Chelsea 0-1 Leicester: The emotional FA Cup final mailbox

Thank you for your moving FA Cup final mails. Please keep them coming to theeditor@football365.com.   Thank you, Leicester City In 1969 my dad attended the FA cup final and watched us lose from directly behind the Leicester goal. As an eternal pessimist I know he never thought we would summit that mountain. Today I […]

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Ex-Sunderland striker pours cold water on Lingard rumours

Kevin Phillips suspects the permanent signing of Jesse Lingard “might not be possible” for West Ham United, even if they make the top four. Lingard, 28, has hit the ground running with West Ham, scoring nine goals in 14 appearances since his January move. He is currently on loan from Manchester United, but reports have […]

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Ten groundhog day moments for Liverpool so far this season

Liverpool have suffered from some familiar failings in this slog of a season, from Mo Salah tantrums to terrible Thiago tackling.   Thursday’s win over Manchester United gives Liverpool hope of salvaging something from a dreadful season. However, Sadio Mane’s reaction at the end kicks off the issues that have afflicted the Reds time and […]

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Even Roy Keane loves Patrick Vieira these days…

His battles with his Manchester United counterpart are only part of Patrick Vieira’s legacy. A proper player, says Johnny Nic…   Who’s this then? Patrick Vieira will be 45 on June 23. He enjoyed an 18-year career and was easily one of the finest midfielders in the world in his peak years. He completed 651 […]

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Go all in on Pogba and a partner, or pack him off…

It’s been five years yet the conundrum remains unsolved. Paul Pogba should compromise and Manchester United need to find him a mate…   It has been almost five years, yet here we are still trying to suss out how Manchester United can get the best out of Paul Pogba. The France midfielder was far from […]

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Tuchel laments another handball decision and VAR in Chelsea defeat

Thomas Tuchel insisted Chelsea deserved to win the FA Cup final and criticised “decisive” video assistant referee calls as Leicester triumphed 1-0 at Wembley. Ayoze Perez cut out Reece James’ pass to spark the move that led to Youri Tielemans’ thunderbolt winner as Leicester swiped their maiden FA Cup crown. The ball appeared to deflect […]

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Brighton 1-1 West Ham: Hammers rescue draw but CL hopes fade

West Ham’s faint hopes of scraping Champions League qualification were left hanging by a thread after they were reliant on late strike from Said Benrahma to rescue a 1-1 draw at Brighton. Substitute Benrahma rifled home his first goal for the club with just three minutes to go, leaving the Hammers five points adrift of […]

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Chelsea 0-1 Leicester: 16 FA Cup final Conclusions

It wasn’t the best game but it was a wonderful occasion. A reminder that proper football is coming back and why the big six ran off scared…   1) That was a brilliant final. A relatively poor game, in which neither side came close to playing to their potential, but a truly fantastic occasion. A […]

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