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[Liverpool FC @LFC]

We have agreed a deal to sign Victor Munoz from Osasuna, subject to a successful work permit application and international clearance 😄

[Kate Mackay F1 @katemackay55]

OMG that is the best best commentary I have ever heard about @LewisHamilton ever.i’m crying. Thank you

[Ferrari News TR @ferrarinewstr]

❤️ We did it.

[Lewis Hamilton @LewisHamilton]

REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE

[Lewis Hamilton @LewisHamilton]

RUN IT BACK

[ithaca rising 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 @ithacarising]

Having lived in both cities really opens your eyes to the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Londoners love to bang on about their gloriously messy diversity: one evening you’re tucking into Ethiopian injera, the next you're demolishing Korean fried chicken, all while joining a perfectly civilised queue at the bus stop as if it were a national virtue. Even as the Tube quietly reeks of last night’s kebab, you adapt. You learn to position yourself on the platform like a pro so the doors spit you out right by the exit. You discover the secret 3am bakery knock on the Bermondsey Beer Mile for warm croissants fresh from the night shift. You revel in the wildest people-watching on earth. The dry, self-deprecating banter never wilts in the miserable rain, while free museums and wild parakeets in the parks remind you why the chaos is worth it.

Londoners will, if pressed, quietly admit the other side: Bank (or Monument-Bank) station is a labyrinth from hell - especially after a few drinks - where you wander in circles like a confused hamster. Everything civilised shuts annoyingly early. Eye-watering rents condemn you to mouldy flats shared with flatmates well into your thirties. The grey weather tests your soul daily. And that famous politeness sometimes feels like the only glue holding the whole glorious mess together.

Paris, by contrast, seduces its long-term residents with an entirely different set of intimate charms. Parisians adore the village-like rhythm: morning baguette rituals, sacred two-hour lunches where eating at your desk is for philistines, and cafés that turn a simple espresso into a daily ceremony. The dense, walkable beauty means every errand can feel like a postcard within the Périphérie at least - the suburbs are another matter. The Métro (when it’s not on strike) is mercifully punctual, and the effortless chic and fierce respect for work-life boundaries make you feel vaguely civilised. Food is treated with near-religious reverence, and that golden light on the Seine can forgive almost anything.

But the initiated also know the sharper edges. The bureaucracy is a soul-crushing hamster wheel. Apartments are so tiny and charming they come with antique plumbing that sings opera at 3am. Prices make your bank account wince. Parisians maintain a social reserve where smiling at strangers or attempting small talk is viewed as slightly suspicious and vaguely American. Dog mess turns pavements into an obstacle course. The overnight "parfum de Paris" (that unmistakable whiff of pee) lingers in the Métro. The summer humidity without air-conditioning is suffocating. And the occasional strike can turn the city into performance art.

Still, both places have this magical way of making you forgive the rain, the rudeness, and the eye-watering prices. Where else can you drift out of a free museum straight into a sunset that makes you feel briefly, gloriously immortal? London thrills you with its restless, anything-goes energy. Paris seduces you with its stubborn, elegant beauty.

Locals will moan about both cities endlessly… yet somehow never quite manage to leave. It's less about choosing the "better" city and more about which beautiful madness speaks to your soul. In the end, you just have to pick your flavour of beautiful madness.

Me? I choose Paris.

[Louis Dunford @LouisDunford]

The Story of The Angel ❤️

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

Standing on the brink of history.

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

The winner takes it all.

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

TAKE IT AWAY, BIG GABI 🗣️

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

OUR BOSS ❤️‍🔥

[HandofArsenal @HandofArsenal]

No one can chat to me, I love that song 😂

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

It all worked out.

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

Very top, good sensation 👍

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

A Champions pose 📸

[ULTRAS UK @ultrasinuk]

🔴⚪️ Ashburton Army celebrating Arsenal’s title win outside the Emirates this evening

[DailyAFC @DailyAFC]

Bukayo Saka silencing the Arsenal crowd to orchestrate a chant, during the trophy lift this evening. ❤️😅

🎶 We won the league at Anfield… 🎶🏆

[now.arsenal @now_arsenaI]

My favourite ever video. Nothing will ever beat it.

[Leandro Trossard @LTrossard]

The moments we live for. 🏆❤️