My Life in Red and White: The Sunday Times Number One Bestselling Autobiography

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Moore, Glenn (24 September 1996). "A graduate of the global game". The Independent. London . Retrieved 15 December 2015. Ridley, Ian (3 May 1998). "The talks that turned the title". The Independent on Sunday. London . Retrieved 26 January 2016. Culley, Jon (13 October 1996). "Wenger begins on Wright lines". The Independent on Sunday. London . Retrieved 1 January 2011.

Bhardwaj, Vaishali (4 October 2017). "Cesc Fabregas reveals he hit then Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson with a slice of pizza in 'Battle of the Buffet' ". London Evening Standard . Retrieved 21 April 2018. McNulty, Phil (12 March 2011). "What now for Wenger & Arsenal?". BBC Sport . Retrieved 31 December 2015. Walters, Mike (25 September 1996). "Don't stitch me up!". The Mirror. London . Retrieved 15 December 2012. At first, I thought: What does this Frenchman know about football? He wears glasses and looks more like a schoolteacher. He's not going to be as good as George [Graham]. Does he even speak English properly?" Born in Strasbourg and raised in Duttlenheim to an entrepreneurial family, Wenger was introduced to football by his father, the manager of the local village team. After a modest playing career, in which he made appearances for several amateur clubs, Wenger obtained a manager's diploma in 1981. Following an unsuccessful period at Nancy in 1987, Wenger joined Monaco; the club won the league championship in 1988. In 1991, Wenger guided Monaco to victory in the Coupe de France. In 1995, he moved to Japan to coach J.League side Nagoya Grampus Eight and won the Emperor's Cup and Japanese Super Cup in his first and only year.After training, the players repair upstairs, which is one vast room containing a restaurant, and sofas for catatonic slumping. The first team eat at one end, the academy members at the other. Wenger personally selected soothing pastel shades, rather than the fierce club colour of red, for the walls. Wenger denies seeing tunnel food fight". The Sunday Times. London. 26 October 2004 . Retrieved 1 January 2011.

Wilkes, Paul (3 November 2015). "Interview: Arsenal loanee Jon Toral on being at Barça and growing up with Bellerin". FourFourTwo . Retrieved 11 March 2016. a b Fifield, Dominic (15 February 2014). "Arsenal's Arsène Wenger is a specialist in failure, claims Chelsea manager". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 28 May 2014. George Weah – unassuming even at the pinnacle of success". FIFA. 12 February 1996. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016 . Retrieved 21 February 2016. a b Bond, David (15 May 1998). "Voila votre vie!; How a postcard led to a beautiful friendship". London Evening Standard. p.71. It didn't take long for Arsenal's players to become the fittest and leanest in the Premiership. More specifically, Wenger's training produced players who were able to peak at the appropriate moments in the season - what sports scientists call periodising. The famous run-in in the spring of 1998 was a triumph of periodisation. Arsenal were literally stronger at the death.Jamie Rainbow (2 July 2013). "The Greatest XI: how the panel voted". World Soccer. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015 . Retrieved 21 December 2019. At the time of Wenger's tenure in Japan, the result of a J-League match could not be a draw. In the event of scores being level at the end of 90 minutes, matches would be decided by extra time and penalties. [426] Mariadass, Tony (19 May 1999). "Just be there!". The Malay Mail. Kuala Lumpur. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014 . Retrieved 15 May 2012. (subscription required)

Wenger brought Arsenal to three English Premier League titles and seven FA Cups, making the team a constant presence in the UEFA Champions League. He is regarded as a transformative force within English football. At the end of his debut season, just he and Chelsea’s Ruud Gullit represented non-British or Irish managers in the top-flight. By the time he departed all but eight of the twenty teams could boast the same. Arsenal award departing manager Arsene Wenger golden 'Invincibles' trophy". BT Sport. 6 May 2018 . Retrieved 9 May 2018. Jones, Meirion (1 June 2006). "Arsenal face Fifa investigation". BBC News . Retrieved 11 March 2016. Thorpe, Martin (15 February 1997). "West Ham dig deep to tempt Hartson away". The Guardian. London. p.A10.Dillon, John (9 November 1997). "Wenger: It's so hard to hide my feelings". The People. London . Retrieved 30 June 2012. Lacey, David (24 February 1997). "Jones keeps Wimbledon on course". The Guardian. London. p.24. 'Yes, for the title of course,' he replied when asked if the result had ended the team's interest in the Premiership, 'but for Europe, no.' a b Palmer, Myles (31 March 2011). The Professor: Arsène Wenger. Random House. p.16. ISBN 978-0-7535-4661-1. Arsenal's Arsene Wenger and Samir Nasri charged by Uefa". BBC Sport. 9 March 2011 . Retrieved 3 February 2012.