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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-20T07:48:22.000Z",
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    "Arsenal players and staff party into the night after Gunners win Premier League title",
    "Arsenal win Premier League title for first time in 22 years after Man City draw",
    "Scotland announce 26-man World Cup squad as 43-year-old veteran makes the cut",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nArsenal have won their first Premier League title since 2004, ending a long 22-year wait.\n\nThe world looked a lot different back then, when Thierry Henry's Invincibles were crowned Premier League champions.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nWhen they last lifted the title, Tony Blair occupied No10 during his second stint as Prime Minister.\n\nSince then, seven different leaders have held the keys to Downing Street.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nGordon Brown succeeded Blair, followed by David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and the current occupant, Sir Keir Starmer.\n\nThe cost of living has undergone a seismic shift since Arsenal's Invincibles era, with a pint of beer averaging just £2.33, milk costing 35p, and bread priced at 64p.\n\n\"Yeah!\" by Usher topped the world charts, with Shrek 2 dominating cinemas.\n\nSocial media barely existed, with MySpace representing the cutting edge of online networking.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n### LATEST SPORTS NEWS\n\n\n\n\n  * Arsenal players and staff party into the night after Gunners win Premier League title\n  * Arsenal win Premier League title for first time in 22 years after Man City draw\n  * Scotland announce 26-man World Cup squad as 43-year-old veteran makes the cut\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nFacebook launched mere months before Arsenal secured that 2004 championship.\n\nSince then, X, Instagram and TikTok have emerged to capture billions of users worldwide.\n\nThe iPhone remained three years away from revolutionising mobile technology.\n\nThe beloved American sitcom Friends broadcast its final episode that same year.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nIn 2004, Arsenal's title rivals Manchester City languished in 16th position, a full 49 points adrift of the champions and hovering just eight points above relegation.\n\nFour years later, Abu Dhabi's takeover would transform the club's fortunes entirely.\n\nPep Guardiola had just retired as a player, entered management and accumulated 14 trophies at Barcelona.\n\nHe then secured seven more honours at Bayern Munich before arriving at the Etihad.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nFor their hero manager, Mikel Arteta, the Spaniard was a 22-year-old midfielder preparing to leave Rangers for Real Sociedad.\n\nHe returned to British football in January 2005, joining David Moyes at Everton.\n\nSix years later, he moved to the Emirates as a player before taking the managerial reins in December 2019.\n\nThe Gunners have employed just three permanent managers since 2004: Arsene Wenger, Unai Emery and Arteta.\n\nTheir victory encapsulates a long process to be crowned English champions, with the chance of becoming champions of Europe next week.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Shrek 2 was in cinemas and milk cost 35p – what the world looked like when Arsenal last won the Premier league"
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