Sport’s biggest moments today came wrapped in both celebration and controversy. In Paris, PSG’s second straight Champions League title brought huge crowds, a presidential reception and scenes of jubilation around the Eiffel Tower and Parc des Princes, though the party was shadowed by clashes, arrests and other incidents nationwide. London saw a similarly charged mood as Arsenal’s first Premier League triumph in 22 years drew vast parade crowds, but also multiple rescues from height and a number of arrests. Elsewhere, the machinery of future spectacle is already turning: construction has begun on Brisbane’s Olympic stadium at Victoria Park, despite protesters gathering as work gets under way. And while football dominated the headlines, the day also underscored how sport and politics often collide, with events in Lebanon and wider Middle East tensions serving as a stark reminder that even amid triumph, the broader world presses in.