Arsenal are Premier League champions and the latest twist in Spygate – Football Weekly

Tayo Popoola· Guest0:00

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Max Rushden· Host0:01

[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to The Guardian Football Weekly. Arsenal champions for the first time in 22 years. They didn't bottle it. They won it with a game to spare. Joyous scenes on the Holloway Road. And if Ian Wright is happy, then perhaps we can all be happy. All of Mikel Arteta's tactics, his training ground bonfires, his technical area jousting in his tight trousers justified then. It worked, and now they have a Champions League final to think about. Manchester City couldn't keep it going until the end of the season, and now it's widely predicted Pep will leave at the end of the season. Seventeen major trophies, 115 charges, 375 so-so goods. The Premier League will miss him. So then who could keep the last day of the Premier League exciting? Spurs, of course, losing two-one to Chelsea because they always lose to Chelsea. They now need a point at home to Everton. Oh, man. And then Southampton thrown out of the playoffs after admitting they spied on three clubs during the championship season. Surely they didn't need to spy on Oxford. Saints players might sue their own club for potential lost earnings. What a mess. Then there's the Scotland World Cup squad, Neymar getting in for Brazil, an impressive spot in the wild of someone absolutely integral to the success of Football Weekly. With so little to discuss, it's podcasts like these where we really earn our corn. All that, plus your questions, and that's today's Guardian Football Weekly. [upbeat music] On the panel today, Barry Glendenning. Welcome.

Barry Glendenning· Panelist1:29

Hi, Max.