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
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
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
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
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
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
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
2019 FA Cup Final Score: Manchester City 6-0 Watford Date: Saturday 18th May Venue: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 85,854 Referee: Kevin Friend Teams: Manchester City Ederson, Kyle Walker, Vincent Kompany (C), Aymeric Laporte, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Bernardo Silva, Ilkay Gundogan, David Silva, Riyad Mahrez, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling Manager: Pep Guardiola Goal Scorers: David Silva 26, Sterling … Read more
2020 FA Cup Final Score: Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea Date: Saturday 1st August 2020 (rescheduled from 23rd May due to COVID restrictions) Venue: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 0 (Played behind ‘closed doors’) Referee: Anthony Taylor Teams: Arsenal Emiliano Martinez, Hector Bellerin, Kieran Tierney, Dani Ceballos, Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (C), Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Rob Holding, Nicolas Pepe, David … Read more
Ronaldo’s 2002 Ballon d’Or win represented more than just the success of a player within a single calendar year. It was a commemoration of his five-year journey, battling ridiculous odds and adversity to once again reach the game’s pinnacle. 2002 was Ronaldo’s Redemption. Contentsshow 1A Long Hard Road 2The World At His Feet 32002 Ballon … Read more