HUDDERSFIELD, England—A contrarian until the end, Arsène Wenger took his curtain call before the game even started. On a bright afternoon in Yorkshire, 22 years after his reign in English soccer began, he strode out of the tunnel here and made his way to the section of traveling fans. Ahead of his 1,235th and final appearance as Arsenal manager, he wanted to share one last moment with them in the strange intimacy of a soccer stadium.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 13, 2018 20:03 UTC