News about Theo Walcott

After announcing his departure from football this summer, a former Arsenal star has confessed that life after football is'scary.' This former England forward, who has been a Premier League regular since 2006, made the decision to hang up his boots, aged 34, and explore other avenues outside of the sport. Theo Walcott, who made his Sky Sports Super Sunday debut as a pundit, admitted that life without football is daunting, but he's looking forward to something new. Walcott appeared alongside Micah Richards and Roy Keane, and told host Dave Jones: "You don't stop living in retirement; now I feel like the world has opened up, and I'm excited to explore and try new things." It's exciting but also scary.' I'd be lying if I said it was fine.'

MATT BARLOW'S EMIRATES: Mikel Arteta's mission to the stars seems to have resulted in what Elon Musk's SpaceX might describe as a rapid unscheduled disassembly. Arsenal was a goal down in 25 seconds against rock-bottom Southampton, two down within 14 minutes as Theo Walcott returned to haunt them, and the team was in the middle of some sort of nervous meltdown. Gabriel Martinelli scored a goal back before Duje Caleta-Car crashed their hopes with a third for Saints, with a header from a corner, before late goals by Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka raised Arsenal's level. Leandro Trossard clipped the bar in stoppage time, and James Ward-Prowse designed a spectacular late block to deny a winner from Reiss Nelson as the visitors waited for a thrilling conclusion. Despite the excitement surrounding the late recovery, Arteta's side's two more points dropped at a crucial time in the campaign, it will not go down.

On Thursday night, Southampton's Under 18s team will face their first FA Youth Cup semi-finalist since 2005. On Thursday night, the U18s will head to West Ham's U18s for a match at the London Stadium, with the winner facing either Arsenal or Manchester in the final. If the Saints make it to the final, it will be a monumental achievement.