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The Caribbean island nation‚ with a population of barely 158‚000 but a nightlife to rival London or New York‚ are just six days away from making their mark as the tiniest team to ever grace the competition. Win or lose‚ the Blue Wave are here to do things in their inimitably vibrant style. One of their players even says they're here to lift the trophy.
CAPITAL CARNAGE: Arsenal parade 'carnage' as women punched‚ fans knocked out and 'sex attack' arrests made
MIKE KEEGAN: Ivan Toney will head to the US with England for the World Cup despite remaining on bail in connection with an alleged assault in a London club. Toney has not been charged by police. Met Police have confirmed to Inside Sport that the investigation into the December incident‚ which left a man in hospital‚ remains ongoing. At the time‚ it had been suggested that the former Brentford striker‚ currently plying his trade in Saudi Arabia‚ may have believed he was the target of a theft‚ given he was wearing jewellery and an expensive watch.
The despair of Arsenal's defeat on penalties in the Champions League final has morphed into a parade of jubilation and celebration as tens of thousands of fans lined the streets of north London. With the Premier League champions showing off their first league title for 22 years‚ the players and staff crammed onto the double-decker bus on a five-mile loop. Supporters have travelled from far and wide to attend and roar on their heroes en route‚ with many taking up the best vantage points hours in advance.
Mikel Arteta has lifted the lid on how he has changed Arsenal's 'ugly' culture into a winning one who are now Premier League champions. Arsenal's 22-year wait to win the top flight ended last week when Manchester City's 1-1 draw at Bournemouth confirmed the Gunners' place at the summit of the English football. It's been an arduous six-and-a-half year process for Arteta who took over the north London outfit in December 2019. At the time of his appointment Arsenal were 10th in the table - highlighting the rebuild the Spaniard has undergone.
Declan Rice danced and rapped while clutching the trophy at the club's afterparty at the Bacchanalia restaurant in Mayfair‚ central London‚ surrounded by a throng of staff. Meanwhile‚ the Gunners drafted in singer Louis Dunford to perform 'The Angel' - better known as 'North London Forever' - in an intimate piano serenade.
Tottenham skipper Cristian Romero has returned to London in a dramatic u-turn ahead of the final day of the Premier League season.
Jubilant Arsenal fans partied outside the Emirates as they clinched their first Premier League title in 22 years. Supporters streamed into the streets of north London after Mikel Arteta's side were crowned champions of England for the fourth time on Tuesday night after Manchester City failed to beat Bournemouth Arsenal fans filled the pubs of north London and celebrated wildly once their title win was confirmed.
MATT BARLOW AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Tottenham supporters travel to Stamford Bridge not only fearing the worst but expecting it. With one win in the last 36 years there is no reason for anything else‚ but this trip across London delivered more agony than usual. They lost again. Of course they did. Goals by Enzo Fernandez and Andrey Santos put Chelsea two up before Richarlison pulled one back in the 73rd minute and sparked a desperate search for a late equaliser in a chaotic finish. Chances slipped away‚ as did an optimistic penalty appeal for a foul before a corner by Marc Cucurella ‚ and Jorrell Hato produced a terrific recovery block to deny substitute James Maddison. There was no escape for Spurs. At least not until Sunday. This defeat keeps Roberto De Zerbi 's team mired in a relegation hell until the very last day of the campaign.
OLIVER HOLT AT THE EMIRATES: And then there was one. Just one more obstacle for Arsenal. Just one more ordeal. Just one more river to cross. Crystal Palace await in south London on Sunday afternoon and if Arsenal win there‚ the Premier League title will be theirs. It does not matter what Manchester City do against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Tuesday evening. It does not matter what they do against Aston Villa on Sunday at the Etihad. If Arsenal hold their nerve one last time at Selhurst Park‚ the title will be theirs. They only scraped past relegated Burnley at the Emirates. They crawled over the line courtesy of a majestic first half header from Kai Havertz from a Bukayo Saka corner. Maybe some will call them Set Piece FC again but they will not care about that.
IAN LADYMAN AT THE ETIHAD: On this evidence - and on the back of what we saw as they rescued a point at Everton last Monday - City will not help Mikel Arteta 's team over the line. So now the baton - the burden of responsibility - passes to north London again. Now it's Arsenal's turn to answer questions at West Ham on Sunday. As City showed here at a tense and nervy Etihad Stadium‚ victories do not come easy when the stakes are this high. City deserved to win here in the end but not as comfortably as the scoreline suggested.
Atletico Madrid have vented their fury at their Champions League exit at the behaviour of both Arsenal's players and the refereeing team at the Emirates behind the scenes‚ according to reports in Spain. Diego Simeone's men were knocked out of the tournament against a torrid backdrop in north London‚ with the Argentine manager's rage boiling over to the extent that he pushed Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta at full-time. But the long-serving Atletico head coach opted to keep a cooler head in his post-match press conference‚ claiming that he did not want to give 'excuses' for the 1-0 away defeat.
MATT BARLOW AT VILLA PARK: What a difference a win makes. Just as Roberto De Zerbi said it would. Victory in Wolverhampton followed by victory at Aston Villa. Two wins in nine days with a hint of the London bus theory and Tottenham are on the move. Climbing out of the mess of their own making in the nick of time. When they conceded in stoppage time at home to Brighton in his second game in charge‚ De Zerbi claimed they would win their next five. It seemed fanciful but that's two out of two. Seven points from three games and Spurs have turned the pressure onto West Ham‚ who have slipped back into the bottom three with three to play and have Premier League leaders Arsenal next.
LONDON CALLING! Arsenal icon Tony Adams says he 'wouldn't be here' if he continued boozing ahead of London Marathon
Thomas Frank was in the stands to watch his former club Brentford take on Fulham in Premier League action in his first public appearance since being sacked from relegation-threatened Tottenham. The Danish manager was given his marching orders in February amid a worrying dip in form in north London‚ which has since crystallised into a dogfight to escape the drop down to the Championship at the end of the season. Since then‚ Frank has kept a low profile‚ but was all smiles in the capital on Saturday afternoon as he was spotted in a VIP box with Brentford's sporting director Phil Giles.
Former Arsenal player Thomas Partey has appeared at court in London to face further charges of rape. The 32-year-old is on trial after denying raping two women and sexually assaulting a third. In February he was hit with two additional charges of rape relating to another woman. He has denied those also.
The £115million midfielder‚ 24‚ insisted he is not thinking about leaving London yet but refused to close off a future switch to the Spanish giants. Given that Rosenior has just banned Enzo Fernandez for two games for saying he would like to live in Madrid 'very much'‚ Caicedo is arguably playing with fire.
MIKE KEEGAN: Chelsea spent almost double any other Premier League club on agents fees‚ shock figures have revealed. A report released by the FA has disclosed that the west London outfit splashed out a staggering £65.1m on payments to representatives in the space of 12 months‚ which far outstrips the £38.4m of second highest spenders Aston Villa. The detail may not come as a surprise to Chelsea's fans given its substantial transfer activity under its US owners.
Tottenham have entrusted their Premier League survival in the hands of Roberto De Zerbi after officially appointing the Italian manager on a huge five-year contract. Spurs‚ who are perilously floating just a point above the relegation zone with seven games to go‚ sacked Igor Tudor on Sunday just 44 days after the interim manager arrived in north London. Former Brighton boss De Zerbi had been available since his exit from Marseille in February and was understood to have been reluctant to take the Spurs job immediately‚ preferring to join the club in the summer.
CHRIS WHEELER: Manchester United are hoping to have their new 100‚000-seater stadium ready to host the Women's World Cup Final in 2035. Concerns have been raised about the lack of progress in the year since United unveiled ambitious plans at the offices of Foster + Partners in London to build a £2billion arena to replace Old Trafford. But Daily Mail Sport revealed last week that United hope to submit a planning application in the next 12 to 18 months‚ and the club's CEO of stadium development Collette Roche believes the project is on course to meet Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham's target of hosting the women's final in nine years' time.
Chelsea's BlueCo hierarchy are likely to continue to back Liam Rosenior over the summer even if the club do not secure Champions League football. The west London side are enduring a torrid March as the Premier League reaches the business end‚ with recent defeats to Everton and Newcastle putting the club at risk of missing out on a spot in the top five on the final day. The Blues were also on the receiving end of an unedifying 8-2 scoreline against Paris Saint-Germain‚ which knocked them out of the Champions League.
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