Arsène Wenger
French football manager
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| 2023 | Inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame. |
| July 2023 | Arsenal unveiled an official statue of Wenger holding the 'Invincible' Premier League trophy outside the Emirates Stadium. |
| October 13 2020 | Published his autobiography 'My Life in Red & White', translated from French by W&N publishing. |
| 2019 | Named France Football 32nd Greatest Manager of All Time, received the Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award, and became an Officer of the Legion of Honour. |
| 2019 | Wenger invested in sports technology company Playermaker, expanding his involvement in football innovation beyond management. |
| 2019 | Received the Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award and was named France Football 32nd Greatest Manager of All Time. |
| November 2019 | Arsène Wenger became FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development, taking on a senior role overseeing sport growth and development, and becoming chairman of FIFA's executive team for technical analysis of tournaments. |
| 2018 | Awarded Knight Grand Commander of the Humane Order of African Redemption. |
| May 13 2018 | Managed his final game for Arsenal in a 5-0 victory against Huddersfield Town, concluding his 22-year tenure at the club. |
| May 6 2018 | Received a standing ovation and a gold mini-replica Premier League trophy at his final home game, a 5-0 win against Burnley. |
| April 20 2018 | Announced his departure as Arsenal manager at the end of the 2017-18 season. |
| August 6 2017 | Won his seventh FA Community Shield as manager, beating Chelsea 4-1 on penalties. |
| 2016 | Began working as a football consultant for beIN Sports. |
| 2016 | Served a four-match touchline ban and paid a £25,000 fine after pushing referee Anthony Taylor during a home win against Burnley. |
| 2016 | During the latter half of the Premier League season, Wenger switched to a 3–4–3 formation, similar to Antonio Conte's Chelsea system. |
| May 2016 | The Stade Arsène Wenger was officially opened near Strasbourg, his birthplace, with a capacity of 500 people. |
| 2015 | Received the London Football Awards – Outstanding Contribution to a London Club. |
| 2015 | Legally separated from his wife, former basketball player Annie Brosterhous. |
| 2015 | Statistics revealed that Arsenal's average injury length dropped more than 25% in Forsythe's first season, demonstrating a significant improvement in player fitness management. |
| May 2015 | Won his sixth FA Cup, equaling George Ramsay as the most successful manager in the competition's history. |
| 2014 | Wenger recruited fitness coach Shad Forsythe to address the team's persistent injury problems. |
| October 2014 | Wenger was involved in a touchline confrontation with José Mourinho during a Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea, after Mourinho called Wenger a 'specialist in failure'. Wenger later apologized for his behavior. |
| May 2014 | Signed a three-year contract extension with Arsenal after guiding the team to FA Cup success. |
| May 17 2014 | Ended Arsenal's nine-year trophy drought by winning the FA Cup against Hull City. |
| July 2013 | Re-signed Mathieu Flamini and completed the club record signing of Mesut Özil from Real Madrid for £42.5 million, personally convincing Özil by speaking to him in German. |
| August 2012 | Robin van Persie was sold to Manchester United, despite Wenger's earlier insistence that top players would not leave the club. |
| 2011 | Lost the Football League Cup Final to Birmingham City, interrupting a potential quadruple trophy haul when a mix-up led to a goal by Obafemi Martins. |
| August 29 2011 | Suffered a catastrophic 8-2 defeat against Manchester United, representing Arsenal's worst defeat in 115 years, which prompted Wenger to address squad depth through new signings. |
| March 2011 | Wenger was charged with improper conduct by UEFA for comments made to referee Massimo Busacca after Arsenal's defeat to Barcelona. He was fined €10,000 and initially suspended for one UEFA club competition match, which was later extended to three matches. |
| August 2010 | Signed another three-year contract to continue managing Arsenal. |
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