FA Cup

Haaland not Messi or Ronaldo, says Rooney after penalty snub

With regular taker Erling Haaland on the pitch, it came as a surprise when the Norwegian handed penalty duties to Marmoush. The Egyptian forward hesitated before his spot-kick, and Henderson dived the right way to preserve Palace’s lead.

Guardiola urges City to turn FA Cup pain into top-five push

Guardiola's side will finish without major silverware for the first time in eight years after crashing to a 1-0 defeat against Crystal Palace at Wembley on Saturday.

FA Cup win 'special' for speechless Eze

"It's special. I don't know what to say," said Eze.

Palace stun Man City to win FA Cup for first time

Eze scored from Palace's very first attack in the 16th minute with a superb finish from Daniel Munoz's cross, after Jean-Philippe Mateta's brilliant hold-up play started the move.

FA Cup success 'massively important' for City: Guardiola

City were deposed as Premier League champions by Liverpool for the first time in five years and are facing a first trophyless season since Guardiola's debut campaign in 2016/17 if they do not beat Crystal Palace in this weekend's showpiece match at Wembley.

Marmoush fires Man City into FA Cup semis after Haaland limps off

Manchester City came from behind to reach the FA Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 win over Bournemouth on Sunday, but victory came at a cost as Erling Haaland hobbled off injured.

City eye FA Cup success to save troubled season

City are the last of the Premier League's big guns still standing as Nottingham Forest, Fulham and Brighton headline the FA Cup's year of the underdog.

Dan Burn: From Local lad to Wembley hero

On Sunday, Dan Burn, the towering defender born just down the road in Blyth, etched his name into the club’s folklore by scoring the decisive goal in Newcastle’s historic 2-1 League Cup final victory over Liverpool.

Can Magpies end decades of heartache?

For generations of Geordies, these bronze figures are more than mere sculptures—they are symbols of hope, nostalgia, and an undying connection to a football club that has endured decades of heartache.

January 26, 2017
January 26, 2017

Football: Guardiola seeks FA Cup lift at Crystal Palace

A potential FA Cup banana skin awaits Pep Guardiola as he takes his inconsistent Manchester City team to Crystal Palace in the fourth round on Saturday.

January 9, 2017
January 9, 2017

Football: Chelsea ponder appeal after Terry FA Cup red

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said his club may appeal against the red card shown to John Terry during the Premier League leaders' 4-1 FA Cup defeat of Peterborough United.

October 26, 2016
October 26, 2016

FA Cup telecast deal worth $1b

England's governing Football Association announced on Monday it had agreed a new overseas broadcast rights deal for the FA

May 21, 2016
May 21, 2016

MU's chance to salvage season

Manchester United will attempt to salvage something from their tumultuous season and potentially keep manager Louis van Gaal in a job in Saturday's FA Cup final against Crystal Palace.

May 12, 2016
May 12, 2016

LVG puts on brave face

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal put on a brave face and refused to blame an attack on his team's bus for the serious setback to his side's Champions League hopes at West Ham United.

April 26, 2016
April 26, 2016

Hillsborough 96 were unlawfully killed, jury rules

A jury hearing inquests into the deaths of 96 Liverpool football fans in Britain's worst-ever sporting disaster at the Hillsborough football stadium in 1989 rules that they were unlawfully killed, with police failures to blame.

April 24, 2016
April 24, 2016

Anthony Martial's stoppage-time strike pips Everton 2-1 in the semifinal

The Frenchman scores in the last minute of stoppage time after an own goal from Chris Smalling had cancelled out Marouane Fellaini's first-half strike.

September 10, 2015
September 10, 2015

Rodgers faces season-defining game when Liverpool play Man Utd

When Brendan Rogers arrives at Old Trafford on Saturday, he will experience the defining game as the Liverpool manager this season.

May 16, 2015
May 16, 2015

Steven Gerrard: A tribute (video)

After 17 years at Liverpool, Gerrard will bid adieu to the club where he became an icon and move to Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy later this season.

March 10, 2015
March 10, 2015

Wenger thrilled as Arsenal knock Man United out of FA Cup

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said that Danny Welbeck had been motivated by a desire to prove Manchester United wrong after he knocked his former club out of the FA Cup.

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