An insight into the fascinating private life of an Arsenal star

Ever since Andrei Arshavin joined Arsenal in January, certain questions have plagued football fans: which brand of butter does the Russian prefer? Does his wife own any bright pink velour tracksuits? How do his boots looked when photographed next to a pear?

Thankfully, our prayers have been answered with the release of these pictures, which show the Arsenal midfielder at home with partner-who-he-calls-his-wife-even-though-they’re-not-married Julia and son Artyom.

Lord only knows how or why these pictures got onto the internet, or why there is a distinct lack of Andrei Arshavin sex faces, but you can check out the rest after the jump…

It’s quite far away from the new office

When one commits to a high-flying job in a strange new country, one of the most important things to do is to find a new home. New Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho has been doing exactly that, and today started moving stuff into a beautifully-appointed multi-million pound villa.

Trouble is, it’s in Setubal, Portugal, approximately 2,167km (or around 20 hours in the car) from his new place of work