Inside Arsenal’s Title Celebrations, UCL Final & Set Piece Secrets | The Overlap Champions Special
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🗓️ 27 May 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to our first Overlap Champions Special, brought to you by Sky Bet.
In this episode, Gary Neville and Ian Wright visit the Sobha Realty Training Centre, home of the newly crowned Premier League champions, Arsenal.
Mikel Arteta joins the show alongside the Premier League trophy to reflect on his rebuild of Arsenal, taking the club from the infamous “banter era” to the top of English football. With a Champions League final still to come, can Arsenal complete a truly historic season?
Co-Chair Josh Kroenke and CEO Richard Garlick also sit down with Gary and Wrighty to discuss the club’s rise, reveal the importance of signing Declan Rice and even surprise the pair with a gift of their own.
Mikel Merino and Myles Lewis-Skelly then join the show to reflect on the highs and lows of the campaign, as well as sharing a few secrets from Arsenal’s title celebrations.
Can Arsenal complete the double by winning the Champions League?
00:00- Intro
01:37- Arteta Reflects on Winning
07:27- Declan Rice Statement Signing
10:19- Raya Ramsdale Decision Explained
11:52-Josh Kroenke
21:09-Richard Garlick
31:05- Mikel Merino
36:58- Champions League Final
39:47- Myles Lewis-Skelly
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| 0:00.0 | Just before we get started, a quick thanks to our partners and clothing. |
| 0:04.0 | We hope you enjoy the show. |
| 0:06.0 | Are you okay? Well done. Congratulations. |
| 0:08.0 | Thank you. |
| 0:09.0 | Good morning. |
| 0:11.0 | Got pallish up a little bit. |
| 0:13.0 | What do you put this? |
| 0:14.0 | Come here, Ian. You do the honors. You put it there. |
| 0:17.0 | Come, come. |
| 0:19.0 | Don't let him touch it. |
| 0:20.0 | Of course I can't do that. You do it let him touch it. Of course he needs to touch it. |
| 0:21.6 | I can't do that. |
| 0:22.6 | You do it. |
| 0:27.6 | Wow. |
| 0:28.6 | Kiss it. |
| 0:29.6 | Thank you guys. |
| 0:32.6 | See, I remembered. |
| 0:35.6 | See, I remember. Yeah. I'm going to |
| 0:38.3 | Yeah. |
| 0:40.3 | They are my inspiration. |
| 0:42.3 | And at the same time, they are the ones that have my back. |
| 0:48.3 | This fan base has been through ups and downs over the years, the banter years, all those different things, you know. |
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