Arsenal's Jack Wilshere apologizes for smoking on holiday

Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere with manager Arsene Wenger

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has apologized for smoking while on holiday after the World Cup.

The England star was caught smoking a cigarette in Las Vegas, an act that didn’t impress his manager Arsene Wenger.

Wilshere even tried to defend himself on Twitter by posting an image of France and Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane smoking a cigarette.

Wilshere: I made a mistake

The 22-year-old spoke to Sky Sports and said: “I made a mistake then, and I made a mistake again – people make mistakes.

“I’m young and I’ll learn from it. I realise the consequences it has and the effect it has on the kids growing up.

“I’ve got kids myself, and I don’t want them to grow up thinking that their dad smokes and that it’s OK for footballers to smoke, because it’s not.

“It’s unacceptable. I’ll accept the consequences and move on.”

Fully committed to the club

He also admitted that this season would be make-or-break for him.

“This season is a big one for me,” he said.

“I came back to pre-season early to show everyone my commitment and I’m fully committed to the club, and to my job, and I want to show everyone that.”

“This year we’ve really been positive, gone into the market and signed a couple of great players.”

He even spoke about Arsenal’s new signings Alexis Sanchez and Mathieu Debuchy: “You can see what Sanchez did at the World Cup – he was the best player on the pitch.”

“They are two great signings and we’re really looking forward to them coming in.”