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FA Cup

Upsets, shocks, agony and ecstasy; yes, the FA Cup weekend is upon us…

Expectations are high; tickets have been bought, and scarves are at the ready for expectant fans up and down the country. FA Cup weekend is upon us, with the Premier League’s leading teams vying for a bid to snaffle the prized silverware. The chance of a visit to Wembley for one of football’s showpiece occasions […]

Wigan’s Ben Watson timeline – from being booed to winning the FA Cup

April 9th 2003: Watson makes his début for Crystal Palace August 30th 2003: Watson scores his first goal for Crystal Palace in their 1-1 draw with Millwall December 26th 2005: Watson sent off for two yellow cards in Palace’s 2-0 win against Ipswich. May 16th 2006: Watson wins Crystal Palace Young Player of the Year […]

GIF: Two footed stamp on Chelsea player that should have seen Manchester City’s Aguero sent off

Manchester City were lucky to finish today’s FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea with eleven men after Sergio Aguero was guilty of an awful two footed stamp on David Luiz. With ten minutes remaining, a freekick was awarded to Chelsea for a cynical foul by Aguero which was then followed by the stamp. It is possible […]

10 Reactions to Manchester United’s win against West Ham

1. Having struggled in the FA Cup in recent years, Sir Alex Ferguson has made it clear that he now wants to get his hands back on that trophy, and as such, he kept his word and fielded a relatively strong side which looked like it could cause West Ham all sorts of trouble, even […]

PICTURE: Suarez kisses hand after scoring handball goal for Liverpool

After controlling the ball with his hand before putting Liverpool 2-0 up in the FA Cup, Luis Suarez then kissed and pointed to his hand to really rub salt in Mansfield’s wounds, particularly given they had shown so much respect to their opponents. Mansfield left 96 seats unused and wrote the names of the Liverpool […]

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