{"id":31509,"date":"2026-05-20T10:04:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=31509"},"modified":"2026-05-20T10:04:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:04:39","slug":"arsenal-crowned-champions-after-22-year-wait-players-celebrate-at-emirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/arsenal-crowned-champions-after-22-year-wait-players-celebrate-at-emirates\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal Crowned Champions After 22-Year Wait, Players Celebrate at Emirates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LONDON \u2014 Arsenal players were seen outside Emirates Stadium at 5 a.m. Wednesday, continuing celebrations after clinching their first Premier League title in 22 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eberechi Eze shared photos on Instagram alongside teammates Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber, marking the historic moment in north London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gunners secured the championship Tuesday night after Manchester City drew with Bournemouth, ending their pursuit and confirming Arsenal as champions. Fans erupted in pubs across north London, while the squad gathered at their training ground to watch the decisive match. At the final whistle, players and staff danced, hugged, and chanted \u201cCampeones, Campeones, Ole Ole Ole!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rice, who last month cautioned \u201cit\u2019s not done\u201d after a loss to City, posted a celebratory message declaring: \u201cIt\u2019s done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The triumph comes in manager Mikel Arteta\u2019s seventh season in charge. Former goalkeeper Paul Robinson praised the club\u2019s patience, saying, \u201cThe best gift you can give a good manager is time. You give a good manager time? There\u2019s the proof.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arsenal last lifted the trophy in 2004 during their unbeaten \u201cInvincibles\u201d campaign. For many fans, the long wait made the victory even sweeter. \u201cI\u2019ve got married, had a child, who\u2019s now a teenager, and got divorced, all since Arsenal last won the league,\u201d one supporter said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celebrations spilled into quirky traditions, with one fan opening a five-year-old commemorative lager he had vowed to save until Arsenal won the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The title win also sparked messages of congratulations from public figures. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, a lifelong supporter, wrote: \u201c22 long years for the Arsenal. But finally, we\u2019re back where we belong. Champions!\u201d Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton also joined in, while Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola offered his respect, saying Arsenal \u201cdeserve it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arsenal now turn their focus to the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain on May 30, with fans hopeful of a historic double.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LONDON \u2014 Arsenal players were seen outside Emirates Stadium at 5 a.m. Wednesday, continuing celebrations after clinching their first Premier League title in 22 years. Eberechi Eze shared photos on Instagram alongside teammates Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber, marking the historic moment in north London. The Gunners secured the championship Tuesday night after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":31510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,2096,776,25,4,478,5,18,7],"tags":[16900,16902,16904,12377,12747,16906,16901],"class_list":["post-31509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-economics","category-educational","category-entertainment","category-featured","category-financial","category-international","category-lifestyle","category-sports","tag-arsenal-fc","tag-bukayo-saka","tag-eberechi-eze","tag-manchester-city","tag-mikel-arteta","tag-north-london-celebrations","tag-premier-league-champions"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AA1YR5Hy.jpg?fit=1296%2C729&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31509"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31525,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31509\/revisions\/31525"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}