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Arsenal are Premier League champions and the latest twist in Spygate – Football Weekly

Football Weekly

The Guardian

Soccer, Sports

4.59.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Sam Dalling as Manchester City drop points at Bournemouth to hand the Premier League title to Arsenal. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FootballWeeklyPodcast

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:15.2

Hello and welcome to the Guardian Football Weekly Arsenal champions for the first time in 22 years.

0:20.2

They didn't bottle it, they won it with a game to spare. Joy as scenes on the Holloway Road. And if Ian Wright is happy, then perhaps we can all be happy. All of Michael Arteta's tactics, his training ground bonfires, his technical area jousting in his tight trousers justified then. It worked. And now they have a Champions league final to think about manchester city couldn't

0:38.0

keep it going until the end of the season and now it's widely predicted pep will leave at the end of the

0:42.0

season 17 major trophies 115 charges 375 so so so goods the premier league will miss him

0:49.0

so then who could keep the last day of the premier league exciting spurs of course losing two one to

0:53.8

Chelsea because they always lose to chelsea they now need a point at home to Everton. Oh, man. And then Southampton, thrown out of the playoffs after admitting they spied on three clubs during the championship season. Surely they didn't need to spy on Oxford. Saints players might sue their own club for potential lost earnings. What a mess. Then there's the Scotland World Cup squad, Namar getting in for Brazil, an impressive spot in the wild of someone absolutely integral to the success of Football Weekly with so little to discuss it's podcasts like these where we really earn our corn. All that plus your questions and that's today's Guardian Football Weekly. On the panel today, Barry Glendan,

1:28.7

welcome.

1:29.4

Hi, Max.

1:30.6

Hello, Sam Dalling.

1:32.2

Hello, Max.

1:34.2

Representing Arsenal, of course.

1:35.6

Nikki Bandini.

1:36.2

Hello, Nicky.

1:37.5

Hi, Max.

1:38.8

And also representing Arsenal from the Tuesday Club.

1:41.8

Producer Taya, Taya Papula.

1:43.3

Hello, Taya.

1:44.3

Good morning, Max.

2:01.7

Yeah, that's a happy good morning, isn't it? Okay, then Arsenal champions, first time in 22 years. They beat Burnley 1-0 on Monday night, and then last night, Manchester City could only draw at Bournemouth. 14th league title, Artetta, the second youngest manager to win the Premier League after Jose in 05. Arsenal so far have 32 clean cheats in all competitions, leading Europe's big five leagues. They won eight games in the Premier

2:06.2

League 1-0, just shy of their club record of nine. Yorker is their top score with 14. And Artetta

2:11.5

will become the longest serving manager in England's top four divisions when Peps' departure

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