The FA Cup, officially named the Football Association Challenge Cup, has been around a long time, since the 1871/72 season in fact. That makes it the oldest national football competition anywhere on the planet. In the final of that inaugural tournament, Wanders FC beat Royal Engineers 1-0 at the Kennington Oval. Since then, numerous sides … Read more
The League Cup doesn’t always get a good press. Long viewed as less prestigious than the FA Cup or European competitions (even, these days, the Europa Conference League!), the competition has at times been regarded as something of an annoyance by managers of the top Premier League clubs. In turn, many fans berate bosses for … Read more
The League Cup, also known as the EFL Cup and, for now at least, by the sponsored name of Carabao Cup, is undoubtedly the least prestigious of the three major domestic competitions. That said, silverware is silverware and this competition yields the first of the season – Community Shield aside – with the final generally … Read more