top-flight

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Midfielder Martin Odegaard will arrive in the United States fresh from winning the Premier League with Arsenal, while Kristoffer Ajer, Jorgen Strand Larsen and Oscar Bobb are also established top-flight players.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Former Bournemouth manager Iraola, 43, joins after delivering the Cherries' finest top-flight season to date, finishing in sixth place.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Not only in picking up 11 points from seven games to preserve the club's top-flight status, but his growing influence is instilling belief in the squad.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Liverpool followed up that 2019 Champions League success by winning the Premier League the following year - the club's first top-flight title in 30 years.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Eric, by now a full-time employee at Andersen, thought he might like a computing school; the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign had a top-flight one.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz