6 h. ago Crystal Palace hold FA Cup victory exhibition on day they suffered biggest giant

HOLDERS Crystal Palace opened an exhibition about their FA Cup win a day before they suffered the most humiliating defeat in the competition’s history. The booked-out display ran from Friday to Sunday and celebrated the Prem club’s first major trophy win after a 164-year wait. Fans posed with the Cup and viewed recollections from May’s...

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12 h. ago The VERY different lives of the Rooney brothers: Wayne, unlikely FA Cup hero John and Graham were all in Everton's academy before varying careers and a string of controversies

Macclesfield's elimination of Crystal Palace was, in many ways, a cathartic moment for the youngest brother of Wayne Rooney, John - the 35-year-old who grew up in the shadow of his older brother.

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14 h. ago Losing is horrible but even us Crystal Palace fans smiled for Macclesfield

We can relate to the struggles their club has experienced in recent years so can only wish them well in the FA CupBy The Football Mine“And that is the last kick of the match. One of the greatest FA Cup giantkillings has happened here in the sunshine at the Moss Rose. The holders, Crystal Palace, have been knocked out. What a turnaround of fortunes for Crystal Palace: winners at Wembley in May, losers in Macclesfield in January.” John Murray, speaking on BBC radio, provided the epitaph to Palace’s dismal, desperate defeat by a mid-table team from the National League North.As everyone now knows, the gap of 117 places in the football pyramid is the largest ever to be overcome by a lower-placed club in 155 years of the oldest competition in the football world. The fact that the last kick was propelled into the sky by the Silkmen’s captain Paul Dawson was apposite. Dawson had set the tone from the outset. Within 10 seconds of kick-off he had put in the first of countless robust challenge...

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15 h. ago Arsenal and Liverpool receive Marc Guehi boost after Oliver Glasner's decision

Marc Guehi is a player in high demand, with the Crystal Palace defender being chased by several elite clubs

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15 h. ago Tottenham’s Mathys Tel open to loan for more game time as World Cup looms

Paris FC, Fenerbahce and Galatasaray keen on forwardSpurs poised to land Santos left-back Souza in £13m dealMathys Tel has informed Tottenham he is open to leaving on loan, having grown frustrated at his lack of game time under Thomas Frank since a £30m move from Bayern Munich.Paris FC and the Turkish clubs Fenerbahce and Galatasaray are understood to have registered interest in taking the 20-year-old forward on loan until the end of the season. Clubs in Italy and Spain are also believed to have sounded out Spurs, who are thought to be reluctant to let Tel leave after selling Brennan Johnson to Crystal Palace for £35m. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Man City prepared to overcome obstacles to sign Marc Guehi this month

The Crystal Palace captain’s contract is up in the summer but City are desperate to force through a deal in this transfer window

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17 h. ago Tottenham star open to move after FA Cup exit as five clubs hold transfer talks

Tottenham star open to move after FA Cup exit as five clubs hold transfer talks  Football London

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18 h. ago BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay details 'poignant' football match after heartbreaking death

BBC Breakfast spoke to Macclesfield FC manager John Rooney following the team's recent FA Cup victory over Crystal Palace.

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19 h. ago FA Cup third round: 10 talking points from the weekend’s football

Crystal Palace’s stars wilt, Manchester City’s youngsters shine, and Liam Rosenior starts in stylish fashionPlaying against lower-league opposition as a top-flight side in the FA Cup is like batting on the first morning of a Test match – you cannot really win and failure can prompt humiliation and reputational damage. To that end, some members of the Crystal Palace side deservedly beaten by Macclesfield perhaps learned a valuable lesson at Moss Rose. Marc Guéhi and Adam Wharton are linked regularly with big moves away from Palace, but part of succeeding at elite clubs – the pair are admired by Manchester City and Manchester United respectively – is coping with being overwhelming favourites. Oliver Glasner, too, may have designs on bigger things, with United again a possible destination, but to see his side schooled by part-timers was a blow to his burgeoning reputation. Glasner slammed his players after the defeat but the Austrian must take a portion of the blame. They must all do b...

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34 h. ago Macclesfield chairman 'legged it' to be first man in FA Cup pitch invasion

Macclesfield chairman Rob Smethurst admits he was in the thick of the the pitch invasion after the the National League outfit secured historic win over Crystal Palace in the FA Cup

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36 h. ago Humiliating FA Cup loss leaves Crystal Palace and Oliver Glasner at crossroads

After Macclesfield defeat, club must invest wisely to bolster a weak squad and convince their manager to stayOliver Glasner’s face told the story. The Crystal Palace manager watched in exasperation as the FA Cup holders headed towards ignominy on Macclesfield’s artificial surface and was still in shock when he conducted his post-match interview. “Honestly, I have no explanation for what I have seen today,” said Glasner.A mere 238 days since the greatest day in Palace’s history, when he and the club stalwart Joel Ward paraded their first major trophy at Wembley, Marc Guéhi’s first thought after the final whistle at the weekend was to face the music from the diehards who had made the trip to Cheshire from south London. Accompanied by the assistant manager, Paddy McCarthy, the Palace captain held intense discussions with several supporters as Macclesfield’s celebrated their historic victory with a pitch invasion. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Marc Guehi transfer battle blows up as Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City update emerges

Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi is set to leave the club with his contract expiring at the end of the season and the race to sign the England international is heating up

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38 h. ago Macclesfield miracle is latest proof that FA Cup magic is still alive and well

Sixth-tier Macclesfield secured one of the all-time upsets as they knocked out FA Cup holders Crystal Palace as the competition continues to prove it is the best in world football

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40 h. ago Biggest FA Cup upsets ranked after Macclesfield stun holders Crystal Palace

Holders Crystal Palace suffered one of the biggest shocks in FA Cup history as sixth-tier Macclesfield dumped them out in the third round

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41 h. ago Marc Guehi 'ready to snub Man City' as new Liverpool or Arsenal revelation emerges

Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi has been linked with Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City as he enters the final few months of his contract at Selhurst Park.

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43 h. ago FA Cup third round buildup, WSL and a big clash in Serie A – matchday live

⚽ All the latest ahead of Saturday’s football action⚽ Link in here | Fixtures | Mail usAs for Crystal Palace, the defence of their FA Cup crown did not make it past the first hurdle. It’s fair to say Oliver Glasner was not pleased with their drab display:With all the respect [to Macclesfield] in a game like this you don’t need a tactic, you don’t need a manager who tells you what to do. You have to do the right things. We have to score five or six against a non-league team, but we didn’t show any kind of quality.We spoke about Ethan being here with us before kick-off. Seeing his parents after the game was something very special and I’m sure Ethan was looking down on us today.A lot of the lads said that at the full-time whistle when we managed to find each other that was for him. We try to do our best for him. It’s been such a difficult time, everyone has come together massively since that happened and that shows you how special this club is. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago John Rooney's Macclesfield FA Cup magic, brother Wayne Rooney close to tears, own career journey

Macclesfield manager John Rooney led his team to a giant killing by beating holders Crystal Palace in the third round of the competition, and it left brother Wayne emotional live on TV

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56 h. ago Macclesfield realise impossible dream in rise from ashes to a day of historic glory

Rob Smethurst’s resurrection of a troubled but proud club is timely reminder that football can still be the people’s gameFrom extinction to the impossible dream of becoming the greatest FA Cup giantkillers of all, Macclesfield’s story reminds that community will forever be football’s greatest asset. As fans celebrated victory over the holders, Crystal Palace, many took their time to peel away from the stadium. Not too long ago, many feared they may never return to Moss Rose.Macclesfield Town FC, 1874-2020 was the etching on the gravestone of the club that died, mourned quietly by a town that had slowly lost touch with events at the shambling football ground on its southern tip, pretty much the last stop before the long drive to London begins. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Macclesfield owner bought FA Cup heroes on Rightmove after four

Macclesfield secured a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace in the FA Cup on Saturday - as the holders tumbled out of the competition - before Rob Smethurst opened up on how he bought the non-league club.

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57 h. ago Marco Silva unsure of Harry Wilson’s Fulham future amid stellar run of form

Wilson is out of contract in the summer.

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