Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta recently hired a team of professional pickpockets to take items from his players’ pockets during a team dinner to teach them “a valuable lesson about being alert and prepared at all times”.
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I'm a die-hard Arsenal fan, Arteta's been transformative to the club, and he's constantly doing little quirky things like this to get any sort of edge he can. I highly recommend Arsenal's season of Amazon's All or Nothing documentary.
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