'Wenger Out' sign spotted at US esports League of Legends final

Dom Sacco, Senior Editor

Last Updated: 24/04/2017

Even esports fans have had enough of Arsène Wenger, it seems.
The manager of North London football club Arsenal has come under increasing fire from a section of the team’s supporters this year, following a poor run of form in the Premier League.
Bizarrely, a member of the audience at the North American League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) esports final held up a ‘Wenger Out’ sign on the weekend.
The man was spotted holding the sign after Team SoloMid (TSM) beat Cloud9 3-2 in the final. He was seen waving the sign around and chanting as the Cloud9 team left the stage.

The Twitch viewers at home seemed to see the funny side of it.

Maybe the protester has had a change in opinion – Arsenal beat Manchester City 2-1 in the FA Cup semi-final yesterday (Sunday April 23rd).
It’s not the first time ‘Wenger out’ banners have been lifted at other events outside of football.
‘Wenger out’ signs were recently spotted at Wrestlemania, as well as Coldplay concerts, rugby matches and even anti-Trump rallies.
 
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Dom Sacco, Senior Editor

Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He has almost two decades of experience in journalism, and left Esports News UK in June 2025. As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late '80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He also previously worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation.

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