By David AFOLABI
Hundreds of thousands of Arsenal fans filled north London’s streets for a jubilant celebration of the club’s first Premier League title in 22 years.
Proudly displaying the coveted trophy, the players waved to the crowds from open-top buses as the Gunners travelled a five-mile loop through Islington, circling Emirates Stadium.
They were joined by the women’s team, who lifted the first-ever Fifa Women’s Champions Cup earlier in the season.
The victory parade comes a day after the men’s team lost a nail-biting Champions League final against Paris St-Germain in a penalty shootout in Budapest.
Arsenal paraded the Premier League trophy along a roughly five-mile route in north London on open-top buses
Crowds of fans were reaching their arms out towards buses as they travelled along the parade route.
Flags were waving with the players hyping up the crowd, occasionally throwing Arsenal scarves out towards the fans.
Fireworks could be heard along with the deafening sound of the vuvuzelas.
The air seemed to turn red but the Gunners’ fans were anything but angry as they cheered their heroes
Joe, who attended the parade with his young son Trey, told the BBC: “We’ve been knocking on the door for the last four seasons and we’ve finally done it. I’m so excited.”
Joe speaking into a microphone, wearing an Arsenal T-Shirt and scarf, flanked by his son who is smiling past the camera
Joe and his son Trey got front-row spots for Sunday’s parade
“It feels surreal to come up against such a good team with PSG.”
Another fan out celebrating was Theresa, who was born streets away from Arsenal’s home ground.
She told the BBC: “You could say I’ve been a fan since I was born.”
While she did see Arsenal win the trophy two decades years ago, she said: “It has been a long time since Arsenal has had anything to scream and roar about.”
