The Story Of The FA Cup DVD

The Story of the FA Cup’ details 100 years of the most famous football competition in the world. From its humble beginnings in 1871/1872 when only 15 clubs took part The FA Cup has thrown up legendary players from the mightiest teams to giant killing minnows. Throughout the first half of the century teams such as Herbert Chapman’s Arsenal would dominate the competition and legendary players such as Stanley Matthews Nat Lofthouse and Jackie Milburn would become household names. As we entered the 1960’s Tottenham Hotspur became the first team to win the league and cup... double. Other highlights included a triumph for a rebuilt Manchester United side following the Munich disaster and the beginning of Liverpool’s dominance of English football. The 1970’s again saw a North London team winning the league and cup double this time it was Bertie Mee’s Arsenal. This decade also saw the underdog’s triumphing at Wembley with Sunderland defeating Leeds and Southampton overcoming the mighty Manchester United. The 1980’s and 1990’s witnessed the resurgence of the most famous football team in the world Manchester United and along with regular cup winners Liverpool Arsenal Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea the FA Cup continued to be the one football tournament that all players across the world wanted to win. The new millennium also witnessed some sensational games in the FA Cup with Final wins for Chelsea (2000) Liverpool (2001) and Arsenal (2002). The 2003 Final was contested by Arsenal and Southampton and played under a close roof for the first time ever in FA Cup history at the magnificent Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The Final was decided by a clinical strike by Arsenal’s French forward Robert Pires who stroked the ball past a despairing Anti Neimi seven minutes before half time. The 1-0 triumph secured victory for the North London Club with Arsenal becoming the first team for 21 years to win the famous trophy two seasons in a row. The star players the greatest players the giant killers they are all here in this fantastic double video. ‘The Story of the FA Cup’ is the ultimate historical guide to the worl’d most famous football tournament. [show more]

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