22 h. ago Jerzy Dudek: ‘Carra said to do the spaghetti legs like Grobbelaar but I needed to study my book’

Liverpool’s penalty shootout hero in the 2005 Champions League final against Milan reflects on the ‘Miracle of Istanbul’ and how it changed his lifeTwenty years on from that double save, those spaghetti legs and the miracle of Liverpool’s fifth European Cup triumph and Turkey has not lost the capacity to make a champion out of Jerzy Dudek. “I won the Turkish Open golf last week and it reminded me a bit of Istanbul,” the former Liverpool goalkeeper says. “It is my favourite place, my lucky place, and it stays with me all the time. If I go on holiday to Turkey I always go with a big smile.”Sunday promises to have the same effect on everyone associated with Liverpool. The presentation of the Premier League trophy to Arne Slot’s champions at Anfield coincides with the 20th anniversary of the “Miracle of Istanbul”, when Liverpool overcame a 3-0 half-time deficit to defeat Milan on penalties in the Champions League final. Not that any Liverpool fan needs reminding of the details. The sigh...

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23 h. ago How Northampton can defy logic to triumph in the Champions Cup

European success has been the preserve of the French and Irish heavyweights in recent years but Northampton have hope of a second competition crown

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69 h. ago Crystal Palace finally daring to let dreams run wild as European expedition awaits

Palace followed up their famous FA Cup triumph with the perfect Selhurst Park homecoming

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5 d. ago Crystal Palace’s FA Cup triumph left their fans in tears – I was among them | Ed Aarons

There was a sense of disbelief at Wembley as the team I support ended a wait of almost 120 years to win a major trophyWhen Marc Guéhi and Joel Ward went up to collect the FA Cup, we were there. Although it still seems like a dream. The sense of disbelief that Crystal Palace supporters felt when the full-time whistle at Wembley ended their wait to win a major trophy will probably take a few more days to fade away given it’s taken almost 120 years to become a reality. But with most of the 30,000 wearing red and blue having travelled from south London in hope rather than expectation, finally, it was our moment.After an agonising 10 minutes of stoppage time that seemed to take an eternity, the emotions of defeat in Palace’s two previous FA Cup finals came pouring out. Everywhere you looked there were grown men – including me and the former Guardian stalwart Dominic Fifield – moved to tears. The comedian Mark Steel just kept shaking his head, unable to comprehend what had just transpired...

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5 d. ago Crystal Palace duo Marc Guehi and Adam Wharton miss FA Cup afterparty after being hospitalised

Guehi and Wharton were integral to Palace’s FA Cup triumph against Man City

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5 d. ago Why Crystal Palace’s FA Cup triumph provides hope for the future of English football

The Eagles won their first ever major trophy at Wembley and their victory over Man City will provide inspiration to other clubs in the pyramid

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5 d. ago Crystal Palace's FA Cup triumph was the perfect antidote to uninspiring Premier League

Crystal Palace claimed their first ever major trophy after beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final and their victory should be celebrated beyond the realms of Selhurst Park

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6 d. ago 'Sore loser' Pep Guardiola confronts Dean Henderson after Crystal Palace upset Man City

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was involved in a furious row with Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson after the Eagles' FA Cup triumph at Wembley

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6 d. ago Crystal Palace must seize Wembley moment with FA Cup final triumph to enter history books

Oliver Glasner’s side would guarantee a place in club folklore for eternity if they toppled Manchester City to win the club’s first-ever major trophy

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3 w. ago The Breakdown | Red Roses triumph again but cannot afford another World Cup wobble

Seven straight Six Nations titles is impressive but rivals may have been encouraged by the nervous finish against FranceThere are two contrasting schools of thought after England’s grand-slam clinching win against France on Saturday. According to John Mitchell, the Red Roses’ head coach, his side’s nervy 43-42 victory was ideal preparation for the World Cup this year. Alternatively, as the former England hooker Brian Moore succinctly put it during post-match TV analysis: “If they were playing New Zealand, would they have got away with that?”Between them Mitchell and Moore know plenty about World Cup disappointment. The former was head coach of the All Blacks side beaten in the semi-finals of the 2003 men’s tournament in Australia. Moore was part of the England team edged out by the Wallabies in the final in 1991. They have spent enough time in top-level rugby to know how abruptly best-laid plans can be foiled and that wanting something badly guarantees you zilch. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Man City staring at fresh Wembley fixture farce after FA Cup triumph

Manchester City are 90 minutes away from FA Cup glory - and another return to Wembley that they could dearly do without

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3 w. ago Maya Jama supports rumoured flame Ruben Dias at Wembley as his team Man City triumph in the FA cup

Maya Jama supported her rumoured flame Ruben Dias at Wembley on Sunday as his team Manchester City triumphed 2-0 against Nottingham Forest in the FA cup.

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3 w. ago Pep Guardiola's reaction to Liverpool title win sums him up after FA Cup triumph

Pep Guardiola was quick to praise Arne Slot and his Liverpool players for ending Manchester City's four-year domination of the Premier League title – then vowed to take it back next season

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4 w. ago Triumph in FA Cup will not undo damage to Man City’s winning reputation, says Pep Guardiola

Guardiola’s hopes of silverware rest on the FA Cup as they travel to Wembley for their semi-final clash with Nottingham Forest

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