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​Ex-Arsenal boss Wenger: I've neglected my family for football

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted that he made a lot of sacrifices to stay at the top of football for as long as he did.

A 22-year reign at Arsenal has now come to an end, with Wenger still undecided on what he will do next within the game.

But the Frenchman has admitted that spending so much time devoted to Arsenal did take away from other parts of his life.

"I regret having sacrificed everything I did because I realise I've hurt a lot of people around me. I've neglected a lot of people. I've neglected my family, I've neglected many close ones," Wenger admitted in an interview with French outlet RTL.

"Deep down though, the obsessed man is selfish in his pursuit of what he loves. He ignores a lot of other things. But it's a bone to chase at the same time."

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