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Joyous Arsenal fans celebrate first Premier League title in 22 years outside the Emirates

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Thousands of Arsenal supporters flocked to the streets of North ⁠London on Tuesday as the club clinched their first Premier League title in 22 years, sparking ‌wild scenes outside the Emirates Stadium that continued deep into the ‌night.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a], who had a dominant campaign and led ‌the league for almost the entire season, were confirmed ‌as champions without kicking a ball after second-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester ‌City[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bournemouth-OtpNdwrc/manchester-city-Wtn9Stg0/?mid=rkXMW40U"]drew 1-1[/a] at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bournemouth/OtpNdwrc/"]Bournemouth[/a].[/p][p]The players had gathered at the club's training ground an hour north of London to ‌watch the match and video released on ⁠social media showed them ‌leaping around and hugging one another once the club's 14th ​English title was assured.[/p][image alt="Arsenal fans celebrate Premier League title" id="cc94c79d-6e1e-46d9-8a00-870a9c606931" credit-line="REUTERS / Andrew Boyers" guid="bd2be7a9-196d-4626-a609-7e43487efac2" original-width="5657" original-height="3614" /][p]In London, fans streamed out of pubs and houses and gathered outside ​the club's Emirates Stadium, setting off fireworks and flares while chanting "Champions! Champions! Ole! Ole! Ole!".[/p][p][b]"Words can't describe ⁠it, we've been ​waiting 22 years for this. It's unbelievable," [/b]an Arsenal fan told Reuters TV.[/p][p]"Bournemouth did us a massive favour today, they played so well. And we're deserved champions, ‌so happy days."[/p][embed guid="a637b93e-f109-4fdc-98d3-66a45ede9f4f" url="https://x.com/Arsenal/status/2056993329192087700" social-type="twitter" /][p]Arsenal great [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wright-ian/2ast6RjD/"]Ian Wright[/a] also joined the party outside the stadium and was mobbed by fans singing his name.[/p][p][b]"I was absolutely over the moon,"[/b] Wright, who scored 185 goals for the club in the 1990s, told Premier League Productions.[/p][p]"I got in the cab, got my Mrs and my girls in the cab and I said, 'We're going down there, let's go ‌down to the Emirates.'"[/p][p][b]"It's amazing, honestly, and this ​club deserves it. Our fans deserve it all, ‌around the world and everybody, we deserve this, man."[/b][/p][p]Arsenal finish their Premier League campaign with a trip to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/crystal-palace/AovF1Mia/"]Crystal Palace[/a] on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/arsenal-hA1Zm19f/crystal-palace-AovF1Mia/?mid=UNC9hLMj"]Sunday[/a], before they move on to face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris St Germain[/a] in the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/arsenal-hA1Zm19f/psg-CjhkPw0k/?mid=EJZRaQ15"]⁠Champions League final in ⁠Budapest on May ‌30[/a].[/p]

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