Arsenal were confirmed as Premier League champions, ending a 22-year wait for the title. Captain Martin Odegaard reflected on the achievement, and the celebration came on Riccardo Calafiori’s birthday. Arsenal’s focus now shifts to the Champions League final, where Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique described them as the best team in the world without the ball.

Aston Villa crowned a memorable season by beating Freiburg 3-0 in the Europa League final in Istanbul, securing their first European trophy since 1982 and their first major silverware in 30 years. Morgan Rogers, Youri Tielemans and Emi Buendia scored, while Unai Emery collected a fifth Europa League title. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez said he played despite breaking a finger in the warm-up. The result also kept alive the Premier League’s chance of having six teams in next season’s Champions League, and Birmingham staged a victory parade after the win.

Germany brought Manuel Neuer out of international retirement for the 2026 World Cup, with Julian Nagelsmann naming the 40-year-old Bayern Munich goalkeeper as his first-choice keeper. Egypt included Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah in its preliminary World Cup squad, which will be cut by one player this month. DR Congo canceled its World Cup training camp because of an Ebola outbreak that has caused 139 deaths.

In the Championship, Southampton’s expulsion from the play-offs after the spying scandal was upheld on appeal. Hull City will now meet Middlesbrough for a place in the Premier League, while the Football Association has opened an investigation into Southampton’s conduct after the club admitted spying on three teams during the season. In Italy, Genoa completed the permanent signing of Lorenzo Colombo from Milan in a deal worth €10 million, and Juventus fined Dusan Vlahovic and Manuel Locatelli after the pair argued on the field during a 2-0 defeat by Fiorentina.