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The weekend round-up

England: There’s no mp3 recording yet of the sound of me eating my hat.
Everton surprised everyone, including me, in the FA Cup final on Saturday by not only scoring in 90 minutes but scoring the quickest FA Cup final goal in history. However after Saha’s 25-second strike it was largely business as usual as a [...]

The FA Cup final preview

Every year we’re reminded how many people across the world tune in to watch the FA cup final – heading for 500 million or so according to many estimates.
I’d love to know how many of them drift off at some point during those 90 minutes, because, let’s face it, it’s normally pretty awful and this [...]