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Arsenal's players prepare for a penalty shootout during the UEFA Champions League final football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Arsenal FC at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on May 30, 2026. [AFP]

Being a foot soldier in the Arsenal’s brigade isn’t a role for the weak. The ire when they nearly miss out on a trophy, the preposterousness, the obsession, the imposingness…

Twice they’ve come close to being European champions, and twice they’ve lost. Just when will their pay day be?

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