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May 2 1953
Blackpool 4-3 Bolton

Described by Jon Henderson, author of The Wizard: The Life of Stanley Matthews

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Arsenal play Manchester United this weekend, almost 10 years on from the infamous ‘Battle of Old Trafford’ – a 0-0 draw that descended into ugly scenes after Ruud van Nistelrooy crashed a last-minute penalty against the bar. The miss particularly delighted Arsenal stalwart Martin Keown, who memorably screamed in the Dutchman’s face like an irate baboon. After the game, five Arsenal and two United players were fined. Cautiously, we asked Keown to reminisce…

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"When I first walked into the Arsenal dressing room, I was absolutely...well, I was cacking myself, basically.”

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The form of England’s number one hasn’t been quite as good as it was last year, with a few significant errors earlier in the season. We asked former England stopper David Seaman for his thoughts...

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A first glimpse of a new FIFA is always an important moment for us. It’s on a par with starting a new job, or moving into a new flat, because we know that we’re going to spending an unhealthy amount of time in its slick footbally embrace.

Although the screenshots have looked identical for the past four years now, we’re assured that there are a raft of gameplay improvements to look forward to when it hits our consoles later in the year.

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A knee injury is keeping you out of the FA Cup tie with Manchester City. How hard is it to have to sit out matches like this one?

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Saturday April 13
Wembley Stadium
ESPN and talkSPORT 5.15pm

Did you cheer along with the TV pundits as giant after giant crashed out of this season’s FA Cup? Well, this is the result. It’s Millwall v Wigan: the semi final you deserve.

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Sunday April 14
Wembley Stadium
ITV and talkSPORT 4pm

The league champions meet the cup holders in what is essentially the FA Cup final, with the remaining opposition (see following page) unlikely to trouble whoever makes it through from this half of the draw.

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How do you like to be described?

For Arsenal’s teenage winger, the answer is simple: “I like it when I’m described as being fearless on the pitch; when people say or report that I run at people with a fearless approach. Because that’s what I try to do, regardless of who the defender is. I just try to believe in myself and believe that I can take them on.

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Under the guidance of their previous manager Robbie Johnson, Liverpool Ladies were awful. They won only two games in the first two seasons of the FA Women’s Super League, and finished bottom of the eight-team table in consecutive years. It came as no surprise, then, when Johnson left the club ‘by mutual consent’ last summer.