Arsenal F.C. is celebrating a first-place finish in England’s Premier League, its first trophy in 22 years. The club was founded in 1886 by workers at a Royal Arsenal munitions factory. Police expect more than 500,000 fans at a victory parade in North London on Sunday. Arsenal also has a chance to win its first European top club trophy by facing Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League in Budapest. Arsenal has reached a Champions League final once before, in 2006, and lost. Premier League points are earned through wins, draws, and losses, and Arsenal clinched the title after other results ensured the outcome. Celebrations have spread globally, including viral music, church replica trophy displays, and public appearances by fans.
"Global celebrations for Arsenal England's Premier League has no equivalent of the World Series or Superbowl. There's no championship match. Teams earn points 3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss and the team with the most points, at the end of the season, gets to hoist the league trophy. So Arsenal wasn't even playing on May 19, when a tie in a match between Manchester City and AFC Bournemouth meant the overall math ensured the Gunners' victory and North London erupted into a sea of red Arsenal jerseys."
"There have been similar celebrations from Brooklyn to Nairobi to South Sudan. In Uganda, a new Arsenal-themed afrobeats song has gone viral. In Nigerian churches, fans hoisted aloft replica trophies at thanksgiving prayer services. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani wore an Arsenal tunic to Eid prayers in the Bronx."
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