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28-second readMikel Arteta has dedicated Arsenal’s Champions League victory over Lille to the club’s lifetime president, Ken Friar OBE, who died yesterday aged 92. Friar devoted his life to serving Arsenal and remained a lifelong supporter.
He followed the Gunners and would have loved to watch the Lille match. Arsenal marked his passing with a victory and will seek to build on his legacy at the Emirates.
Friar’s lifelong connection with Arsenal Born in Islington, London, Friar attended school around Highbury as a child. He began working part-time for Arsenal in 1946, aged 12, beginning an association that lasted nearly a century.
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Mikel Arteta has dedicated Arsenal’s Champions League victory over Lille to the club’s lifetime president, Ken Friar OBE, who died yesterday aged 92. Friar devoted his life to serving Arsenal and remained a lifelong supporter.
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Just Arsenal News · reported · 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC
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Mikel Arteta has dedicated Arsenal’s Champions League victory over Lille to the club’s lifetime president, Ken Friar OBE, who died yesterday aged 92. Friar devoted his life to serving Arsenal and remained a lifelong supporter. He followed t
GOAL · reported · 2026-10-14 06:38 UTC
'That's for him!' - Arteta dedicates Arsenal's 3-0 Lille win to club icon ↗
Mikel Arteta has paid a touching tribute to late club stalwart Ken Friar after guiding Arsenal to a comfortable European victory over French visitors Lille on Tuesday evening. The Spanish manager dedicated the poignant result in north Londo
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