Arsenal's Captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on December 14 became the latest team captain to be stripped of his armband.
Aubameyang was left out of Arsenal's squad for Saturday's 3-0 win over Southampton due to what Mikel Arteta described as a disciplinarily breach.
"I think we have been very consistent that we have certain non-negotiables in the team that we have set ourselves as a club, and he's not involved today (December 10)," Arteta pointed out.
Following the disciplinary breach last week, Arsenal have now confirmed that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will no longer be club captain.
The club also added that Aubameyang will not be considered for selection for Wednesday's, December 15, match against West Ham United.
This move seems to bring out the speculated fall out between Aubameyang and Arsenals manager Arteta.
However, he is not the first Arsenal captain to have his captaincy. In fact, the club's captaincy has been dogged by difficulties for more than a decade.
Before this Granit Xhaka who was named as Arsenal's new captain in September 2019 was stripped of the captaincy barely two months after acquiring the role.
Former Arsenal manager, Unai Emery named Aubameyang as Arsenal's new captain after taking the armband off Xhaka and Arteta decided to stick with the striker after taking over as manager.
The decision seemed to pay off initially, with Aubameyang leading Arsenal to FA Cup glory in August 2020 and scoring his 28th and 29th goals of the season in the final.
The 32-year-old scored only 15 goals last season, his lowest total since the 2010/11 campaign, and if his form was not enough of a worry, disciplinary issues began to arise too.
Aubameyang kept hold of the armband after his indiscretion against Tottenham last season, but it remains to be seen what happens this time.