Football in September 1996

• Arsenal FC appoint Frenchman Arsène Wenger, 46, as their new manager, 15 days after caretaker boss Stewart Houston quit. 'Arsene Who?' asks The Evening Standard; the Premier League soon finds out.

• CD Tenerife end the month as they began it in Spain, as six different scorers contribute to a 6-0 Liga win. SD Compostela on the opening day of the season, Real Sporting de Gijón were the victims this time.

• Malta goalkeeper Reginald Cini endures a torrid four days in FIFA World Cup qualifying, picking the ball out the back of his net 12 times as his side lose 6-0 away to the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

• Fatih Terim is left surveying the damage as his Galatasaray AŞ crash to a 4-0 derby defeat at home to Fenerbahçe SK, with former striker Elvir Bolić on target twice. The Lions recover to win the title.