Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta celebrates Premier League win with sons

by Chumasande Matiwane
Arsenal's Italian defender #33 Riccardo Calafiori lifts the Premier League trophy at a presentation ceremony on the pitch after the English Premier League football match between Crystal Palace and Arsenal at Selhurst Park in south London on May 24, 2026. Arsenal are English league champions for the first time since 2004, winning the league by seven points. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /

Arsenal lifted the Premier League trophy after celebrating their first game as champions with a 2-1 win against Crystal Palace yesterday. The team’s coach, Mikel Arteta, celebrated the monumental moment with his sons.

Arteta’s team clinched their first English title for 22 years on Tuesday when second-placed Manchester City drew at Bournemouth.

Noni Madueke scored Arsenal’s second goal after the first half to ensure the champions ended the league campaign with 26 wins from 38 games.

Since losing at City on April 19 in a game that appeared to have tilted the balance of power in their rivals’ favour, Arsenal have reeled off five successive league victories to finish seven points above Pep Guardiola’s Man City team.

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Trophy ceremony

Once the match was over yesterday, the main event took place as Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard got his hands on the trophy after medals were presented to Arteta and his squad.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 24: Martin Odegaard of Arsenal lifts the Premier League trophy as the team celebrate becoming champions after the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Arsenal at Selhurst Park on May 24, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)
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Arteta was lifted into the air by his players, while Arsenal’s owner, Stan Kroenke, from the United States, and his son Josh brought the trophy onto the pitch for the presentation ceremony.

Another moment captured showed Arteta with his two older sons, Gabriel and Daniel, on the pitch during the celebration.

Ecstatic Arsenal supporters kept the party going on social media, celebrating their team’s long-awaited win. Fans were singing songs of praise for the champions, waving inflatable replicas of the trophy and joining the players in a rendition of the club anthem ‘North London forever’.

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Raising the trophy away from the Emirates Stadium couldn’t detract from the glorious moment for Arteta and his players, who will display the silverware to many more of their adoring fans at a parade in North London on May 31.

Now we wait and see if Arteta’s men will turn their attention to winning the Champions League for the first time in the final against Paris Saint-Germain on May 30.

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