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Arsenal star to have operation to remove tattoos Arsenal star to have operation to remove tattoos

Author:  Andrew Allen
Posted on:25 November 2009 - 16:37
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Arsenal left-back Armand Traore has revealed that he will go under the knife at the end of the season to remove a series of tattoos which adorn his body. The former Portsmouth loan star, who looks set to replace Kieran Gibbs in the Gunners starting line-up against Chelsea on Sunday, also confirmed that the decision was being taken following his embracing of the Muslim faith.

Speaking to the Arsenal official matchday programme Traore stated:

“I’m planning to do this in the summer. They’ll put me under anesthetic and then do it all, and when I wake up everything will be gone. It needs a bit of recoevery time though so I’m not going to do it during the football season.

“If I had been into my religion properly before I’d had the tattoos done, I think I would never have got them. I think it’s one of the biggest mistakes I’ve made in my life but I will try and correct it.

“My religion has benefits both personally and in my career. It is all about many of the things that are good in football too – like resting, doing everything right, being nice to people, respecting, not swearing or lying, being fair.

“I’ve always been Muslim but I wasn’t really practising it, I was just saying to people that I was Muslim. I don’t know what made me change – it was just slowly, slowly, a gradual development.”

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Neutral 26 November 2009 - 02:24
'I am a non-Muslim. I agree with what Muslim said. All religion in this world is the same, teaches us to be good, put us in the righteous path of life. Nowadays, many people tend to have big misunderstanding on Islam because they know little about Islam, and refuse to know Islam better. Regardless the religion we are in, we are brothers and sisters, peace forever... '
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gooner4life 26 November 2009 - 02:22
'greaaaaat young man,well done u realised it son,hope it al goes wel and hopfully been a practise muslim will earn you a more playing time.'
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muslim 25 November 2009 - 17:03
'Good for him. Islam teaches positivity, kindness & discipline, a perfect cocktail for being a successful professional. Islam is a way of life.'
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