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18 July, 2013

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An enthusiastic Vietnamese fan of Arsenal football club who ran alongside the team bus for some five miles (8 km) in Hanoi has been rewarded by being invited on board.
Vu Xuan Tien, aged 20, was cheered on by players inside the bus - and got to have his shirt signed and photographs taken with the squad, BBC ifnorms.
Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny explained what happened.
Footage courtesy Arsenal Media

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