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Arsene Wenger
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 22
Association Football Manager
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Arsène Charles Ernest Wenger
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In England, football is important for everybody.
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I do not think about the national team too much because footballistically it is not of too much interest.
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When you give success to stupid people, it makes them more stupid sometimes and not more intelligent.
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I'm French. I have not become an Englishman. I have the impression of living on an island called Arsenal. If you fancy a sightseeing tour of London, don't ask me. You would get lost.
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