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FA Cup final restored as last match
The FA Cup final has been restored to its traditional place as the last match of the English football season. Read full article

Wigan win caps year of joy for underdogs
Even as the financial disparities in English football grow, this season gave the underdogs a chance to leave their mark. Read full article

Whelan wants great escape after Cup heroics
Wigan owner Dave Whelan celebrated his moment of FA Cup final redemption by challenging his team to follow their stunning victory over Manchester City. Read full article

Uncertainty over Mancini's future
Roberto Mancini's Manchester City future appears uncertain after losing the FA Cup final. Read full article

Wigan shock City to clinch FA Cup
Wigan from a town where rugby usually steals the show claimed one of the greatest FA Cup final upsets of all time when they scored a dramatic 1-0 win overManchester City at Wembley on Saturday. Read full article

Mancini praises Martinez ahead of final
Roberto Martinez is a strong manager who can keep Wigan Athletic in the Premier League, Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini said on the eve of Saturday's FA Cup final against the Spaniard's struggling team. Read full article

Whelan will lead Wigan out
Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan, who broke his leg playing in the 1960 FA Cup final, will lead the team out for Saturday's Cup final. Read full article

Scharner gets treble chance
Wigan Athletic defender Paul Scharner will be seeking a rare treble of Cup final victories in different countries when his relegation-threatened club meet favourites Manchester City in the FA Cup final Read full article

FA Cup Final: Big match feature
Manchester City will aim to finish the season on a high by lifting the FA Cup for the second time in three years when they meet Wigan Athletic at the Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Read full article

City, Wigan seek solace in Cup final
At the end of a week dominated by Alex Ferguson's shock retirement as Manchester United manager, Manchester City will seek to drag the spotlight back to the blue half of the city by beating Wigan Athletic. Read full article

Five classic FA Cup final goals
Ahead of Manchester City's meeting with Wigan Athletic at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, AFP Sports remembers five classic FA Cup final goals. Read full article

I will be fit for FA Cup final - Toure
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has said he will be fit for Saturday's FA Cup final against Wigan Athletic at Wembley despite suffering fatigue in the latter stages of the season. Read full article

'City won't take cup for granted'
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany says his teammates have not underestimated the significance of winning the FA Cup, ahead of Saturday's showdown with Wigan Athletic at Wembley Stadium. Read full article

Everton target Martinez focused on final
Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez says speculation linking him with the Everton job will not distract him from a shot at FA Cup glory on Saturday. Read full article

History favours City in FA Cup final
Wigan Athletic will have to defy recent history as well as shrugging off the spectre of relegation if they are to cause one of the biggest FA Cup final upsets for years and beat Manchester City on Saturday. Read full article

Three arrested over FA Cup violence
Three men were arrested by police in dawn raids on Tuesday in connection to violence that broke out at the FA Cup semifinal between Millwall and Wigan. Read full article

Aguero apologises to Luiz
Manchester City Argentine striker Sergio Aguero has apologised to Chelsea's David Luiz for the challenge he made on the Brazilian defender in Sunday's FA Cup semifinal at Wembley. Read full article

FA had to let Aguero off - Platt
Manchester City first-team coach David Platt says he is not surprised Sergio Aguero escaped retrospective punishment for his dangerous tackle on Chelsea defender David Luiz Read full article

Two charged after Millwall crowd violence
London Police have charged two men following crowd violence among Millwall fans that marred Saturday's FA Cup semifinal against Wigan at Wembley Stadium. Read full article

City not seeking salvation - Kompany
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has rejected suggestions that his side's entire season hangs on whether or not they can overcome Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup final. Read full article