The Logo of the top division of English Football, the Premier League.
The Football Association (also known as The FA) is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey, Cornwall, and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the amateur and professional game in its territory.
Premier League[]
Battle of the Bridge[]
By early May of 2016 there were 3 teams challenging for the title; Leicester, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspurs, the latter of which had a derby in the upcoming match. Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspurs, Chelsea had the homefield advantage at Stamford Bridge and on May 2nd the kick-off whistle rangþ Early on the match got heated and in the 20th minute the Spurs defender Jan Vertonghen got in a fight with John Terry which lead to the two being sent off. Harry Kane scored about 15 minutes later but Gary Cahill equalized. The Korean Son Heung-Min would bring Spurs in front to much applause. With 7 minutes on the clock the home side made an attack ending with an Eden Hazard shot but the French Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris acrobatically tips it over. The Final whistle rang, Spurs went on to every game after that and win the league on goal difference for the first time in over 50 years.
Stamford Bridge
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| Tottenham Hotspurs | v | Chelsea |
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Kane  35'
Son |
Cahill 43'
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2 May 2016
Referee: Mark Clattenberg |
FA Cup[]
2019 FA Cup Final[]
Watford Captain Troy Deeney after scoring the penalty.
The 2019 FA Cup Final was played between English Champions Manchester City and midtable team Watford. Most people predicted an easy Manchester City victory. The kickoff whistle was blown at Wembley and play began, Kevin De Bruyne saw 2 shots just past the post within 10 minutes. Watford hit the counter but Troy Deeney was unexpectedly in the box and was fouled, a penalty was given and Deeney stepped up and scored. But by the 30 minute mark Raheem Sterling put one past the keeper to equalize. 20 minutes after the second half started Kyle Walker would score from outside the box to put the Sky Blues over. Everything seemed lost for Watford as the clock hit the 88th minute and City had corner but a sloppy kick saw defender Adam Masina take it and run upfield. A panicked Ederson initially tried to meet him but decided to return to the goal and Masina made a 30 yard chip shot into the goal. That saw the match go into extra time, with a minute to go Watford made a series of passes which ended up in a cross for Deeney which he heads in and secures the Trophy for Watford.
18 May 2019
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| Watford | v | Manchester City |
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| Deeney 12' 119'
Masina |
De Bruyne 30'
Walker |
Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 50.946 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
International Competitions[]
2009/10 Europa League Final[]
The 2009/10 Europa League Final was played on 1 July 2010 in the Ferenikos Stadium, Byzantium between the Italian Cup Winners Piemonte Calcio and English overachievers Fulham. The match started off easy with shots by Juventus rattling Goalkeeper Tim Howard. Clint Dempsey had a few shots on G. Buffon but both teams went into the halftime break happy, Fulham not being under and Juventus knowing that they are the stronger team. Inside the hour mark would see John Paintsil score from a corner but Juventus would respond in 5 minutes by Luca Toni and 3 minutes after that he would double his lead. In the 85th minute Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson scored a goal from outside of the box which sent the London fans into raptures. The game went into extra time and all knew that Juventus would take the win in a penalty shootout so Fulham had to make the 30 minutes count. In 2 minutes into the second half the American Clint Dempsey was fouled within the box and Fulham gave the penalty. Dempsey had the chance to bring Fulham their long awaited title, he hit the post and it fell back to him, now closer and with Buffon on the ground Dempsey tapped it in and the Londoners would win. This would perfect the “Gunners nightmare” as Arsenal had won the title the year before but would now be in 10th place in the league with every other Premier league London team winning a trophy, Tottenham (League Cup), Chelsea (Premier League), QPR (FA Cup) and Fulham (Europa League). This would mark the beginning of Fulham’s golden season which ended with winning the Premier League the 2010/11 season.
12 May 2010
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 Fulham
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3-2 |  Juventus
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| Paintsil 61'
Guðjónsson |
Toni 65' (69'
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Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 62.395 Referee: Henri François (FRA) |