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Tag: FA Cup

  • Old foes paired together entering pivotal period of season

    Manchester United’s pairing with Liverpool is the pick of ties for the fourth round of the FA Cup following the draw for same which was completed a short time ago. It will be the old foes second collision in a week, the outcomes of which will be pivotal to both clubs’ seasonal aspirations. Other noteworthy…

  • Two CC’s of shocks as magic of the Cup lives on

    There’s shaky old footage on YouTube of Manchester United defeating Northampton Town 8-2 in the FA Cup of 1970. On a pitch that, while it may not have resembled a ploughed field, definitely had the top worked down on it. That, however, didn’t stop George Best from setting a record by netting six times over…

  • Restoration of faith in simplicity

    [dropcap]C[/dropcap]limbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson made history by ascending the Dawn Wall of El Capitain in Yosemite National Park in California. To learn of the lengths the men went to in order to sustain themselves and make completion of the expedition feasible is to wonder what enjoyment could be derived from such arduousness.