Premier League

• Arsenal are reportedly targeting a move for Bournemouth's Eli Junior Kroupi following the player's role in helping the club secure a Premier League title win. • In other football news, Mikel Arteta is expected to become one of the Premier League's highest-paid managers after agreeing to a lucrative new contract. • Additional reports indicate that Enzo Maresca has started working behind the scenes at Manchester City, while Hansi Flick is keen for Marcus Rashford to remain at his club.

• The Premier League is approaching "Championship Sunday," the final day of the season, where the top three positions and the bottom two relegation spots have already been determined. • Despite the settled top and bottom of the table, several matches remain critical for mid-table positioning and historic symbolic milestones. • In separate sporting news, the U.S. men's ice hockey team defeated Germany 4-3 in a shootout during the World Championships.

The Emirates erupted as the Gunners were crowned champions – with expats, drivers and a boy in pyjamas out to celebrate‘Twenty-two years,” said the father to his son, shaking his head reflectively. “Twenty-two effing years.” Standing outside the Emirates Stadium among an ever-growing crowd, he was not alone in trying to get a handle on his feelings. Arsenal had just won their first league title in a generation, after all.From the moment Eli Junior Kroupi gave Bournemouth a first-half lead over Manchester City, the red part of north London was preparing to party. Arsenal’s only rivals for the title had to win to take their duel to the final day. A half-time deficit was not a good start. The landlord of the gridlocked Gunners pub on Blackstock Road had a glass of champagne in his hand, though it may have been something to do with the prospective takings. Continue reading...