Aidan Russell 
2018 FA Cup Final Score: Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United Date: Saturday 19th May Venue: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 87,647 Referee: Michael Oliver Teams: Chelsea Thibaut Courtois, Cesar Azpilicueta, Gary Cahill (C), Antonio Rudiger, Victor Moses, Cesc Fabregas, N’Golo Kante, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Marcos Alonso, Eden Hazard, Olivier Giroud Manager: Antonio Conte Goal Scorer/s: Hazard (pen) 22′ Manchester … Read more
2017 FA Cup Final Score: Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea Date: Saturday 27th May Venue: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 89,472 Referee: Antony Taylor Teams: Arsenal David Ospina, Rob Holding, Per Mertesacker (C), Nacho Monreal, Hector Bellerin, Aaron Ramsey, Granit Xhaka, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil, Danny Welbeck Manager: Arsene Wenger Goal Scorer/s: Sanchez 4′ and Ramsey 79′ … Read more
2016 FA Cup Final Score: Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United Date: Saturday 21st May Venue: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 88,619 Referee: Mark Clattenburg Teams: Crystal Palace Wayne Hennessey, Joel Ward, Scott Dann, Damien Delaney, Pape Souaré, Mile Jedinak (C), James McArthur, Wilfried Zaha, Yohan Cabaye, Yannick Bolasie, Connor Wickham Manager: Alan Pardew Goal Scorer/s: Puncheon 78′ … Read more
2015 FA Cup Final Score: Arsenal 4-0 Aston Villa Date: Saturday 30th May Venue: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 89,283 Referee: Jon Moss Teams: Arsenal Wojciech Sczcesny, Hector Bellerin, Per Mertesacker (C), Laurent Koscielny, Nacho Monreal, Francis Coquelin, Santi Cazorla, Aaron Ramsey, Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott. Manager: Arsene Wenger Goal Scorer/s: Walcott 40’, Sanchez 50’, … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2014 Ballon d’Or win was simply a runaway victory. But in reality, the award should have been hotly contested with an alternate winner named. Before the tournament, Ronaldo was the clear favourite, at odds of 1/6 against. In contrast, Germany and Bayern Munich Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was a 25/1 outsider. Yet he was … Read more
The 2013 FA Cup Final will forever go down in history as one of the only times the underdogs stood in the face of English football’s best and still went the distance. So often do we see a heroic run to the final, ending in defeat at the hands of Goliath. It’s usually a given, … Read more
The 2013 Ballon d’Or award was won by Cristiano Ronaldo but the ceremony itself will go down in infamy as many people believed the award should have gone to French winger Frank Ribery. Join us as we discuss how Ronaldo won the coveted prize and ponder as to whether Ribery and indeed Lionel Messi could … Read more
Lionel Messi’s fourth Ballon d’Or success in a row was in itself groundbreaking. The Argentine eclipsed Johan Cruyff’s trio of wins (1971, 1973, 1974) and Michel Platini’s three consecutive triumphs from 1983 to 1985. His year as a whole was packed with numerous records and achievements. The 2011/12 campaign not only elevated his game to … Read more
Lionel Messi’s 2011 Ballon d’Or win was his third in a row. The Argentine equalled Johan Cruyff’s three wins (1971, 1973, 1974) and drew level with Michel Platini’s trio of consecutive successes between 1983 and 1985. Year after year he had grown increasingly central to Pep Guardiola and his now legendary Barcelona side. With this … Read more
At the close of 2009, Lionel Messi won his first-ever Ballon d’Or award. His victory was emphatic. At the time his triumph was by a record margin as he finished 240 points ahead of 2008 winner Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi also became the first Argentine-born player to win the accolade since Omar Sívori in 1961. But … Read more