{"id":6882,"date":"2018-04-20T11:05:26","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T11:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=6882"},"modified":"2018-04-20T11:16:44","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T11:16:44","slug":"arsene-wenger-announces-he-will-leave-arsenal-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/arsene-wenger-announces-he-will-leave-arsenal-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsene Wenger announces he will leave Arsenal this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/arsene-wenger.jpg\" alt=\"Arsene Wenger\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1668\" \/>On Friday morning, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger made the rather surprising announcement that he will cut-short his two-year deal in north London and end his career as Gunners boss this summer.<\/p>\n<p>A club statement on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arsenal.com\/news\/merci-arsene\">the club\u2019s official website<\/a> <\/strong>confirmed the decision, it read: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>After careful consideration and following discussions with the club, I feel it is the right time for me to step down at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful for having had the privilege to serve the club for so many memorable years. I managed the club with full commitment and integrity.<\/p>\n<p>I want to thank the staff, the players, the Directors and the fans who make this club so special. I urge our fans to stand behind the team to finish on a high.<\/p>\n<p>To all the Arsenal lovers take care of the values of the club. My love and support forever.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vM6sT3jzzTw?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The glory years<\/h2>\n<p>Arsene Wenger arrived at Arsenal back in 1996 as a little-known boss from Japanese football. However, he soon set about making a name for himself in the English game, changing attitudes towards coaching and training along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Wenger won three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups among other trophies. He has also managed in over 800 Premier League games, which is a record for the competition.<\/p>\n<p>However, Wenger\u2019s most memorable achievement in the English game is managing \u2018The Invincibles\u2019 Arsenal team of 2003\/04, who are the only team to go through a whole Premier League season unbeaten.<\/p>\n<p>That team containing the likes of Thierry Henry, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11670\/11337573\/arsene-wenger-says-patrick-vieira-has-the-potential-to-manage-arsenal\">Patrick Vieira<\/a><\/strong> and Robert Pires, is seen by many as the best team to have ever graced the Premier League<\/p>\n<h2>The decline in fortunes<\/h2>\n<p>All things good things must come to an end, as it was for Arsenal under the veteran French boss. The Gunners recorded their last top-flight title success in 2005 and the fans have yearned for similar success.<\/p>\n<p>However, the last decade has not always been kind to the Gunners, when it comes to winning trophies. From 2006-2013, the team from north London failed to win a single trophy.<\/p>\n<p>That was the start of the Gunners decline from the top of the English football tree. The north London side won the FA Cup in three straight seasons from 2014-2017, but it was the lack of progress towards the Premier League title that frustrated Gunners fans and ultimately led to Wenger\u2019s Arsenal demise.<\/p>\n<p>For two decades, the Gunners qualified for the lucrative Champions League through their position in the Premier League, while also looking like contenders for the title. Not only have the team from north London looked unlikely to win the title, they have also slipped out of the top-four.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal\u2019s 11 Premier League defeats this season is the highest tally of losses in the Wenger era. The Gunners also look to be out of the picture for the Champions League spots.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal\u2019s performances in recent seasons have led to heavy criticism of Wenger\u2019s managerial style and ability. More recently, Gunners fans have protested at the team&#8217;s perceived poor performances by boycotting games, which has led to many empty seats at the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n<h2>Wenger is an Arsenal legend<\/h2>\n<p>Arsenal fans will be feeling many mixed emotions about Wenger stepping down at the end of the campaign. However, there is no doubting that the veteran boss deserves credit for what he delivered in his early years in north London.<\/p>\n<p>Arsene Wenger will always be an Arsenal and managerial legend. It is certain that the majority of Gunners fans will wish him good luck in his retirement and look forward to a fresh start under a new boss next season. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/sports-betting\/soccer\/premier-league\">Former Gunners legend Patrick Vieira is the favourite for the job<\/a><\/strong>, but that is likely discussion for another day.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Has Arsene Wenger made the right decision to quit this summer?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday morning, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger made the rather surprising announcement that he will cut-short his two-year deal in north London and end his career as Gunners boss this summer. A club statement on the club\u2019s official website confirmed the decision, it read: After careful consideration and following discussions with the club, I feel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","category-uk"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Arsene Wenger announces he will leave Arsenal this summer -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/arsene-wenger-announces-he-will-leave-arsenal-this-summer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Arsene Wenger announces he will leave Arsenal this summer -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On Friday morning, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger made the rather surprising announcement that he will cut-short his two-year deal in north London and end his career as Gunners boss this summer. 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My name is David Nugent and I am editor-in-chief of LegalGamblingAndTheLaw.com. I have always enjoyed various sports, primarily soccer, as I am a die-hard Everton fan. Over time, I learned more about sports betting and discovered the fascinating online gambling industry. Eventually, I decided to turn this passion of mine into a project, and that\u2019s how this platform came to be. I am excited to share my story with you and talk about this platform that\u2019s a result of over 20 years of experience I have in the industry. My Beginnings My love for sports has always been a big part of my life. It all started with my dad and me playing in the backyard, but I continued to play sports throughout both elementary and high school. At that time, I knew very little about sports betting since it wasn\u2019t legal in Pennsylvania, but I quickly learned that other states have different laws and that sports betting was legalized in some of them. When the time to pick a college came, everyone thought I was going to do something sports-related. However, that wasn\u2019t my plan. Since there are many lawyers in my family, I decided to follow in their footsteps. I studied law at the University of Pennsylvania, and during that time, my passion for sports only grew bigger. I would watch various sporting events with my friends and attend all matches and games that were happening in the area. On one occasion, I decided to go on a road trip to Vegas with my friends, and, needless to say, I fell in love with the bright lights, humongous buildings, and fantastic casinos. That\u2019s when I discovered the whole gambling scene I knew nothing about. Of course, I knew how to play some games, such as poker and blackjack, but I never realized how well-developed this industry actually was. That trip changed my perspective on what I wanted to do with my life. After I graduated, I took some time off and I traveled through the US, exploring various casinos and land-based sportsbooks. I also spent one year in the UK, where my dream of watching Everton play finally came true. There, I realized how advanced the whole gambling industry is and that the legal aspect of it was quite different than in the US. I spent that time writing for various online platforms where I had the opportunity to share my extensive knowledge about sports. When I came back to the US, I was given a chance to write for an international soccer magazine where I covered the Premier League \u2014 which I was crazy about \u2014 Bundesliga, and other international tournaments. After having written hundreds of sports-related articles, I knew what I wanted to do \u2014 create my own platform and share my knowledge with others. How LegalGamblingAndTheLaw.com Came to Life Once I set the goal, I started doing extensive research on the online gambling industry and the laws surrounding it. I wanted to combine my background in law and the passion I have for sports and create a high-quality online platform. While the online gambling industry was flourishing in Europe, the exact opposite was happening in the US. That is, until 2018 when PASPA (Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act) was overturned. After that, every US state was allowed to introduce new laws and provide operators that wanted to offer various online gambling opportunities with licenses. That was the start of the online gambling industry in the US. Since I knew how online gambling worked thanks to the experience I gained when I was in the UK, I was extremely excited to have the opportunity to introduce US players to the best online gambling platforms and show them that online sportsbooks and casinos can offer an immersive gambling experience, just like their land-based counterparts. Why I Do This What attracted me to online gambling was the possibility of placing bets on my favorite teams from the comfort of my home. I wanted to be able to do that using safe platforms and secure payment options to fund my betting account. And that is exactly what I want for my fellow bettors, too. Naturally, I was a bit of a skeptic myself at first when it came to online gambling simply because I knew how unsafe some sites can be. But once I did some research and talked to fellow European experts, I realized that there is a way to find perfectly safe online gambling platforms. Every gambling site you find on this platform has gone through extensive and rigorous testing to ensure its safety and reliability. Additionally, I have studied the laws of each state in the US, as well as of other countries worldwide, to gain a deeper understanding of how online gambling works in different parts of the world. I\u2019d like to note that the online gambling industry has just begun its journey and we are yet to see its significant growth and improvement in the future. It will be my pleasure to witness all of that with you. I Couldn\u2019t Have Done This on My Own Of course, none of this would have been possible if it weren\u2019t for the amazing team of people I gathered for this project. Since I have only basic knowledge of web development, I started working with some experienced developers who have helped me build this platform. Today, they are here to make sure everything runs smoothly. Also, I knew from the beginning that I wouldn\u2019t be able to take care of all the content on my own, which is why LegalGamblingAndTheLaw.com has an incredible team of experienced gamblers, writers, and people with a background in law. They help me conduct in-depth research and find all the necessary information. Naturally, since this industry is still new in the US, we are all learning a lot, and we will continue to do so in order to improve our platform and make your experience better. Finally, I would love to hear your feedback, suggestions, and comments, so feel free to contact me at any time.","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/Nuge1983"],"url":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/author\/david-nugent\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6882\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}