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When Arsene Wenger arrived at Arsenal in 1996, he

was infamously greeted with the headline, ‘Arsene

who?’ By the time he bid Gunners adieu, 22 years and

10 major trophies later, there wasn’t a person in the

land unaware of his impact on English football.

In this issue, we sit down with the Frenchman to reflect

on a remarkable tenure – featuring many of his incredible

highs, of course, but also plenty of wistful regrets. From

tweaking training to landing Doubles and masterminding

Invincibles, Wenger left a lasting legacy beyond Arsenal.

Elsewhere, we relive Gazza’s chaotic 39 days in charge of

Kettering, an in-form Neil Ruddock provides his definitive

list of hard men, and Juninho regales tales of lighting up

Middlesbrough – 25 years after he first joined (feel old?).

Coventry fans have had it miserable over the last two

decades since relegation from the top flight,

but the Sky Blues are on the rise – if still

without a home of their own. We retrace

their gruelling slog.

Plus, Real Madrid star Luka Modric

answers your posers, Peter Schmeichel

takes us back through a sterling career

of glory and goals, and we celebrate

a WSL revolution amid record moves.

Enjoy the magazine.

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Which hard

man ripped

a pub door off

its hinges, just

to prove a point

Which legend

played the

piano as his

team won the

league title

Which club left

bags of cash in

the dressing

room before

a big cup final

Which Scotland

striker regularly

destroyed Sir

Alex Ferguson’s

flower bed

Which manager

was sacked in

the same week

as meeting

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