In 2013, at 31 years old, Mikel Arteta was Arsenal’s vice-captain and midfield leader.
Born on March 26, 1982, he had joined Arsenal from Everton in late August 2011 for around £10m.
He left the pitch in 2016, sharpened his craft as Pep Guardiola’s assistant at Manchester City, and returned to Arsenal in 2019 tasked with bringing the club back among Football’s elite.
Fast forward to today, 20th June 2026...
It has been exactly 31 days since Arsenal won the Premier League title under his management.
In the 2025/2026 Arsenal title-winning season, Martin Zubimendi scored a stunning volley in the 32nd minute against Nottingham Forest.
It was his first goal for the club, a thunderous long-range strike from the edge of the box after a corner was cleared, giving Arsenal a 1-0 lead in a dominant 3-0 win at the Emirates.
But why the 32nd minute?
Because today marks exactly 32 days since Arsenal won the Premier League title!
🇵🇹 Portugal vs Netherlands 2012: every player had one job, get the ball to Ronaldo. It was like the ball had his name on it.
So sad that in 2026, Portugal can't find one player who can pass forward twice in a row without calling a meeting about it.
Ronaldo dragged the CB out of position and created a huge gap in the defense, only for Bruno to pass it backwards. Even the referee was prepared to sprint forward.. how does the referee has more football IQ than you? 😭😭
The day I treated a Prof of anesthesiology . She tried everything to avoid medical words , she kept referring to me as sir until I asked her where is the abdominal pain located , she said around the right iliac fossa . I just paused 😒
In the current Arsenal squad, there are 5 players who are 27 years old: Martin Ødegaard, Kai Havertz, Eberechi Eze, Martin Zubimendi and Declan Rice.
Back in 2019, Arsenal signed William Saliba for £27M from AS Saint-Étienne, a deal that has become one of the most important long-term investments in the club’s modern era.
And now the number 27 shows up again, but why?
Because it’s been 27 days since Arsenal won the league title.