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Arsene Wenger says former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira "has the potential" to succeed him as manager.

Vieira won three Premier League titles under Wenger and is now in third season as manager of New York City FC following a spell in charge of youth development at Manchester City.

When asked if he could see Vieira succeeding him, Wenger replied: "He works in the moment in New York and he works for Man City. He's a guy who has the potential one day, yes.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed he will step down from his role at the end of the season.

Wenger, 68, will leave a year before his existing contract was due to expire having led the club to three Premier League titles and seven FA Cups during a 22-year reign.

Appointed on 1 October 1996, the Frenchman is the Premier League's current longest-serving manager and has taken charge of a record 823 games.

Chelsea defender Marcus Alonso has been handed a three-game ban by the English FA and will miss Sunday’s FA Cup clash against Southampton at Wembley Stadium. Alonso was deemed to be guilty of violent conduct after planting his left boot into Shane Long’s right leg during Sunday’s Premier League meeting between the Saints and Chelsea.

Enyimba International Football Club of Aba on Wednesday booked their place in the group stage of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup on the strength of the away goals rule. The former African champions, who drew 1-1 in the first leg tie in Johannesburg, qualified after playing a goalless draw with visiting Bidvest FC of South Africa.

A racial abuse investigation involving a Spain player allegedly insulting an England player at the Under-17 World Cup final in October has been closed by FIFA because of a lack of evidence to support the England player's claim. Morgan Gibbs-White, the Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder,

CD Feirense of Portugal goalkeeper Dele Alampasu has been handed another chance to impress the technical crew of the senior national team of Nigeria according to a statement by the president of the Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) Amaju Pinnick.

Alampasu was ever present in the squad of the Super Eagles during the early days of coach Gernot Rohr as coach of the senior national team of Nigeria , however he has not been considered of late with his former U17 deputy Francis Odinaka Uzoho taking his spot.