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The new Emirates FA Cup season began on Saturday 7th August.  News Ball has reports from some of the extra preliminary rounds from around the country. West Didsbury & Chorlton 1-3 Avro Avro won their first ever FA Cup game at their third attempt, defeating West Didsbury & Chorlton 3-1 thanks to a Louis Potts hat-trick. Avro had gone into this game having never played an away FA Cup game. Check out the report below from Greater Manchester Football. FA Cup: West Didsbury & Chorlton 1-3 Avro #FACup @AvroFC #WestDidsbury https://t.co/2ioL5ed305 — Greater Manchester Football (@_GMCRFootball) August 10, 2021 Jersey Bulls score 10 in competition debut  Jersey Bulls marked their FA Cup debut by racking up double figures against Horsham YMCA. This was also a club record. FULL TIME | We are so proud of our players' performance today 🤯 Thank you to all the supporters who managed to get a ticket for todays game and we hope to welcome you back to Springfield Stadium ...

It has been another dramatic few days of FA Cup action. Let's explore some of the moments from the early stages from one of the world's best cup competitions. FC United snatched a dramatic late FA Cup victory over Bootle Regan Linney scored a 97th minute winner as his side came from behind to snatch a dramatic 3-2 win over Bootle in the Emirates FA Cup first qualifying round replay. The first match was also a dramatic and exciting encounter. That finished 2-2. You can see more reaction from the game by heading to the Greater Manchester Football website.  Jersey Bulls march on This is what the Jersey Bulls reaction was at the end of the match.  @JerseyBullsFC go marching on!!! — A massive win for the bulls sees them through to the 2nd qualifying round in their first FA Cup Campaign — #nonleaguefootball #nonleague #jersey pic.twitter.com/rUbD5Lf9n3 — Non League Bible (@NLBIBLE4) September 4, 2021 Jersey Bulls thrashed VCD Athletic FC in their FA Cup first qualifying round ...

Manchester City and Leicester City face each other in the traditional curtain-raiser to the football season.  Both teams will be looking to build on their success from last season. Very few Leicester fans will forget their 5-2 thrashing of Man City last season. Whilst it is not considered a major trophy, it us always nice to win Leicester have never won it, whereas Man City have won it on six occasions. Their last appearance came in 2019 when they beat Liverpool on penalties.  Rumours persist about Man City signing a number of players. It will be interested to see who they sign and whether they make an appearance at Wembley. 🚨 Manchester City on verge of agreeing deal with Aston Villa to sign Jack Grealish for £100m. If everything goes to plan 25yo will finalise personal terms, take medical & complete move. Most expensive signing in British history @TheAthleticUK #AVFC #MCFC https://t.co/HnUxEi5A4P — David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) August 4, 2021 Leicester would have...

Ahead of England's historic Euro 2020 final, we spoke with a number of people about their favourite football matches. Finals, semi-finals and last day relegation battles are all mentioned here. Manchester United 2 - 1 Bayern Munich. 1999 Champions League final On the 26th May 1999, Manchester United won the Champions League in rather dramatic circumstances. They sealed an historic Treble. Ryan Thomas said: "It was the greatest night of my life. Nothing has ever come close." More Manchester United news and stories can be found here>>> Wigan Athletic 1 - 0 Manchester City. 2013 FA Cup Final Dave Whelan's dreams had come true. Wigan Athletic have won the FA Cup. Marcus Thompson, a Wigan fan and occasional contributor, told this blog: "You grew up as a Wigan fan not expecting to ever do or win anything. Getting to the Premier League in 2005 was great but this was another level entirely." Oldham Athletic 4 - 3 Southampton. Oldham stay in the Premier Le...

The Euros are finished and people are already looking ahead to the upcoming Premier League campaign. There will be a number of clubs desperate to stop City retaining the trophy.This article will see us look at some of the inevitable stories that are expected to take place over the course of next season. As the season gets closer, we'll continue to adapt this page with all the latest news as the build-up to the season gets closer.  The current champions - Manchester City They did win the league in a fairly comfortable fashion despite a fairly poor start to the season. It will be interesting to see how they replace Aguero and whether they place a higher level of priority on the Champions League. Will this have an impact on their league form? More news from Manchester City The challengers Manchester United - Throughout the next season Greater Manchester Football will have the latest news and stories from the often chaotic world of Manchester. Whilst it was an improved season for the...

Just the 18 goals as Spain and Switzerland progressed to the next round of Euro 2020 Spain 5 - 3 Croatia Spain qualified for the next round of Euro 2020 in dramatic fashion after beating Croatia in extra time. They had lead 3-1 before Croatia fought back in the late stages to give the game another 30 minutes. Goals from Morata and Oyarzabal sealed the win. More Euros news from Greater Manchester Football The Spanish will take great confidence from their attacking display but defensive errors will cause great concern. Spain's own goal against Croatia was the first they have ever scored at the European Championships and it was BIZARRE. 🤯 (video via @itvfootball ) pic.twitter.com/IXltv2YOVU — Squawka Football (@Squawka) June 28, 2021 Spain's victory means this own goal has a limited meme half life so you have to get it out now. pic.twitter.com/527zwjeD7d — Carl Anka (@Ankaman616) June 28, 2021 Many people assumed that the next game couldn't possibly match that one. How...

With Cristiano Ronaldo returning to Manchester United instead of signing for Manchester City, Greater Manchester Football have taken a look at some of the most shocking transfers involving Manchester United and Manchester City.  We also explore some other controversial signings.  Carlos Tevez to Manchester City in 2009 This was a strange one. Tevez had spent the previous two seasons at Old Trafford, where he won the Premier League twice and the Champions League in 2008.  The Argentinian had claimed he was never offered a new contract at United. He was the latest signing to join the ongoing revolution across the city.  City announced the transfer with this cheeky poster. How good was Carlos Tevez at Manchester City? Click here to find more news from across Greater Manchester More Manchester City news can be found here Michael Owen to Manchester United in 2009 The former Liverpool striker  signed for United  in 2009 after being released by recently relega...

England has been home to some of the greatest players ever. Since the creation of the Premier League in 1992, this has only increased. Let's have a look at some of the best. Jamie Vardy The rise of Jamie Vardy through the football pyramid to become a Premier League champion is one of the best football stories in recent history. Watch this video to see him in his Non League days.  Ruud van Nistelrooy Greater Manchester Football recently asked the question:  How good was Ruud van Nistelrooy?  The striker scored 150 times for Manchester United and won the Premier League in 2003. He also won the FA Cup in 2004.  Cristiano Ronaldo Some believe that Cristiano Ronaldo is the greatest footballer of all time. He spent 6 years at Old Trafford and scored over 100 goals for Man United. He also won the Premier League on three consecutive occasions alongside the Champions League in 2008. Despite leaving the club in 2009, Manchester United fans still sing his name. Greater Manche...

The evolution of the England national team has been quite extraordinary  News Ball UK have taken a look at England have improved in recent time and the impact that Gareth Southgate has had. Greater Manchester Football has loads more Euros stories  The failure of the 'golden generation' Between 2002 and 2006, many argued that England had some truly world class players. However, they never quite performed at their best when representing their country. Their best performance came at Euro 2004 when a young Wayne Rooney was on fire. Even then, they couldn't get beyond the Quarter Final. The low point of not qualifying for Euro 2008 Despite having a number of players that were still in their prime, England failed to qualify for Euro 2008. Discussions regarding the need for a complete overhaul and revolution were becoming increasingly common.  More failure England's qualifying campaign for the 2010 World Cup was promising enough. They put in some decent performances but st...