I have to credit the arrival of cable television in India for my enduring love and passion for Arsenal Football Club, or ‘The Arsenal’, as some might choose to call it. And the joy that has erupted across the world at this storied football club winning their first English Premier League title in 22 years has been unprecedented.

And it is the sheer spread of the support, from the rich boroughs of London to the slums of Kampala, Uganda, from extreme left-wing politicians like Jeremy Corbyn to right-wing economists like Niall Ferguson, from New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani to Barron Trump. Few national football titles have ever brought so much happiness to so many disparate people.

Even in India, the small cohort of Arsenal fans I associate with share........

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