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Tue 09 Sep 2007Arsenal flying on and off pitchSOCCER:Arsenal yesterday announced a near-£35 million (€50 million) rise in profits after their first full year in the Emirates Stadium and promptly rubbished Chelsea's claims of world domination.Chelsea's chief executive, Peter Kenyon, has talked in the past about his intention to "paint the world Blue". Arsenal's chairman, Peter Hill-Wood, gave it short shrift. "Bullshit" was his emphatic response.