Arsenal turn London red as trophy parade attracts one million fans | Football | Sport
Arsenal celebrated their Premier League title triumph in style on Sunday, with over one million fans turning out across a five-mile loop through north London. The Gunners turned the capital red with thousands of smoke bombs as the players paraded the trophy through the streets. The parade came less than 24 hours after losing the Champions League final to Paris Saint-Germain.
But after a season in which they won the league for the first time since 2004 and reached two cup finals, Arsenal fans were still in full party mode. The women’s team were also part of the celebrations to mark their FIFA Women’s Champions Cup glory from February. The parade brought London to a standstill with tube and rail services extremely busy, with lengthy delays, cancellations and some stations such as Drayton Park closed all day.
The parade lasted two-and-a-half hours as Mikel Arteta‘s players celebrated their long-awaited major trophy with their jubilant supporters on the streets of Islington.
Arsenal’s Premier League trophy
The Arsenal players lift the Premier League trophy as they parade through the streets of north London.
Declan Rice said: “I’m speechless, I’ve lost my voice.
“I love this team, I love this manager. To see the joy we can give people is crazy, but next year we’re coming back for more.”
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‘Astonishing scenes’
Arsenal fans turned the sky red with smoke bombs throughout the entire parade route.
Piers Morgan said on X: “Wow.. these Arsenal parade scenes are astonishing… hundreds of thousands of fans of all creeds, colours, backgrounds coming together in a joyous outpouring of ecstatic celebration on the streets of North London.
“Never seen anything like this in our club’s history. Amazing!”
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Fans line the streets
An aerial shot as thousands of Arsenal fans line the streets of Islington.
Mikel Merino reflected: “I’m very proud. I’m very happy to be back with the team, celebrating this title with the fans. It was a really hard season with ups and downs.
“Winning the most important league in the world, it’s been a perfect season. I can’t ask for anything more.”
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