Posts Tagged "FA Cup"

Carlos Tevez is reportedly paid £150,000 a week, yet, last month, the world of football once again heard how he misses his family and may decide to quit football.

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Roberto Mancini believes Manchester City’s FA Cup triumph can be the launchpad for an assault on next season’s English Premier League title.

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As Yaya Toure wheeled away in celebration at Wembley, did anyone else watching on TV wonder how an Australian FFA Cup final might play out? Will the competition get off the ground? And is it the best way for the FFA to reconnect with disaffected fans of former National Soccer League clubs?

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Manchester City ended their 35-year trophy drought with a 1-0 win over Stoke to clinch the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday.

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While most eyes on Sunday night were focused on Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates an outstanding performance went under the radar at Wembley on a weekend when the often maligned, truly triumphed.

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Paul Scholes is one of the highest-paid footballers in the world, with the 36-year-old wrecking ball reportedly earning more than £4 million per season. Despite the handsome salary, Scholes committed the kind of foul you’d expect to see in a park game as Manchester United crashed to defeat against Manchester City in the FA Cup.

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Yaya Toure shattered Manchester United’s treble dream here on Saturday as Manchester City beat their bitter local rivals 1-0 to reach next month’s FA Cup final.

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The FA Cup – the oldest cup competition in the world – will this weekend see two powerhouses from the northern city of Manchester fight it out for a place in the finals. Instead of the game being played at the home turf of either of the two teams, it will be a one-off encounter [...]

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Manchester United got their sputtering season back on track with a 2-0 win against Arsenal in the FA Cup quarter-finals at Old Trafford on Saturday.

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Now here’s a Football Federation Australia decision we can all agree on and enjoy: the establishment of an FFA Cup – just like the English one, only about 23.4375 times smaller. Instead of 750 clubs, it will be just 32, but it’s here!

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If the English Premier League clubs, particularly at the high-flying end of the competition, are genuinely more interested in pursuing league or European glory, why even let them have a fed-in start in the FA Cup any more?

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Arsenal were held to an embarrassing 1-1 draw by Leyton Orient in the FA Cup fifth round as the League One side snatched a last-gasp equaliser at Brisbane Road on Sunday.

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Non-league Crawley were handed a dream tie against Manchester United as the draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup was made here Sunday.

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The FA Cup complimented the depth in English Football following the departure of top ranked clubs in the third round. As the field is whittled down, the serious contenders continue to stake their claim for favouritism while the underdogs look to prolong their stay in arguably England’s most prestigious football tournament.

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Football Federation Australia should base its Cup competition next season on the UEFA Champions League, if it is going to include a group stage.

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The FFA recently announced their proposal of an FA Cup style competition during the 2010-11 season, with the option of delaying the A-League season until after the rival codes have concluded.

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Football Federation Australia is looking into the possibility of staging a Cup Competition for the 2011/2012 A-League season, which would start and finish later.

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With the AFL grand final going to a replay, the first since the 1977 VFL grand final (which, I will remind readers, Collingwood lost), I thought it was time to look back at replayed FA Cup and League Cup finals through history.

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Didier Drogba lived up to his reputation as Chelsea’s man for the big occasion as the Ivory Coast striker’s brilliant free-kick won Saturday’s FA Cup final against Portsmouth.

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A respectful 1-0 loss at the hands of Chelsea in the FA Cup final was Portsmouth’s last hoorah before the club faces a mass overhaul. But fans at Wembley were predictably proud of their heroes. And rightfully so.

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