SOCCER: Celebrations erupt in North London after Arsenal seal Premier League title

LONDON – Thousands of Arsenal supporters took to the streets of North London on Tuesday as the club secured their first Premier League title in 22 years, sparking wild celebrations outside the Emirates Stadium that continued late into the night.

Arsenal, who dominated the league for almost the entire season, were confirmed as champions without playing after second-placed Manchester City drew 1-1 against Bournemouth.

The players gathered at the club’s training ground north of London to watch the match, and social media clips showed them jumping and hugging as the club clinched their 14th English league title.

In London, fans poured out of pubs and homes, gathering outside the Emirates Stadium, setting off fireworks and flares while chanting, “Champions! Champions! Ole! Ole! Ole!”

“Words can't describe it, we've been waiting 22 years for this. It's unbelievable,” an Arsenal fan told Reuters TV. “Bournemouth did us a massive favor today—they played so well. We’re deserved champions, so happy days.”

Arsenal legend Ian Wright also joined the celebrations, being mobbed by fans singing his name.

“I was absolutely over the moon,” Wright, who scored 185 goals for the club in the 1990s, told Premier League Productions. “I got in the cab, got my Mrs and my girls, and I said, ‘We're going down there, let’s go to the Emirates.’ It's amazing, honestly, and this club deserves it. Our fans deserve it all, around the world. We deserve this.”

Arsenal will wrap up their Premier League season with a trip to Crystal Palace on Sunday before facing Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final in Budapest on May 30.

-Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru and Reuters TV; Editing by Tomasz Janowski/Reuters