FIFA World Cup: 4 Arsenal players not joining the tournament 

The Emirates stadium, home of Arsenal. Image from Wikipedia.

Gabriel Magalhaes

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Gabriel Magalhaes

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Fabio Vieira

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Fabio Vieira

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Cedric Soares

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Cedric Soares

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Albert Sambi Lokonga

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Albert Sambi Lokonga

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The Emirates stadium, home of Arsenal. Image from Wikipedia.

Gabriel Magalhaes

Gabriel Magalhaes

Gabriel Magalhaes has made waves in his career in Arsenal as his name appeared on numerous football news. He has helped Mikel Arteta gain five points and is one of the key individuals that made Arsenal stay in their strong position in the Premier League.

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Fabio Vieira

Fabio Vieira

Not to be confused with the other Fabio Vieira, who has the same name and is playing for Lusitânia F.C. as a midfielder and is also from Portugal, the Fabio we’re talking about is obviously from Arsenal.

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Cedric Soares

Cedric Soares

Cedric Soares is another Portuguese national that was unfortunately not joining the World Cup. He was a defender in the 2016 Euro and his team won. He has not been joining that many international level games and appeared twice in this season’s Premier League.

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Albert Sambi Lokonga

Albert Sambi Lokonga

This is the final player that is from Arsenal and that was snubbed from joining this year’s World Cup. Albert Sambi Lokonga, 23, is from Belgium and has extensive experience with football.

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