Archive for the 'FA Cup' Category

May 14th, 2011

Manchester City vs Stoke City Highlights – FA Cup Final

Yaya Toure gives Manchester City the FA Cup trophy with the only goal of the match in the 75th minute at Wembley.
May 13th, 2011

Manchester City’s FA Cup Inspiration Part 2

The story behind Manchester City's kit for the 2011 FA Cup Final versus Stoke City. Manchester City's kit has been inspired by a telegram found in the archive at Umbro from 1934, when the Manchester-based company supplied the kit for MCFC in the FA Cup final at Wembley.
May 12th, 2011

Manchester City’s FA Cup Kit Inspiration

I can't imagine what it must be like to be able to go back through the archives of a brand like Umbro, find inspiration from the brand's history and use that as a starting point for current designs. That has to be very cool...
April 17th, 2011

Bolton v Stoke Highlights – FA Cup Semi Final

If you would have asked most people to predict the score in the FA Cup semi final clash between Bolton and Stoke, I don't think anyone would have went with a 5-0 Stoke win. But that's exactly what happened as Stoke jumped out to an early lead and didn't let up on Bolton all afternoon. Definitely a resounding win for Stoke City. FA Cup final is now ...
April 4th, 2011

Wayne Rooney charged by FA and may get a 2 match ban for swearing

Wayne Rooney faces a two-game ban that would rule him out of Manchester United's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City after the Football Association charged him over his expletive-laden goal celebration during Saturday's 4-2 win at West Ham. The FA charged Rooney with "use of offensive, insulting and/or abusive language" after he celebrated the ...
March 26th, 2011

Man City defender Micah Richards to miss FA Cup semi-final?

Micah Richards will possibly miss the Manchester City’s FA Cup semi-final with Manchester United, taking place April 16th, after suffering a hamstring injury while on international duty with England Under-21s. Stuart Pearce, the England Under-21 manager, stated that Micah himself felt he would be out for a month but his assistant, Steve Wigley, was ...
March 17th, 2011

ESPN ‘FA Cup Titles’

ESPN 'FA Cup Titles' from Steven Sander on Vimeo. Edited by Steven Sander, Produced by Duke & Earl, London.
March 13th, 2011

Liverpool Youth v. Manchester United Youth Highlights – FA Youth Cup

Trouble flared in the stands and four players were sent off during the match as Manchester United came from two goals down to beat Liverpool 3-2 in their FA Youth Cup quarter-final at Anfield.