January 2024

Wembley will be packed with 90,000 fans when Liverpool and Chelsea contest the FA Cup final this Saturday. But English football’s showpiece game is merely the culmination of the extraordinary annual journey that is the world’s oldest knockout competition. This nine-month, 14 round, 2,750-mile odyssey began way back on August 6, when minnows from the…

Wembley will be packed with 90,000 fans when Liverpool and Chelsea contest the FA Cup final this Saturday. But English football’s showpiece game is merely the culmination of the extraordinary annual journey that is the world’s oldest knockout competition. This nine-month, 14 round, 2,750-mile odyssey began way back on August 6, when minnows from the…

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel revealed he was surprised by the news of Romelu Lukaku’s agent’s intentions to hold talks with the club’s new owners on the eve of the FA Cup final, after being given no indication of it by the player or agent himself. The striker’s agent confirmed plans to speak to the club’s new owners about…

Click:insulator rubber Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel revealed he was surprised by the news of Romelu Lukaku’s agent’s intentions to hold talks with the club’s new owners on the eve of the FA Cup final, after being given no indication of it by the player or agent himself. The striker’s agent confirmed plans to speak to the club’s new…

Romelu Lukaku was embroiled in a public row with his agent ahead of Chelsea’s FA Cup final showdown with Liverpool at Wembley. The Belgium striker is expected to start for Thomas Tuchel’s team on Saturday after scoring three goals in his last two Premier League games.  But the 29-year-old hit out at agent Federico Pastorello, who…

Romelu Lukaku was embroiled in a public row with his agent ahead of Chelsea’s FA Cup final showdown with Liverpool at Wembley. The Belgium striker is expected to start for Thomas Tuchel’s team on Saturday after scoring three goals in his last two Premier League games.  But the 29-year-old hit out at agent Federico Pastorello, who…

Two weeks of the season to go, three trophies on the line. So much can be gained but so much can be lost, you may expect the high stakes are having an impact on Jurgen Klopp. Not a bit of it. ‘I had two afternoon naps yesterday – two!’ Liverpool’s manager proudly declares, as we talk…

Saturday’s FA Cup final promises to be an exciting one as Liverpool and Chelsea meet each other at Wembley for the second time in less than three months.  The two sides played out an enthralling Carabao Cup final in February, with the Reds eventually prevailing on penalties. Chelsea will now have their chance to exact…

Saturday’s FA Cup final promises to be an exciting one as Liverpool and Chelsea meet each other at Wembley for the second time in less than three months.  The two sides played out an enthralling Carabao Cup final in February, with the Reds eventually prevailing on penalties. Chelsea will now have their chance to exact…

Adapted from The Cup: A Pictorial Celebration Of The World’s Greatest Football Tournament by Richard Whitehead, published by Pitch at £25. To order a copy for £22.50 (offer valid to 21/05/22; UK P&P free on orders over £20), visit www.mailshop.co.uk/books or call 020 3176 2937. The FA Cup was born from humble roots – a…