http://theglobalherald.com News, Analysis & Reflection Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:13:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://theglobalherald.com/football-fa-cup-201112-fifth-round-draw/27306/ http://theglobalherald.com/football-fa-cup-201112-fifth-round-draw/27306/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:02:15 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27306 The draw for the 2011/12 English FA Cup with Budweiser was made on the evening of Sunday 29th January 2012. Matches will take place on Saturday 18th February 2012. FA Cup 2011/12 Fifth Round Draw Liverpool v Brighton Everton v Blackpool or Sheffield Wednesday Chelsea v Birmingham City Crawley Town v Stoke City Stevenage v [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/football-fa-cup-201112-fifth-round-draw/27306/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/football-fa-cup-201112-fourth-round-results/27303/ http://theglobalherald.com/football-fa-cup-201112-fourth-round-results/27303/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:55:46 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27303 The weekend of 28th-29th January 2012 saw the English FA Cup 2011/12 Fourth Round take place across England and Wales, as teams played for a place in the Fifth Round Draw. On Saturday, the game of the day ahead of the weekend looked on paper to be the huge North West all-Premier tie between Liverpool [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/football-fa-cup-201112-fourth-round-results/27303/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/football-gary-cahill-completes-transfer-to-chelsea-from-bolton-wanderers/26990/ http://theglobalherald.com/football-gary-cahill-completes-transfer-to-chelsea-from-bolton-wanderers/26990/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:44:21 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=26990 http://theglobalherald.com/football-gary-cahill-completes-transfer-to-chelsea-from-bolton-wanderers/26990/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/fa-cup-20112012-result-arsenal-1-0-leeds-utd-thierry-henry-returns-to-steal-show-for-arsenal/26869/ http://theglobalherald.com/fa-cup-20112012-result-arsenal-1-0-leeds-utd-thierry-henry-returns-to-steal-show-for-arsenal/26869/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:07:54 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=26869 Arsenal 1-0 Leeds Utd (0-0) Henry 78 In a week of Premier League clubs welcoming home their aging heroes, Thierry Henry, as so often in his footballing career, has shown himself to be the best in yet another aspect of football: this time, Henry proved himself to be the best at returning to a former [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/fa-cup-20112012-result-arsenal-1-0-leeds-utd-thierry-henry-returns-to-steal-show-for-arsenal/26869/feed/ 1 http://theglobalherald.com/fa-cup-20112012-fourth-round-draw/26860/ http://theglobalherald.com/fa-cup-20112012-fourth-round-draw/26860/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:58:31 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=26860 The fourth round for the FA Cup with Budweiser for 2011/2012 was drawn on the evening of Sunday 8th January 2012, following the completion of the Third Round matches. The biggest names pulled out of the hat, arguably came in the same fixture, as Manchester United were given another tricky all-Premier away draw, this time [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/fa-cup-20112012-fourth-round-draw/26860/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/football-fa-cup-2011-2012-third-round-fixtures-friday-6th-to-sunday-8th-january-2012/26850/ http://theglobalherald.com/football-fa-cup-2011-2012-third-round-fixtures-friday-6th-to-sunday-8th-january-2012/26850/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:18:54 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=26850 The FA Cup with Budweiser for 2011/2012 returns on the weekend of 6th, 7th and 8th January 2012, with the Third Round. This is the stage where the Big Boys from the Premier League enter the fray, and there are therefore several eyecatching fixtures over the course of the weekend, which begins on Friday evening [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/football-fa-cup-2011-2012-third-round-fixtures-friday-6th-to-sunday-8th-january-2012/26850/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/football-michael-dawson-to-return-for-tottenham-hotspur-in-saturdays-fa-cup-cheltenham-clash/26769/ http://theglobalherald.com/football-michael-dawson-to-return-for-tottenham-hotspur-in-saturdays-fa-cup-cheltenham-clash/26769/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:15:01 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=26769 Tottenham Hotspur are expecting their 28 year old central defender, Michael Dawson, to return to first team action on Saturday 7th January 2012, for their FA Cup Third Round clash with Cheltenham at White Hart Lane. The defender, who has been instrumental for Spurs in recent seasons, has been missing since suffering an achilles injury [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/football-michael-dawson-to-return-for-tottenham-hotspur-in-saturdays-fa-cup-cheltenham-clash/26769/feed/ 1 http://theglobalherald.com/football-manchester-city-1-0-stoke-city-fa-cup-final-2011-highlights-match-review/16356/ http://theglobalherald.com/football-manchester-city-1-0-stoke-city-fa-cup-final-2011-highlights-match-review/16356/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 17:35:53 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=16356 Free-spending English Premier League outfit, Manchester City, picked up their first major trophy of the modern era by winning the 2011 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 14th May 2011. Man City picked up the trophy after defeating Stoke City – also of the Barclays Premier League – 1-0 in the Wembley final. [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/football-manchester-city-1-0-stoke-city-fa-cup-final-2011-highlights-match-review/16356/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/football-fa-cup-final-2011-preview-a-tale-of-two-cities/16335/ http://theglobalherald.com/football-fa-cup-final-2011-preview-a-tale-of-two-cities/16335/#comments Sat, 14 May 2011 13:30:39 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=16335 At 15:00 BST on Saturday 14th May 2011, Manchester City FC and Stoke City FC will kick off the 2011 FA Cup Final in Wembley Stadium. While both clubs share the “City” suffix, there is little in common between these otherwise very different clubs from Northern England: Manchester City are perhaps the most financially secure [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/football-fa-cup-final-2011-preview-a-tale-of-two-cities/16335/feed/ 1 http://theglobalherald.com/football-man-city-1-0-man-utd-fa-cup-2011-semi-final/15219/ http://theglobalherald.com/football-man-city-1-0-man-utd-fa-cup-2011-semi-final/15219/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:35:17 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=15219 Manchester City defeated their bitter local rivals, Manchester United, 1-0, in the 2011 FA Cup Semi-Final at Wembley Stadium, London, on Saturday 16th April 2011. City will go on to play the winners of Sunday’s Semi-Final between Bolton Wanderers and Stoke City after Yaya Toure capitalised on a couple of United mistakes, first from Van [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/football-man-city-1-0-man-utd-fa-cup-2011-semi-final/15219/feed/ 0