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
Widely considered in debates of the greatest footballer of all time, Lionel Messi won his seventh Ballon d’Or on 29th November 2021 to applause, cheers, and a whistle or two. Messi took to the stage beaming, a smile from ear to ear; he claimed this Ballon d’Or not for himself, but for the entire Argentina … Read more
Only one player in the history of The Ballon d’Or has won the award whilst playing in the French League. A prolific striker, though seldom uttered in the same sentences as Van Basten or Rivaldo, his career was spent almost entirely in France save for two seasons at Bayern Munich and AC Milan and a … Read more
There have been just three English winners of the Ballon d’Or award. Read more about them below. Contentsshow 1Sir Stanley Matthews (1956) 2Kevin Keegan (1978 and 1979) 3Michael Owen (2001) Sir Stanley Matthews (1956) Sir Stanley Matthews was the first ever winner of the Ballon d’Or in 1956. One of England’s greatest footballers, Matthews redefined … Read more
George Weah’s 1995 Ballon d’Or win was more than just a story of individual triumph. It represented a change for the award itself and the global game as a whole. The accolade became subject to the biggest and most significant format tweak in its history – a rule change that most fans of the sport … Read more
Zinedine Zidane won the Ballon d’Or. It’s no surprise and comfortably ranks as one of the Ballon d’Or’s least controversial winners. Zinedine Zidane needs little introduction in being one of the greatest midfielders to grace the game. Zidane was unmatched in 1998 for his contribution to Juventus and of course France. A skillful, elegant midfielder … Read more