This article originally appeared on VICE Sports UK.At no point today did we expect to cover the passing of David Bowie. There seemed no link worth making between a seminal artist and, say, football, not least because Bowie wasn't really a fan. If he'd been an avid follower of a club perhaps there'd be something to say, but this was not the case. David Bowie was a lot of things, but a football fan he was not.We certainly didn't think anyone would go to the trouble of asking Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger for his opinion on Bowie during a press conference today. I mean, Wenger can't offer any more insight into Bowie's life and work than you or I, so what reason is there for putting the Frenchman on the spot? It feels pretty cynical, even if Wenger's answer is thoughtful and given with a smile.I don't know if the Thin White Duke experienced anything of a similar ilk in his own life. Did he field questions ahead of the release of a new album, only to be dumbfounded by a journo asking what he felt Sam Allardyce had contributed to English football? Was he asked for his opinion on Gareth Barry's yellow card stats? Did anyone ever request that he discuss the new Stoke City kit?Of course football players and managers go beyond what we see on the pitch. They have interests that are completely aside from the sport and there's nothing wrong with asking them about it. But in this instance it feels a bit forced, an attempt to latch on to a huge news story rather than a genuine interest in Wenger's opinion. The question might have been better left unasked, but it's too late now. Now we all know what David Bowie meant to Arsene Wenger.