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	Cup final switched from Wembley \| FA Cup \| Football \| Sport \| Telegraph
		The Football Association finally admitted yesterday that this year's FA Cup final would not be held at Wembley.
		For weeks FA and WNSL spokesmen have been sanguine that the delay would cost the FA nothing as Multiplex would be liable for any damages and have to make up for any loss of income suffered.
		Multiplex are due to pay damages to the FA and these have been accruing at an estimated rate of £125,000 a day since Jan 31, the date the stadium was meant to be handed over to the FA.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/02/22/sfnbos22.xml (556 words)

	FA Cup Final - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The FA Cup Final is the last match in the Football Association Challenge Cup, the oldest football tournament in the world.
		In the period from 1923 unitil 2000, the final was held at Wembley Stadium, English football's national stadium.
		From 2001-2005, the final was moved to the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, during the rebuilding of Wembley Stadium.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/FA_Cup_Final (344 words)

	CNNSI.com - Soccer - FA Cup final facts and figures - Tuesday May 08, 2001 01:37 PM
		Arsenal and Liverpool are meeting in the Cup final for the third time following their previous encounters in 1950 and 1971, both of which Arsenal won in a change strip of yellow shirts.
		This season's final is the first in the 129-year history of the competition in which both teams have been managed by foreigners.
		The FA Cup final will be their 24th cup match of the season.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2001/05/08/facup_facts (1005 words)

	2007 FA Cup final shadowed by Wembley delays - Football - Sport - smh.com.au
		The new Wembley Stadium, which was supposed to be finished for this year's FA Cup final, may not even be ready to stage the showpiece game in 2007.
		However, the English Football Association said on Tuesday it still expects the 2007 FA Cup to be held at Wembley in May.
		The problem-plagued stadium was expected to be ready before last season's FA Cup final in May, but a new timetable set September as the completion date.
	www.smh.com.au /news/football/2007-fa-cup-final-shadowed-by-wembley-delays/2006/08/02/1154198173999.html (495 words)

	FA Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1988, Wimbledon's Dave Beasant became the first goalkeeper to save a penalty in an FA Cup final at Wembley, when he denied John Aldridge of Liverpool (although Charlie Wallace of Aston Villa was the first to miss a penalty in the final).
		FA Cup Final thanks to the heroics of Jose Reina and the determination of Steven Gerrard.
		Three clubs have won consecutive FA Cups on more than one occasion: Wanderers (1872, 1873) and (1876, 1877, 1878), Blackburn Rovers (1884, 1885, 1886) and (1890, 1891), and Tottenham Hotspur (1961, 1962) and (1981, 1982).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/FA_Cup (5799 words)

	FA Cup Final
		That's when Arsenal (36-13-6) is due to meet Manchester United (34-15-10) in an FA Cup Final that could be the staging point of a massive demonstration by Man U. supporters.
		The big news this week for the FA Cup Final was that Arsenal would be without the services of Thierry Henry when taking the field for its fifth title game in the last six years.
		Final Analysis for the FA Cup Final: In what promises to be an emotional rematch of last year's semifinal (a 1-0 Man U. win), it will be interesting to see how the drama swirling off the pitch will effect the teams.
	www.docsports.com /fa-cup-final.html (1074 words)

	Eriksson backs midweek FA Cup final
		FA officials are considering whether to bring forward the domestic final, normally staged the weekend after the end of the Premier League season, in order to give England a month off before the World Cup in Germany which starts on June 9, 2006.
		Eriksson, whose team have yet to qualify for the finals but are top of Group Six, indicated he would have the support of his players as they prepare for Wednesday's friendly against the Netherlands.
		The FA said in a statement last week that its board had agreed in principle for the season to end on May 14, thereby giving England a four-week break.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2005/feb/09erik.htm (570 words)

	Southampton FC - saintsforever.com - FA Cup Final 03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The players came out in their Cup Final suits for a pitch inspection, with it pissing down with rain outside, the roof was closed and the pitch looked good.
		Finally, the teams emerged from the tunnel and that prompted a moment that will live with me for the rest of my life as one half of the Millennium stadium exploded into an awesome sea of Colour as tens of thousands of balloons, flags and ticker tape created a breathtaking and moving spectacle.
		Bridge 6, As often happens in Cup finals, an established player doesn't play to his potential and sadly, that was the case with Wayne.
	www.saintsforever.com /matchcupfinal.html (2679 words)

	CNNSI.com - Soccer - FA Cup final facts and figures - Thursday May 02, 2002 11:35 AM
		Chelsea are appearing in the Cup final for the seventh time -- with four of those appearances coming in the last eight years (1994, 1997, 2000 and 2002).
		In 1997 he netted the fastest FA Cup final goal in any of the 72 FA Cup finals staged at Wembley Stadium when he scored Chelsea's first after 43 seconds in their 2-0 win over Middlesbrough.
		Chelsea will become the first club to win the FA Cup at three different venues since World War Two if they are successful, having won the replayed 1970 final at Old Trafford and the 1997 and 2000 finals at Wembley.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2002/05/02/facup_facts (1049 words)

	FA confirms Cup final change \| News \| Guardian Unlimited Football
		The Football Association has confirmed this season's FA Cup final will not be played at the new Wembley Stadium.
		Constructors Multiplex had already issued a statement saying that the FA had decided to move the game to the Millenium Stadium on May 13.
		"Due to the magnitude of the Cup final, we are not prepared to compromise or take any risks on the stadium being unable to stage such a significant event," Barwick said.
	football.guardian.co.uk /News_Story/0,,1714645,00.html (362 words)

	FA Cup Final: Liverpool 3 - 3 West Ham \| Match Reports \| Guardian Unlimited Football
		Their seventh FA Cup success was even more of a narrow squeak than Michael Owen's mugging of Arsenal in 2001, with Steven Gerrard equalising in the 90th minute to send a pulsating contest into extra time.
		The FA were clearly keen to raise the glamour quotient at the 125th final, though there was no need for imported extras or spin of any sort.
		After a decade of dampish squibs, this pairing always felt like a proper Cup final, with two teams up for the trophy for a change and not regarding the showpiece as an inconvenience or a consolation prize.
	football.guardian.co.uk /Observer_Match_Report/0,,1774385,00.html (1004 words)

	FA Cup
		The FA cup was dominated by Public school and University sides in its early days.
		The cup was passed from pillar to post for a few years although Sheffield Wednesday did get their fingerprints on it more than once, 1896 and 1899.
		Card 13, 1892 should get a mention as being the last time the Cup was played at The Oval which, with but a few exceptions, had been the home of the FA Cup final for many years.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/Franklyn_Roberts/foot4.htm (2409 words)

	FA Cup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The first FA Cup final was played at the Oval, a famous cricket ground, in March 1872.
		The Wanderers went on to win the FA Cup three times in succession, in 1876, 1877 and 1878.
		Soon after the FA Cup final some new streets were built in Wolverhampton.
	www.gradedreading.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /facup.html (940 words)

	FA CUP FINAL: Arsenal edges Southampton, 1-0
		Yet upward of half a billion viewers in 154 countries, watching at all hours of the day and night, tuned in to a live TV transmission because this is the FA Cup Final — the word "England" is superfluous and was never a part of the original title.
		The romance that makes the FA Cup such an annual pilgrimage was squeezed dry and has been dry for more than a decade.
		The Cup Final, always associated with Wembley Stadium, is temporarily located across the border in Wales because the English chose to knock down Wembley and are years away from replacing it.
	www.iht.com /articles/2003/05/19/cup_ed3__0.php (1020 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: FA Cup Final 2006 - The Gerrard Final: DVD: 2006 Fa Cup Final (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Having seen their share of comebacks, that Liverpool spirit was called upon again in the 2006 FA Cup Final as West Ham raced to a 2-0 lead.
		This DVD is a credit to Pardew, the humility of Benitez, the courage of Ashton and Konchesky, but overall a homage to another great Cup Final for the Reds and the brilliance of Steven Gerrard and his team-mates and last but not least the Liverpool Fans.
		The 79 final when Arsenal pipped Man Utd 3-2 was pretty exciting but by recent standards this was a revelation, and it was very well officiated and played in tremendous spirit.
	www.amazon.co.uk /FA-Cup-Final-2006-Gerrard/dp/B000FNNIV0 (2256 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet England: News - Brand new pitch for FA Cup final
		Liverpool and Arsenal will contest the FA Cup Final on a brand new surface at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium barely two weeks after it has been laid.
		Paul Newman, the FA's head of communications, said: 'We have had discussions about all the alternatives, but the pitch is in such a state that there was very little choice.
		FA director of marketing Paul Barber said:'We're talking about an event that's going to be broadcast to 200 countries around the world.
	www.soccernet.com /england/news/2001/0425/20010425fafinalpitch.html (733 words)

	FA Cup Final 1997
		When the teams were finally announced shortly before the kick-off, Mikkel Beck, Middlesbrough's Danish striker, was probably the most disappointed man in the stadium.
		The goal was timed at 42 seconds, which made it the fastest scored in an FA Cup final this century.
		That was the signal for Gullit to let Vialli have his two minutes of fame as substitute for Zola, and for the stadium to fill the overwhelming sound of Blue is the Colour.
	www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk /1997.htm (1182 words)

	1923 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In 1923 the FA Cup Final moved to a new home.
		With a London team in the Final and the interest in the new stadium an enormous crowd came to the stadium.
		Since 1923 entrance to the Cup Final has always been by ticket only, and there have been no crowd problems.
	www.gradedreading.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /1923.html (233 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Wembley only 70% for FA Cup final
		The managing director of the firm building the new Wembley has admitted there is only a 70% chance of the stadium being ready to host the FA Cup Final on May 13.
		He said the firm would be able to advise Wembley National Stadium Limited, the subsidiary of the Football Association set up to run the stadium, on whether it would be ready in the next two or three weeks.
		WNSL would then advise the FA on where the Cup final should be held.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2006/0130/wembley.html (186 words)

	The Sun Online - Football: FA Cup final footnotes
		THE highest official attendance for a cup tie was 126,047 for Wembley’s first final between West Ham and Bolton in 1923 although it is estimated 200,000 were there.
		THREE clubs have been FA Cup finalists and relegated in the same season — they are Manchester City in 1926, Leicester in 1969 and Brighton in 1983.
		ARTHUR TURNER was the only cup finalist never to play a league game for his side when he represented Charlton in the first post-War final when there was still no league football.
	www.thesun.co.uk /article/0,,2002390000-2004232443,00.html (884 words)

	Penpix of the Arsenal squad for FA Cup final Reuters)
		Played in the FA Cup victories of 1993 and 1998, as well as last year’s defeat to Liverpool, and his experience could see him on the bench against Chelsea.
		The club’s most successful skipper, winning eight major honours including the FA Cup in 1993 and 1998.
		Will be particularly keen to play in the final - though has no chance of lasting 90 minutes - after missing the 1998 win through injury after being named Footballer of the Year and Players’ Player of the Year and playing only the last few minutes in last season’s loss to Liverpool.
	www.camfoot.com /article.php3?id_article=183 (1453 words)

	Sports: FA Cup Final
		The clubs meeting today are the most successful in the competition's history; Manchester United has won the cup a record 11 times and Arsenal, based in London, is second with nine titles.
		And today at the FA Cup final, when they should be relishing the moment, fans are sure to protest outside - and inside - Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
		Man United has won the prestigious FA Cup a record 11 times since its inception in 1872.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/05/21/news_pf/Sports/FA_Cup_Final.shtml (867 words)

	FA Cup Tickets - FA Cup Football Tickets - FA Cup Final Tickets
		Beginning in 1872, the prestigous English FA Cup is for some all where football comes from and the great actions happen.
		To secure the best FA Cup tickets, Worldticketshop acts as a ticketagent on the secondary ticket market and is as such not involved in the official sales transaction of any box office, organiser or venue whose FA Cup tickets we provide.
		FA Cup tickets offered at our website are sold above the face value listed on the ticket and reflect the degree of difficulty in obtaining the FA Cup tickets.
	www.worldticketshop.com /football/tickets/fa_cup_tickets (394 words)

	KryssTal : Football (FA Cup)
		All the clubs which have been FA Cup Winners (including a running total of FA Cups won).
		A list of FA Cup Finalists who have never won the FA Cup.
		Cup Winners from the League's second level are in
	www.krysstal.com /facup.html (247 words)

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