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The 2014 FA Cup final headed into extra-time after Premier League rivals Arsenal and Hull City finished all square at 2-2 after 90 minutes at Wembley on Saturday. Underdogs Hull, in the first FA Cup final in the club’s 110-year history, put themselves…

The winning captain in Saturday’s FA Cup final between Arsenal and Hull City at Wembley Stadium will be presented with a brand new trophy, the Football Association revealed on Friday. A new version of the famous trophy, awarded to the winners of the…

The lack of English players in Manchester City’s first-choice team is “pretty depressing”, according to Football Association chairman Greg Dyke. “It’s been a great league this year. I think the Premier League has been brilliant,” Dyke told several British…

Despite manager Jose Mourinho’s insistence that Chelsea cannot win the Premier League this season, beating Norwich City on Sunday would leave them top of the table with a week remaining. Title rivals Manchester City and Liverpool will each have a game…

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has denied a charge of misconduct levelled against him by England’s governing Football Association following comments he made after the Premier League title-chasers shock loss to Sunderland. The Black Cats ended Mourinho…

Chelsea midfielder Ramires will miss the rest of the club’s Premier League campaign after accepting a four-match ban for violent conduct on Thursday. Ramires had until 1700GMT on Thursday to respond to a Football Association charge after he struck Sunderland…

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis on Monday questioned the Football Association’s decision to allocate Hull the same amount of tickets as the Gunners for next month’s FA Cup final at Wembley. The Gunners took around 49,000 supporters to the national…

Football grounds all across England fell silent on Saturday to mark the looming 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. The tragedy, which took place on April 15, 1989, saw 96 Liverpool fans die as a result of a crush at the Leppings Lane end…

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been fined £8,000 ($13,400, 9,700 euros) and warned about his future conduct after being sent off at Aston Villa last month, the Football Association announced on Thursday. A statement on the FA website said: “Chelsea…

Egyptian owner Assem Allam’s application to change the name of Premier League Hull City to Hull Tigers has been rejected, the Football Association announced Wednesday. The move came as little surprise after the FA’s membership committee had said, three…