FA Cup
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. You can also watch the FA Cup live.
Also see: FA Cup Fixtures | FA Cup Statistics.
Little Leiston lead the charge in the FA Cup
In mid-August the FA Cup journey began for over 200 non-league clubs, all hoping to embark on a run that would at least take them into the FA Cup first round, bringing welcome cash and potential TV money with it. Now 64 teams stand of the verge of making this season’s dream come true as…
10 of Harry Redknapp’s finest moments
Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp this weekend celebrates 25 years in football management. Redknapp was 36 years old when he took over from Don Megson at Third Division outfit Bournemouth. Since then, his own unique brand of management has been seen at West Ham, Southampton and Portsmouth (twice). We celebrate some of the finest moments of…
2008/2009 FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round Preview
While the Premier League is back this weekend, with the tasty Liverpool v Manchester United game to kick things off, the lower leagues are preparing for the 1st Qualifying Round of the FA Cup after the previous two preliminary rounds, and the Manchester United breakaway supporters team are just one of those in action. FC…
Soccerlens goes to the other Wembley: The magic of the FA Cup
There’s nothing quite like walking towards an FA Cup game, seeing the now-famous arch of Wembley Stadium and getting a shiver of excitement down your spine as you make your way to the ground. You wonder if the players at Wembley FC get the same thought as they make their way towards the distinctly less…
Non-League Teams Get an Early Taste of the FA Cup Cameras
While Cristiano Ronaldo is busy sunning himself and the rest of the Premier League squads are breaking into a gentle sweat in the seemingly never-ending weeks of preseason friendlies, hundreds of clubs lower down the pyramid are already gearing up for their shot at FA Cup glory. The first round in the Autumn may be…
Cardiff players to put on Superman clothes to beat Portsmouth in FA Cup Final
Portsmouth 1-0 Cardiff 17 May, 2008 – Wembley 15:00 BST Update: While the world pretends that it cares about the FA Cup final, we have a bit more class. Good luck Pompey, and good luck Cardiff – if it weren’t for Ramsey I doubt any neutrals sitting outside the UK would be watching (and even…
Cardiff deserve better from the English FA
When the full-time whistle blew at Wembley on Sunday afternoon and Cardiff City booked their place in an FA Cup final for the first time in 81 years there was a ray of sunshine over South Wales, but a black cloud hanging over Soho Square. The prospect of Dave Jones’ mid-table Championship side winning the…
Ballack: Tottenham and Barnsley didn’t beat Chelsea, we beat ourselves
Michael Ballack has said that Chelsea’s stars have to reach the Champions League semi-finals to make up for their self-inflicted misery in the FA and League Cups. Chelsea face Fenerbahce tonight after trailing 2-1 from last week’s away game in Istanbul. Although Chelsea are only 3 points behind Manchester United with the champions still to…
The Magic of the FA Cup – Lost in Memories
Something very sad happened to me on Sunday 6th April. It was the day that I realised that the FA Cup had finally lost its ‘magic’. I was watching the semi-final between Cardiff and Barnsley on the television and my fourteen year-old football mad son said, “I don’t care about this game,” and walked out…
Abbey Clancy wants you, and how to make some money this weekend
The inimitable (we’re running out of adjectives) betting expert Gerry McDonnell gives his take on this weekend’s FA Cup action, Premier League action and all the other action he loves watching on the telly. The adult film industry has many knockers, but I remain a fully-fledged supporter. My only possible critique would be that the…
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