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Kanu Goal Leads Portsmouth to FA Cup Glory

Portsmouth striker Nwankwo Kanu scored the lone goal of the FA Cup Final in the 37th minute when a John Utaka cross into the box ricocheted awkwardly off Cardiff City goalkeeper Peter Enckelmann, and Kanu put the rebound into the net. That goal gave Portsmouth a 1-0 victory and the club's first FA Cup since 1939.From the...

Does Anyone Still Care About the FA Cup?

The oldest football competition in the world is holding its final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. I'm hard-pressed to find anyone who cares.The whole of England is focused on the Champions League Final on Wednesday. And why not? It's the first all-English final in history, and it features the two clubs who finished 1st...

FA Cup: Ledley Strike Ends Barnsley Dream

Barnsley has had a dream run in this FA Cup, what with their last-second goal to win at Liverpool and their 1-0 upset at home over Chelsea. Alas, their semfinal trip to Wembley stadium proved to be the end of their journey, as this 9th-minute wonderstrike by Cardiff City's Joe Ledley gave the Welsh club a 1-0 win over...

FA Cup: Ponderous Pompey Heads to Final

I don't quite get the connection between Bon Jovi and the FA Cup. Perhaps whoever put this video together is suggesting that West Bromwich Albion is living on a prayer -- which as you can see, was not answered, thanks to this goal, which gave a Portsmouth a 1-0 win in a less-than-stellar semifinal in Wembley Stadium.On the...

FA Cup: Steele Gets Wembley Start After All

Looks like Barnsley and West Bromwich Albion are going to give Luke Steele his day in Wembley after all.The goalkeeper who shut down Liverpool and Chelsea in consecutive FA Cup rounds has rejoined Barnsley on loan for the rest of the season and will start in goal for Barnsley in the club's FA Cup semifinal match against...

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Chelsea Defeat Liverpool 2-1 In Tense FA Cup Final (GALLERY)

Chelsea defeated Liverpool 2-1 to win their fourth FA Cup in six seasons on Saturday's final.

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05/22/12 The Season In Numbers Source: EvertonFC.com With newfound goal-machine Nikica Jelavic sporting the no.7 shirt, and the Blues finishing the season in seventh place, seven might just be a new lucky number for supporters of Everton Football Club. But what other numbers tell the story of the 2011/12 campaign? 1 occasions Goodison Park has hosted an FA Cup tie on a Friday night. 2 Everton debuts made by Steven Pienaar against Wigan, in 2007 and 2012. 4 goals scored by Anichebe after coming on as a substitute over the campaign. 6 minutes from the kick-off it took us to score twice against Blackpool in the FA Cup in February, the second-shortest time taken to obtain a two-goal lead in the Club's history. 11 goals scored by Jelavic between 1 January and the end of the season, equalling the highest tally by an Everton player in that timeframe in the Premier League era. 13 successive league goals scored by Everton in the final four home games of the campaign - a sequence only ended by Tony Hibbert 's own goal against Newcastle!
05/22/12 Western Morning News published Memories of Mills and... Source: This is Cornwall - Cornwall - UK When Leeds United published details earlier this month of their pre-season jaunt to Devon and Cornwall this summer, they pointed out that their friendly at Torquay United on July 27 will see them take on the Gulls for the first time since the two teams met in an FA Cup tie back in 1955.
05/19/12 Southampton trio released by club Source: BBC Dorset Promoted Southampton have released out-of-contract trio David Connolly, Lee Holmes and Radhi Jaidi as they prepare for life in the Premier League.
05/05/12 Di Matteo relaxed on Chelsea job Source: BBC Sport Chelsea interim boss Roberto di Matteo was calm over his future after boosting his chances of the permanent job with a 2-1 FA Cup final win over Liverpool.
05/05/12 Chelsea Defeat Liverpool 2-1 In Tense FA Cup Final... Source: The Huffington Post Chelsea defeated Liverpool 2-1 to win their fourth FA Cup in six seasons on Saturday's final.