenal F. C. has been a very prominent name in English football ever since it was founded way back in 1866. Hailing from Holloway, London they were one of the first clubs from the southern part of the country to have played the major football leagues. Presently it is one of the most highly valued clubs in English football and one of the top clubs to reckon with in the Barclay's English Premier League. With a rich history of championship wins and a considerable force in the present era, the gunners have not kept their presence limited. Their fan base is now huge and has spread all over the world. Football has a game has gained immense popularity over the years owing to better communication and broadcasting systems and has become popular even in countries where football has not been popular traditionally and so Arsenal has become a very common name for football fans all over the world.

Britain has been the birthplace of many popular games including cricket, tennis and golf. But none has gained the massive popularity that football has. The excitement associated with this sport has made it the most popular sport in the world and the numbers of fans are increasing by the hour. This popularity is well reflected in the various football leagues across the world and made clubs like Arsenal gain immense value both in terms of money and popularity.

The glory of the Gunners

Arsenal F C is named so because back in 1866 it was founded by a group of workers who worked at the Royal Arsenal in South east London. Traditionally dressed in red and white, "The Gunners" as they are nicknamed, have won 13 first division and premier league titles and 12 F A cup titles till date. Their latest being the F A cup which they won consecutively in 2014 and 2015 beating Hull city and Aston villa respectively in the finals. Their earliest F A cup win was way back in 1930 when they beat Huddersfield town 2 – 0. Since then they have won the F A cup in 1936, 1950, 1971, 1979, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2014 and 2015. They have also won the premier league on 13 occasions. Their earliest being in 1931 and the latest being in 2004. In between they won consecutively from 1933 to 1935, in 1938, 1948, 1953, 1971, 1989, 1991, 1998, and 2002. They remained undefeated in the 2003 – 04 season as they went on to become the first team from London to enter the UEFA cup finals. Their international accolades came in 1994 when they won the UEFA winner's cup in Copenhagen and when they won the European Fairs cup in 1970. Over the years Arsenal has played with its fair number of star players including former greats like Thierry Henry, Ian Right, Robert Pires, Patrick Vieira, David Seaman, Dennis Bergkamp, Tony Adams, Liam Brady to name a few.  Presently, stars like Theo Walcott, MesutOzil, David Giroud and Danny Welbeck are part of the club.