Three years ago I started a tiny blog all about Manchester United, the World's Greatest Football Team (copyright © 2008 Christopher Rose), stunningly titled About Manchester United. Due to a whole ton of reasons which will one day be chronicled elsewhere, I haven't been keeping About Manchester United (™) up to date, but it features match reviews and news stories about the … [Read more...]
F.A. Cup Final 2008: Portsmouth 1, Cardiff City 0
A 37th-minute Kanu goal was enough to earn Portsmouth their first FA Cup victory in 69 years at the expense of Championship side Cardiff City. The veteran striker pounced after Cardiff goalkeeper Peter Enckelman could only flap at a John Utaka cross. The two unlikely finalists contested a spirited if unspectacular game in front of a sell-out crowd for the second Final at … [Read more...]