He's the newly appointed captain of the most topical team at the moment, Robin Van Persie will take over the captain's armband at Arsenal from Cesc Fabregas. In this video we find out where it all began for the Arsenal striker, who believe it or not never used to have a good left shot...

Arsenal's Robin van Persie is set to be out of action for up to six weeks after partially rupturing ankle ligaments while on international duty. The Dutch forward was carried off 10 minutes into his country's friendly against Italy on Saturday.

Two of the games best strikers come face-to-face this weekend, with the memory of an unbelievable game of football fresh in their mind. Back in August Manchester United triumphed 8-2 over Arsenal, but since then Robin Van Persie has set the Premier League alight. So who will come out on top between Van Persie and Wayne Rooney...

Robin Van Persie took the boot world by surprise this week, when he appeared wearing the adidas F50 adizero boots. RVP has long been a frustration for the adidas boot development and marketing machine, but could he now be making a shock switch?

Power, skill and accuracy embody Robin Van Persie and the new adidas Predator Swerve football boots. Watch this football clip of Van Persie showing us a cool trick that demonstrates the power and accuracythe adidas Predator Swerves deliver!

Even when you're in the form of your career, superstition can still play on the mind of the worlds best footballers. As a resurgent Arsenal side travelled to Wigan on Saturday, club captain and lead goalscorer Robin Van Persie had boot spotters scratching their heads as to why the Dutchman turned out wearing his old Electricity adidas Predator X boots.

Robin van Persie has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal, the Premier League club has confirmed. The Dutch international was Arsenal's leading scorer last season with 20 goals from 44 appearances in all competitions. The club have not revealed

It's the tie of the round, with two of European football's heavy weights battling to gain a first-leg advantage in what promises to be a mouth-watering Champions League encounter. Castrol EDGE Performance data shows that Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robin van Persie will be the crucial two in determining the outcome of this exciting Champions League tie.

He's the man leading the Predator charge in the Premier League and now Arsenal's reliant Robin has landed a pair of bespoke adipower boots in time for the new year. Making his first appearance in the Black/Warning boots after a long stint in the UCL editions, Van Persie's footwear had some noticeable differences.

In a match watched by more than 300million people, Arsenal staged an incredible comeback to topple the Catalan giants in a football feast. Andrey Arshavin (Nike Superfly II) and Robin van Persie (adidas Predator X) gave Arsenal their first-ever victory over Barcelona in a Champions League encounter that didn't fail to live up to the pre-match hype. The final result will give Arsenal hope heading into the daunting second leg at the Nou Camp.