FA Cup

Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang holds the trophy celebrating with team mates players celebrate with the trophy after the FA Cup final soccer match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley stadium in London, England, Saturday, Aug.1, 2020. (Catherine Ivill/Pool via AP)
August 05, 2020 - 10:36 am

Arsenal to cut 55 jobs due to financial damage from pandemic

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal is cutting 55 jobs due to the financial damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, which has seen fans shut out of stadiums. In a statement issued Wednesday, head of football Raul Sanllehi and managing director Vinai Venkatesham pointed to severe drops in broadcast revenue...
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Chelsea's Christian Pulisic is assisted from the field after getting injured during the FA Cup final soccer match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley stadium in London, England, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. (Adam Davy/Pool via AP)
August 01, 2020 - 3:54 pm

Pulisic pain: Injury after scoring in first FA Cup final

LONDON (AP) — A dream scoring start to his first FA Cup final ended in agony for Christian Pulisic. Now the American will miss the chance to help Chelsea overturn a 3-0 deficit against Bayern Munich in the Champions League last-16 next Saturday. The 21-year-old winger had to be helped off the field...
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Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the FA Cup final soccer match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley stadium in London, England, Saturday, Aug.1, 2020. (Catherine Ivill/Pool via AP)
August 01, 2020 - 2:39 pm

Aubameyang double clinches FA Cup for Arsenal

LONDON (AP) — Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang clinched a record-extending 14th FA Cup for Arsenal on Saturday, scoring twice in a 2-1 victory against Chelsea at an empty Wembley Stadium. Christian Pulisic had become the first American man to score in an FA Cup final but his fifth-minute opener was...
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Manchester United's goalkeeper David de Gea fails to stop the third goal during the English FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Chelsea and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium in London, England, Sunday, July 19, 2020. (Andy Rain, Pool via AP)
July 19, 2020 - 5:28 pm

De Gea mistakes see Chelsea beat Man U to reach FA Cup final

LONDON (AP) — At least David De Gea was spared having a crowd inside Wembley to witness his latest mistakes in the Manchester United goal. Gifted goals to beat United 3-1 on Sunday, Chelsea will be returning to the national stadium on Aug. 1 to face Arsenal in an all-London FA Cup final. De Gea's...
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Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, left, is airborne as he kicks at the ball away from Manchester City's Benjamin Mendy during the FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Arsenal and Manchester City at Wembley in London, England, Saturday, July 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Childs,Pool)
July 18, 2020 - 5:49 pm

Arteta outwits Guardiola: Arsenal beats City, reaches final

LONDON (AP) — Seven months after leaving Pep Guardiola's side, Mikel Arteta outwitted his mentor to ensure his first season as Arsenal manager will end with an FA Cup final. In only his 25th match as a manager, Arteta masterminded a 2-0 victory — secured by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's double — that...
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FILE - In this April 8, 2020, file photo, an empty Parkview Field minor league baseball stadium is viewed in downtown Fort Wayne, Ind. Minor league umpires are out of jobs so far and maybe all year with no minor league seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Mike Moore/The Journal-Gazette via AP, File)
May 29, 2020 - 4:03 pm

The Latest: Czechs set up 173 athletics meets for single day

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The Czech Athletics Federation has responded to loosened lockdown restrictions by organizing 173 meetings across the country in a single day — Monday. All age categories will participate, and three of the meetings...
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Manchester City's Riyad Mahrez, left, celebrates with teammates after scoring his sides third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Watford at Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
September 21, 2019 - 2:40 pm

'It was breathtaking': Man City crushes Watford 8-0 in EPL

With his team leading 5-0 after 18 minutes and threatening Premier League scoring records, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola sat with his arms folded in his dugout and might even have looked a little guilty. Whether it's in the FA Cup final or just a run-of-the mill league game, Watford just...
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Watford's Ken Sema, center, celebrates at the end of the English FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Watford and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday, April 7, 2019. Watford won 3-2. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
April 07, 2019 - 6:22 pm

Deulofeu double stuns Wolves, puts Watford in FA Cup final

LONDON (AP) — Gerard Deulofeu was watching from the Watford bench when Raul Jimenez followed up scoring Wolverhampton's second goal with a pre-planned celebration. A Wolves-themed mask, gifted from WWE wrestler Sin Cara, was retrieved from behind the Wembley goal and the showboating striker placed...
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Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus scores the opening goal during the English FA Cup semifinal soccer match between Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion at Wembley Stadium in London, Saturday, April 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
April 06, 2019 - 4:27 pm

Quadruple-chasing Man City in FA Cup final with Brighton win

LONDON (AP) — Manchester City's fans seem more presumptuous than their quadruple-chasing players. Thousands of the seat allocation went unsold at Wembley Stadium as City reached the FA Cup final by beating Brighton 1-0 to move a step closer to collecting an unprecedented haul of trophies by an...
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Manchester United's Michael Carrick salutes the fans as he leaves the field after his final playing appearance, during their English Premier League soccer match against Watford at Old Trafford, Manchester, England, Sunday, May 13, 2018. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP)
May 13, 2018 - 1:36 pm

Carrick sets up Man United winner ahead of coaching switch

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Michael Carrick ended his Manchester United playing career at Old Trafford by helping to set up the goal in a 1-0 win over Watford on the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday. Carrick's superb long pass played Juan Mata in behind the defense and Marcus...
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