Ballard joined Arsenal’s academy at eight. At 14, he was told his time with the club was over. “I met with Liam Brady and he presented me with my documents saying I was being let go and I wouldn’t get ...

Daniel Ballard spent more than a decade at the Arsenal academy, joining in 2007 and remaining until 2019, before being promoted to the first team squad, where he stayed until 2022. Much of his senior ...

Dan Ballard believes Sunderland's 2-2 draw with Arsenal felt like "more than a point". The newly-promoted Black Cats snatched a draw with the Premier League leaders thanks to Brian Brobbey's ...

Sunderland experienced a very intense matchday in the Premier League, competing against Arsenal. In an encounter full of emotion from both teams, it ended with a 2-2 score, sharing the points. The big ...

Brian Brobbey scored a last-gasp equaliser as high-flying Sunderland held Premier League leaders Arsenal to a 2-2 draw at the Stadium of Light. A stop-start first-half suddenly sparked into life when ...

Arsenal have ticked a lot of boxes as title contenders so far this season, but they left Sunderland after this bruising draw with a question mark against them. Could they scrap and fight for a win ...

Dan Ballard ended Arsenal's clean-sheet streak on Saturday - a record last witnessed over 120 years ago Getty Images; Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Before he was a professional ...