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Wigan stuns City to claim FA Cup

By Korea Herald

Published : May 12, 2013 - 19:36

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LONDON (AP) ― As blue-and-white confetti exploded under the Wembley arch, Wigan players lifted a trophy for the first time in the club’s 81-year history.

In one of the biggest FA Cup final upsets, a team playing non-league football 35 years ago and assembled for barely $30 million beat big-spending Manchester City 1-0 on Saturday.

Winning English football’s showpiece match was not only a reward for Wigan owner Dave Whelan’s investment in the small northern club, but completed his unfinished business from the 1960 final.

After breaking a leg playing for Blackburn at the old Wembley, Whelan’s career ended at the age of 23 and he started amassing the wealth that enabled him to ultimately finance Wigan.

“The dream has come true,” Whelan said. “I’m repaid for 1960 when I broke my leg and we lost the match.”

The game was drifting into extra time ― and City defender Pablo Zabaleta had just been sent off ― when substitute Ben Watson planted a header from Shaun Maloney’s corner into the net in the 90th minute.

Barcelona wraps up Spanish league title MADRID (AP) ― Barcelona collected its 22nd Spanish league trophy on Saturday when Real Madrid played to a 1-1 draw at Espanyol.

Barcelona wrapped up a title that had been a foregone conclusion for months. Real Madrid’s draw gave Barca a seven-point lead in the standings.

It’s the fourth domestic title in five seasons, and it comes at a time when some cracks are starting to show.

Barcelona was recently thrashed by a combined 7-0 score by Bayern Munich in the Champions League semifinals, its first resounding defeat since former coach Pep Guardiola started its current winning era.