GILLES GRIMANDI, the Arsenal defender, was yesterday banned for three games by UEFA for striking Lazio's Diego Simeone during Tuesday's Champions League draw in Rome. GILLES GRIMANDI, the Arsenal ...

From the moment he gave Diego Simeone a forearm smash (fourth min) during a Champions League game with Lazio in 2000, Grimandi became one of my favourite player - and I was not alone. Fred Atkins: ...

ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger has said it would be "a joke" if Uefa decided to charge Gilles Grimandi for his conduct during his side's 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich on Tuesday. The 30-year-old French ...

Former Arsenal star Gilles Grimandi was left fearing he was "going to die" after joining Gunners team-mate Ray Parlour on a night out. French defender Grimandi joined the Gunners in 1997 ...