The Everton defender’s miscue led to a Luis Suarez goal to level up the Merseyside Derby semi-final of the FA Cup at Wembley — and Andy Carroll sealed the winner with only a few minutes to go.
Liverpool beat Everton 2-1 and await the winner of tomorrow’s Chelsea-Spurs semifinal.
(via GIFULMINATION)
Reason #289 we love football. Reminds me of those nature docs where the lion hunts the giraffe.
![From today’s Liverpool-Manchester United FA Cup clash. This Liverpool supporter in the white sweater jacket allegedly made this “gesture” at Patrice Evra of Manchester United, who was famously involved in an on-pitch racism dust-up with Luis Suarez of Liverpool.
I would suspect you’ll be hearing more about this as this week goes on. Liverpool were victorious in the match, 2-1.
[picture courtesy of about a million people on Twitter]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyin1r0N4U1qc88aro1_1280.jpg)
From today’s Liverpool-Manchester United FA Cup clash. This Liverpool supporter in the white sweater jacket allegedly made this “gesture” at Patrice Evra of Manchester United, who was famously involved in an on-pitch racism dust-up with Luis Suarez of Liverpool.
I would suspect you’ll be hearing more about this as this week goes on. Liverpool were victorious in the match, 2-1.
[picture courtesy of about a million people on Twitter]
And the moment Arsenal had been waiting for came with 12 minutes left as Henry gathered Song’s pass in his stride before sparking scenes of ecstasy on and off the pitch with a perfect angled finish.
Sigh.
This is something all football fans should be able to get behind — and did. More than 100,000 fans signed the online petition, which prompts parliamentary debate.
Justice for the 96.
While the red side of Manchester will surely be celebrating, the blue side will look to make their victory a little less sweet.
Manchester City haven’t won a trophy since 1976 and now that they have big money owners they’re expected to bring home silverware. Stoke City haven’t won a trophy since 1972, but there is zero pressure on them as just getting to the final is well above expectations for Stoke. Will the pressure get to mega millionaires City, or will they be able to handle the minnows of Stoke with little issue?
We’re as guilty of this as anyone else, having written about the Arsenal-Liverpool tilt first instead of noting — for a full day afterward — how Stoke City just absolutely thrashed Bolton 5-0 in the second FA Cup semi and will now face Man City in the final.
5-0 is NOT a scoreline we associate with Tony Pulis squads, period — his defenses are too good to get beaten that poorly and his offenses do not typically put up scores with numbers that high (in fact, Stoke have unfairly been derided as “Rory Delap long-throwing to someone heading it in the box” by many and “rugby tactics” by one Arsene Wenger.) Given a Bolton squad without Stu Holden and Daniel Sturridge cup-tied thanks to spending the first half with Chelsea, Stoke took full advantage of the mistakes Owen Coyle’s Wanderers served up on a silver platter.
There will be many of us on the Stoke bandwagon when they take on Man City at Wembley — it may not necessarily be high scoring, but I bet it won’t be boring.
Manchester City advance to the FA Cup final over Manchester United on a Yaya Toure goal. The second semi-final takes place tomorrow and sees Bolton Wanderers taking on Stoke City at Wembley.
