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Wenger’s longstanding commitment to the languages, and his work championing language learning for children through sport, was recognised at an awards ceremony on Wednesday 27 November held in central London. “Being voted Britain’s first ever public language champion is an incredible honour,” Arsene Wenger said. “I am very proud that Arsenal and I can help raise the profile of language learning in schools.” The Public Language Champion Award recognises the commitment and passion shown by a public figure in the importance of language to British society....

The building serves as Democratic headquarters for both the state and Maricopa county, which is Arizona’s most populous county and the most populated county in a swing state. Maricopa County Democratic Party Communications Director Edder Diaz-Martinez confirmed to Newsweek that investigators had reached out to the party and informed them that the fire was caused by arson. “We can confirm that it was arson,” Diaz-Martinez said. “The investigation is ongoing....

The southern Idaho fire ignited on Saturday and within less than a week, it’s grown to 35,706 acres, as of Friday morning. Residents in South Hills were put under a mandatory evacuation order hours after they and Rock Creek residents were told to prepare to evacuate in the event fire conditions posed a threat to their safety. The Twin Falls Sheriff’s Office announced the evacuation order for Rock Creek Canyon on Facebook and the National Forest Service announced on Twitter that a shelter was established at the Eastside Southern Baptist Church....

The Line: Navy -14.5, Total: 57.5 Line movement: Navy opened as a 14-point favorite at The Wynn and CG Technology last Sunday, with the latter moving to -15 later the same day and the former going to -14.5 on Monday. There’s been a nearly-even split of 14.5s and 15s around Las Vegas throughout the week. Totals have been coming down, opening in the 59.5, 60 range and sitting 57, 57....

John McGinn put the visitors ahead in the 20th minute, before Ainsley Maitland-Niles was shown a red card for a second bookable offense in the 40th minute to make Arsenal’s task much more difficult. Nicolas Pepe opened his goals account for the Gunners 15 minutes into the second half when he converted from the spot after the continuously improving Matthew Guendhozi had been fouled in the penalty box, but Unai Emery’s men fell behind once again barely 60 seconds later to a Wesley header....

SCORERS: Arsenal - Aubameyang 28’ Welbeck 38’ 81’; Southampton - Long 17’ Austin 73' Arsenal went through the motions on Sunday night as they picked up all three points despite being made to sweat in the first quarter of the match as Southampton took the lead. The hosts hit back in the next quarter, twice, to go into the second half 2-1 up. The second half was even more eventful as the visitors pegged Arsenal back before Welbeck managed to rise to the rather somber occasion and win Arsenal all three points....

The 18-year-old defender enjoyed a breakout season last term, featuring in 11 Eredivisie games as well as the club’s run to the final of the Europa League, playing the full 90 minutes of the defeat to Manchester United. Ajax 9/1 to beat Rosenborg 2-0 De Ligt also made his senior Netherlands debut in March, with his fine form at such a young age leading to links to a number of top European clubs, including Arsenal, Chelsea and Everton....

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang wrapped up a routine victory in the 84th minute with his 14th goal of the campaign, leaving him the league’s top scorer and giving him as many in 21 games as Alexandre Lacazette managed in leading Arsenal last season. Lacazette was also on target at Emirates Stadium, scoring between strikes by Granit Xhaka and substitute Aaron Ramsey. There was a negative reaction from some Arsenal fans when manager Unai Emery chose to take off Lacazette for Ramsey in the 75th minute....

The 23-year-old moved to Inter Milan from Dinamo Zagreb and signed a one-and-a-half deal in January 2015. His loan move with the Serie A club will expire in the summer and an obligation clause will be activated, which will force Roberto Mancini’s side to sign him on a permanent deal. Also read: Arsenal’s title hopes hammered Inter are fourth in the league table with 58 points after 32 matches, six points behind third place AS Roma....

The Gunners had hoped to persuade Alexis to extend his current contract, which expires next summer, or at least to sell him abroad as a last resort. Lukaku trains with Pogba in LA But sources close to the situation have informed Goal that the Gunners are now deeply concerned they will lose the Chile international to City following talks with his representatives. Alexis’ future had been on hold while he participated in the Confederations Cup, though Arsenal had prepared a huge pay rise in an attempt to keep him at the Emirates Stadium....

In an recent interview in Wanyama’s hometown of Nairobi, Kenya, the 42-year Arsenal legend said “I know Wanyama, he is a very good ambassador of Kenyan football and has done well in Southampton but I hope he signs for Arsenal in the future.” “He has the speed, skill and physique. However, I think he needs to score more goals because then he will be world-class material.” The Kenyan has recently had an uptick of form, although he admitted that Southampton fans wouldn’t be impressed with him, having handed in a transfer request at the start of the season....

The Gunners beat Everton 3-1 on the final day of the Premier League season at Emirates Stadium, despite having captain Laurent Koscielny sent off, but it was not enough to lift them into the top four. Kane wins PL golden boot Manchester City’s 5-0 win at Watford and Liverpool’s 3-0 victory over Middlesbrough ensured they claimed the final two Champions League spots, behind champions Chelsea and second-place Tottenham. Next season will be Arsenal’s first outside Europe’s top competition since 1996-97, which was Wenger’s first in English football, and they must instead take part in the Europa League....

The 49-year-old had been top of the shortlist to succeed Arsene Wenger should the Frenchman decide not to accept the tabled contract extension at the Premier League club. Police probe Ross Barkley sucker punch But with Wenger looking increasingly likely to stay at the Emirates Stadium, Allegri has set his sights on remaining at the Scudetto holders for the foreseeable future. As Juve prepare to face Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday in Turin, Allegri has helped to build one of the strongest teams in Europe....

Also Read: AS Roma’s Xherdan Shaqiri loan bid rejected, Reds table €15m offer for Turkish goalkeeper and more Liverpool transfer news Gunners set to miss out on prime defensive target The Gunners are currently on the lookout for defensive reinforcements in the winter transfer market as Mikel Arteta is running out of options at the back due to an injury crisis. Calum Chambers was ruled out of action for the remainder of the season after undergoing knee surgery while Kieran Tierney has been sidelined for two months due to a dislocated shoulder....

This summer is the first for many years that Arsenal are being talked about for signing other teams’ star players rather than losing their own, and two of the most commonly discussed names are Wayne Rooney and Marouane Fellaini. Even as recently as last summer, the idea of Arsenal getting either of these, never mind both, would be laughed at. But this summer is different. Next season is when UEFA’s Financial Fair Play restrictions really kick in and this is what Arsenal have been preparing for over the last five years or so....

Arsenal maintained their lead at the top of the Premier League Table, beating Soutampton by a 2-0 margin. After Saints Goalkeeper Artur Boruc gifted French International Olivier Giroud the opening goal, Per Mertasacker won the penalty late in the second half, which was also converted by Giroud thus handing the Gunners a routine 2-0 win. Southampton had their moments too but failed to take their chances as Arsenal ran away deserving winners....

The 69-year-old manager told the French daily Le Parisien that coaching Arsenal was something that he liked a lot and he simply couldn’t give that up even for a role as prestigious as the coach of Les Blues. In case you didn’t know… Wenger is one of the top managers without a job at the moment, but he’s said earlier that he’ll be back to coaching soon. The Frenchman, who left Arsenal last summer, was the longest-serving and most successful manager in the club’s history, having won three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups in his 22-year spell at the club....

“I made mistakes. I did wrong, but I’m not doing this trying to make myself feel better for apologizing,” Briles told ESPN. “I understand I made some mistakes. There was some bad things that went on under my watch. I was the captain of this ship. The captain of the ship goes down with it. “So, I understand that I made some mistakes, and for that I’m sorry. But I’m not trying to plead for people’s sympathy....

With the Middle East riven by religious and political tensions, it’s bittersweet to see such gorgeous proof of its multifaith history. A 13th-century Christian manuscript from near Mosul, Iraq, depicts the three Marys at Jesus’ tomb. While many of the details are Byzantine, the tomb’s onion dome and the stylized cedar trees draw on Islamic artistic traditions. A similar culture-melt between Islam and Judaism is apparent in a 17th-century manuscript by the Jewish Persian poet Imrani, called “Fathnama,” or, “The Book of Conquest....