IN PHOTOS | Arsenal crowned EPL 2026 champions: Mumbai die-hard fans react to win after 22 years
Updated On: 20 May, 2026 04:59 PM IST | Nascimento Pinto
As Manchester City sealed its fate on Tuesday, Arsenal fans around the world celebrated their team being crowned the champions of this year's English Premier League, England's top flight football competition. In India, Arsenal's Mumbai fans are soaking in the joy of winning the league after more than two decades

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Carl Lewis, 40, Bandra West
After 22 years, we lift a trophy we've been chasing and getting so close to for the past few seasons. This means a lot and should be a watershed moment for the club as this should be the beginning of a new chapter of dominance in the English football stratosphere! The Champions League is next. It's been 20 years since we were in a Champions League final. I can still remember Sol Campbell's header in Paris which almost got us over the line until Henrik Larsson happened. This time it's different, there's electricity in the air and nothing but optimism. COYG (Come On You Gunners) for one last push to greatness!
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Mahesh Khedkar, 31, Andheri West
Trust the process. Arsenal winning the Premier league feels like a dream come true. It hasn't sunk in yet that they have actually done it. I don't know how I'm going to react come Sunday when I actually see them lifting the trophy at Selhurst Park. It's been a long and torturous wait. Calling it an emotional rollercoaster would be an understatement. I have supported Arsenal since 2007, and unfortunately for me, that has largely been in the post-glory years of Arsene Wenger. It was the Emirates era, marked with suffering with Wenger, the man who built the Emirates. As people rightly say, Mikel Arteta turned the lights on and added the soul into the place.

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Ryan Torres, 31, Vikhroli
We are finally seeing our club win the league again after 22 years. Through all the trolling, heartbreaks, late-night matches, and ‘next season bro’ jokes, we still stayed loyal. Arsenal has literally been part of my childhood and adulthood journey. So, seeing them finally lift the trophy again feels personal, emotional, and honestly, unforgettable. Like Henry said, this team could be “The Unforgettables” if they won, and they have done exactly that.
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Colin Sequiera, 32, Vasai West
Arsenal winning the EPL title feels unreal. Twenty-two years of waiting, heartbreak, banter, and belief — and now finally seeing Arsenal back on top of England by winning the EPL… it’s pure emotion. This one is different. I’ve supported Arsenal since 1997 (my dad was an Arsenal fan), when I was four years old. So this honestly feels emotional beyond words. I was lucky enough to witness ‘The Invincibles’ growing up, and after that, it’s been 22 years of waiting, hoping, getting hurt, and still believing every single season. That’s why this title means so much. It’s not just about winning the league — it feels like seeing a piece of your childhood come back to life. But at the same time, it’s not over yet. The season isn’t done. We’ve still got a Champions League final coming up in about a week’s time. Stay humble, stay focused, and let’s give it everything in Budapest.

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Rival fan - Sanjay Lawrence, 33, Vasai West
I became a Manchester United fan at the peak of the Alex Ferguson - Arsene Wenger era, fortunate enough to be pampered with titles and a team of mentality monsters. Along came Wenger in the middle of all this and gave Arsenal a title in the classiest way possible. Since then, you could see the hope Arsenal fans carried into every season, which disappeared as every season wore on.
What Mikel Arteta and this group of players have achieved this season is extraordinary. We as rival fans questioned their mentality, while Arsenal tested everyone’s patience with their relentless set-piece routines (Haramball, anyone?). But winning is winning, however it comes, and these players have earned their moniker as a certain Thierry Henry put it - 'The Unforgettables'
Somewhere in a Manchester dumpyard, there is a glut of Arsenal-themed bottles laying waste today.
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