Arsenal claimed a thrilling 3-2 win after extra time over Brazilian side Corinthians to take the $2.3m (£1.7m) prize, more than they received for winning the Women’s Champions League last year. The only pot bigger in the sport was won by Bayern Munich at last year’s World Sevens Football.

Arsenal are through to the final of the 2025-26 League Cup, where they will face either Manchester City or Newcastle, after finishing off Chelsea with a 1-0 victory (4-2 on aggregate) in north London on Tuesday.

The Gunners could be on the verge of the unthinkable.

Arsenal vs Man City: Carabao Cup final prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds - The Premier League’s top two will contest the first major final of the season

Arsenal will be the home team for the second leg of the EFL Cup semifinal.

Chelsea arrive at the Emirates needing to overturn a 3-2 deficit, with the semi-final defined by a clear second-half pattern under Liam Rosenior.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed the club would like to make a late transfer before the January window closes on Monday evening after losing Mikel Merino to injury. The Spain star is expected to be sidelined for some time after sustaining a fractured foot,

It has been a strange journey for Arsenal supporters to go from fans of a venerable old club to a bunch of insufferable pearl-clutchers. They have been called entitled, hysterical, arrogant and paranoid.