The best 'Wenger Out' cameos of 2017
Following Arsenal's fifth-place finish in the 2016-17 Premier League season - and with manager Arsene Wenger flirting with the prospect of signing a new contract or leaving after two decades at the helm - Gunners fans around the world made their voices heard with two simple words: "Wenger Out."
Wenger eventually penned a new two-year deal, but among the inside jokes that emerged from football in 2017, those "Wenger Out" banners still pop up from time to time, sometimes in the most unexpected places. Here are some of the best appearances of this now infamous sign from around the world:
At the HSBC Rugby Sevens Series in South Africa (Photo courtesy: Getty Images)
At an anti-Robert Mugabe protest in Zimbabwe:
The next time somebody says there are more important things in life than football, I will show them this Wenger Out sign at the Mugabe protest. #ARSTOT #Arsenal #AFC pic.twitter.com/udG05RSHhB
— Sam Street (@samstreetwrites) November 18, 2017
At WWE WrestleMania 33 in Orlando, Florida:
SOMEONE TOOK A 'WENGER OUT' SIGN TO WRESTLEMANIA pic.twitter.com/oY8ghVJzKl
— Mike Sanz (@mikesanz19) April 2, 2017
At a Coldplay concert in Singapore:
A Wenger Out banner was spotted at a Coldplay concert in Singapore last night pic.twitter.com/lk1ZxFu2eN
— Dream Team (@dreamteamfc) April 2, 2017
In Beirut, Lebanon during an engineer's protest:
@MrDtAFC @Arsenal_Trooper wenger out banner in a protest for Lebanese engineers in front of the syndicate of engineers-Beyrout-Lebanon pic.twitter.com/XNvJ8e8cNm
— Fayez (@FayezReneHabib) April 4, 2017
At a student protest in Belgrade, Serbia:
Currently at the student protests in #Belgrade, Serbia! #WengerOut pic.twitter.com/4pgwbPcY0W
— Nena TopGun (@NenaCOYG) April 4, 2017
Supposedly, in the Kalahari Desert:
CRAZY: The Wenger Out signs are literally everywhere.
— SPORF (@Sporf) April 5, 2017
(@KalaHarri) pic.twitter.com/rz9Zfmq4GV
At a Saudi Arabian basketball game:
#WengerOut sign spotted at Saudi Arabian basketball game earlier on this week #Arsenal #Wengerout #afc pic.twitter.com/XOPqGlbeR1
— Wenger Out Signs (@WengerOutSigns) April 9, 2017
At the Fiji vs. New Zealand World Cup qualifier:
A "Wenger Out" banner at New Zealand v Fiji... pic.twitter.com/Rorf6KNj9x
— SportsDictator (@SportDictatorHQ) March 28, 2017
At an anti-Donald Trump protest:
#WengerOut banner at a Trump protest pic.twitter.com/iNAnGs9goK
— MARCUS JOSIAH (@AmDASHY) February 21, 2017
At a Stormzy concert:
Wenger Out sign at a Stormzy concert, they are literally everywhere pic.twitter.com/nOfMWelVMy
— Ché (@CheChesterman) May 22, 2017
At a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel:
Massive protest in Tel Aviv tonight against the current Netanyahu government and the many corruption charges against it.
— Felix Tamsut (@ftamsut) December 9, 2017
And you can't protest against a corrupt government nowadays without a #WengerOut sign, can you #AFC pic.twitter.com/x2v2uDidfg
At the 2017 MLS Cup final in Toronto, Canada:
Classic! #WengerOut sign spotted outside BMO #TFCLive #MLSCup #arsenal pic.twitter.com/cTlVrsXCou
— Wes (@St____Jimmy) December 9, 2017
At Fenway Park, Boston Red Sox vs. Minnesota Twins:
Was watching baseball this morning #wengerout sign displayed at #fenwaypark #redsocks #arsenal pic.twitter.com/1VkK3hipGz
— Buckethead's Unite #FBPE (@Zimmbra) June 30, 2017
At Times Square in New York City:
Wenger Out in New York, Times Square.#WengerOUT #ARSMID #PremierLeague pic.twitter.com/yB51xFzjvl
— 10K IFB 💯 (@BackUpAccountAL) April 18, 2017
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