The glorified half of the domestic cup double and billed as the most prestigious domestic cup competition in football by…the English press. Winning the FA Cup is a matter of great prestige, and while you’ll see some teams fielding weakened sides in the cups, there’s not doubt that once again, for many clubs, this is the only outside chance of silverware.
So that’s it. The curtain has fallen on another season in English football and what a season it has been too! We’ve seen Manchester United look as though they would win every conceivable trophy and yet their season ends with ultimate disappointment....
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Written by Stephen Darwin. 5 comments
As Chelsea reigned triumphant at Wembley on Saturday, David Moyes cut a disconsolate figure, as you would expect the manager of a losing team in the FA Cup final. Yet the Scot’s comments in the run up to the game said much about cup competitions...
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Written by Gary Andrews. 13 comments
Everton and Louis Saha broke the long-standing ‘Fastest Cup Final Goal’ record at Wembley today, but ultimately left the famous stadium with broken hearts and no silverware.
Alas it was FA Cup joy for Chelsea’s Guus Hiddink as he signed...
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Written by Andy Roach. Leave a response
Chelsea beat Everton 2-1 in the 2009 FA Cup Final to record their only trophy of the season in Guus Hiddink’s last game in charge.
Louis Saha had given Everton the lead straight from kickoff in the fastest goal ever to be scored in the...
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Watch Chelsea v Everton live here.
Chelsea (Drogba 21′, Lampard 72′) 2-1 Everton (Saha 1′)
Stadium: Wembley Stadium,...
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Written by Victor Li. 5 comments
Watch the FA Cup final live here.
Chelsea began the 2008/2009 season with astronomical expectations and a new manager in place, the fans and...
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Written by Kristian Downer. 10 comments
Yesterday was the women’s FA Cup Final and as it was in my current hometown I decided to take a look out of curiosity as I must admit I know little about the women’s version of the game.
The FA Cup final remains the highlight of...
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Written by Kristian Downer. 3 comments
It’s an argument that springs up every year around this time but even so, something needs to be done about the scandalously low ticket allocations given out to the two FA Cup finalists.
Lets look at the maths.
Wembley has a capacity...
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Written by Thomas Mallows. 2 comments
Since Manchester United’s memorable 1998-99 season, no club has since laid claim to the proper “treble” in subsequent outings (“treble” being defined as the rightful champions of the UEFA Champions’ League, domestic league title and domestic...
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Written by Daniel Chung. 7 comments
Well here we go again, another defeat for Man Utd and another excuse from Sir Alex Ferguson. This time the defeat wasn’t down to his side failing to convert their penalties; it was due to the fact that the playing surface at Wembley stopped him from...
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Written by Ben King. Leave a response
