Tag: FA Cup
South Africa: FA Cup shocker No 3
AmaZulu became the third top-flight club in South Africa to be eliminated from the FA Cup by lower-league rivals when…
Wenger Dejected Over Bayern’s Spanking Of Arsenal
Arsene Wenger virtually threw in the Champions League towel as Arsenal’s eighth consecutive season without a trophy was as good…
Mancini: I’m The Best
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has blasted sack talk, claiming he’s the best manager in the country. The Italian launched…
Wenger’s Arsenal misery deepens with loss to Rovers
LONDON (AFP) – Arsenal’s hopes of ending their eight-year trophy drought suffered a huge setback after they were dumped out…
Liverpool, Spurs humbled in FA Cup, Chelsea escape
Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur were both dumped out of the FA Cup by lower-league sides on Sunday, on a day…
FA Cup: England big boys kept apart
Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and holders Chelsea all avoided each other in Sunday’s FA Cup fourth-round draw at Wembley,…
Injured Rooney Out Till New Year
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will be out of action till the New Year due to a knee injury he…
Controversy Marred Lagos State FA Cup
There are mixed feelings in grassroots football during the first quarter of this year. First, the period witnessed series of…
Ghana postpones FA Cup to honour Mills
Ghana has postponed its FA Cup final by one week after President John Atta Mills died suddenly, national football association…
Kanu Sues Pompey Over Unpaid Wages
Portsmouth are reeling after being hit by a new 10-point deduction and the threat of legal action from one of…
Mancini Deal Pleases Toure
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has welcomed the news that manager Roberto Mancini has signed a new five-year contract with…
Mancini Highest Paid EPL Coach
Roberto Mancini’s new £37.5million contract makes him British football’s highest-paid boss but fall short of Real Madrid coach, Jose Mourinho,…
Chelsea To Offer Di Matteo Job
Chelsea have told Roberto Di Matteo they would like him to remain as manager, with sources at Stamford Bridge increasingly…
Di Matteo Defends Chelsea’s Loss
Chelsea manager, Roberto di Matteo, says he has no regrets about making eight changes to his team, despite the Blues…
Chelsea, Liverpool In Grudge Clash
For the second year in succession, the FA Cup finalists meet again in an English Premier League tie just three…
‘Chelsea Ready To Wreck Newcastle’
Roberto Di Matteo has admitted that having to contest a Premier League game with Newcastle United only three days before…
Lagos FA Cup: Bolowotan, Others Cruise To Quarter Final
Nation-Wide League Division One A side, Bolowotan Football Club, have qualified for the quarter final of the on-going Lagos FA…
Apapa Golden Stars Upset Bridge Boys
A Lagos-based amateur side, the Apapa Golden Stars Wednesday defeated National League campaigners, Bridge Boys FC 8-7 in the on-going…
Chelsea, Barca Tango At Stamford Bridge
Chelsea and defending champions of the UEFA Champions League, Barcelona of Spain will tonight tango in the first leg semi…
Chelsea Rout Spurs To Reach Cup Final
Chelsea reached the FA Cup final for the 11th time with a comprehensive, if controversial, 5-1 thrashing of London rivals…
Handsworth Unveils 30 Players For Ogun FA Cup
Ogun State FA Cup Champions, Handsworth Football Club of Sango-Ota, Ogun State have released the list of 30 players that…
Muamba May Not Play Again
A leading heart specialist has cast doubts on whether Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba will ever play professional football again. Peter…
Moyes Glad, As Everton Defeat Swansea
Everton boss David Moyes feels his side finally got the result his players’ performance deserved after their 2-0 win at…
Fadiga: I Also Collapsed In Bolton Colours
The harrowing scenes of Fabrice Muamba’s desperate fight for life on the pitch brought horrific flashbacks to a former Premier…
Torres Scores Brace As Chelsea Land In Cup S/Final
Fernando Torres scored his first goal since October and added a late second to help Chelsea ease to a 5-2…
Moyes Eyes Victory, As Everton Tackle Sunderland In FA Cup
Everton resume the priority of securing a tangible memento for manager David Moyes’s decade of service when they host Sunderland…
EPL Showdown: ‘Arsenal Must Gun Down Newcastle’
Arsene Wenger hopes for a cleaner contest against Newcastle in their Premier League tie and urges his Arsenal side to…
Lagos FA Cup: Eleven Strikers Warn First Bank
Chief Coach of Eleven Strikers, Chucks Oseji, has warned First Bank FC and other professional clubs not to underrate his…
Kanu’s Club Faces Extinction In 2 Weeks
This may not be a good time for former Super Eagles’ skipper, Kanu Nwankwo, and his Portsmouth Football Club in…
Lagos FA Appoints Media Officer
The Lagos State Football Association, LSFA, yesterday, in Lagos appointed a seasoned sports journalist, Bunmi Ogunyale, as its Media Officer.…