Chelsea wins more than just cup final

01 Jun 2009 by Ian Palmer in FA Cup

Everton striker Louis Saha made English FA Cup Final history today (May 30th) at Wembley Stadium in London, England, as he scored after just 25 seconds, before most of the crowd of 89,000 had settled into their seats. It eclipsed the old mark of 30 seconds set by Aston Villa’s Bob Chatt against West Brom [...]

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Hiddink hopes today is not his last in England

30 May 2009 by Dan Brown in FA Cup

Chelsea manager, Guus Hiddink, is hoping that today’s FA Cup final against Everton is not his last ever match as a manager in English football. Hiddink arrived at Chelsea in place of big Phil Scolari who failed to have the impact on the Premier League that many thought he would. Hiddink was given the chance [...]

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FA Cup build up has already begun.

23 May 2009 by Dan Brown in FA Cup

The FA Cup final on May 30 may look quite one sided on paper but it is much more likely to be the opposite. Everton and Chelsea will go head to head in a match that seems quite refreshing to the football neutral. Both sides played well in their semi-finals but the fact Everton have [...]

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Man United Throw Away FA Cup Semi Final

20 Apr 2009 by Ian Palmer in FA Cup

There’s a time and place to field an inexperienced, young team during a football season, but it’ not a good idea to do in an FA Cup semifinal. But it seems Alex Ferguson hasn’t learned that yet and paid the ultimate price by getting knocked out of the Cup 4-2 on penalties by a less [...]

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Chelsea Reaches FA Cup Final

18 Apr 2009 by Ian Palmer in FA Cup

Thanks to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, Chelsea has made it to the FA Cup Final after beating their hated London neighbours 2-1 in front of 88,000 fanatics in today’s semi final at Wembley. I suppose some credit can be given to Chelsea too. Fabianski looked out of his league right from [...]

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