Arsenal’s Premier League Near Misses: Six Times They Finished Second

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At the time of writing, barring something of a miracle, Arsenal are going to finish as runners-up in the race for the 2022/23 Premier League title. This will be the seventh time the Gunners have finished in second place in the Premier League era, equalling the unwanted record currently held by Manchester United. In this article, we’ll take a look back at the other six seasons in which Arsenal were runners-up and we’ll attempt to figure out what went wrong.

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Who are the Most Valuable Football Players in the World Right Now?

At the start of May 2023 it was announced that Lionel Messi would be leaving PSG, whilst at the same time a report in Forbes magazine told us what we all knew anyway – that Cristian Ronaldo was the best-paid athlete in the world. Those two players have been uber-super-megastars of the past two decades and undoubtedly rank among the greatest players of all time.

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