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Paul Scharner: 'It was in my mind that Wigan might do something special in the FA Cup'
13 May 2013 01:47 AM
Scharner rejoined the club on loan from Hamburg in January
Twitter fan Andy Murray is 'a real role model for our country' says Wigan striker Shaun Maloney
13 May 2013 01:38 AM
The pair played each other at tennis when they were younger
'I didn't think I wasn't going to play again': Ben Watson makes another impact substitution
13 May 2013 01:35 AM
Until the FA Cup final Ben Watson's claim to fame was as a curiosity. Roberto Martinez once brought him off the bench late in a game purely to take a penalty kick. It was his first touch, and he scored.
Belief fires Dave Whelan’s Wigan Athletic to the Holy Grail
13 May 2013 12:35 AM
Latics stunned Manchester City at Wembley
Will Roberto Martinez go out with a bang and leave FA Cup as his parting gift to Wigan?
13 May 2013 12:32 AM
Whether Wigan survive in top flight or not, their coveted manager faces a tough decision on future
Pablo Zabaleta insists Roberto Mancini rumours didn't affect the Manchester City players
12 May 2013 12:56 PM
Manchester City defender claims a lack of passion to blame for defeat after red card shame
Manchester City 0 Wigan 1 match report: Ben Watson gives FA Cup welcome dash of romance
12 May 2013 12:00 AM
Wigan’s substitute stuns City with late winner to earn his club the trophy for first time but now comes the battle to avoid relegation from Premier League
Dave Whelan: This win makes up for 1960 misery
12 May 2013 12:00 AM
Dave Whelan, Wigan Athletic's owner, claimed last night he had a premonition that his side would triumph 1-0 against Manchester City in the FA Cup final.
FA Cup final: Jubilant Wigan give Roberto Mancini final push
12 May 2013 12:00 AM
Manuel Pellegrini lined up to replace Italian after Manchester City's millionaires are humbled in FA Cup final
The Calvin Report: Roberto Mancini falls as global ambition is embarrassed
12 May 2013 12:00 AM
Manchester City manager becomes a disposable asset in a much larger game as Wigan supply the romantic images the old competition so desperately needed
From shocking foul to diamond for Callum McManaman
12 May 2013 12:00 AM
Was this shock bigger than Wimbledon in 1988? Was it the biggest since Sunderland in 1973? These were the questions being asked here last night, but it was another FA Cup final that came to mind while watching Callum McManaman tear Manchester City apart.
Roberto Mancini dismisses rumours of imminent sacking despite City's FA Cup final defeat
11 May 2013 08:30 PM
Manchester City boss claims the story as speculation, but admits the loss is difficult to take in following the shock 1-0 defeat to Wigan
Roberto Martinez: 'What an incredible story'
11 May 2013 07:56 PM
Wigan boss guides Latics to first FA Cup trophy in their history with 1-0 victory over Manchester City
FA Cup final: Manchester City v Wigan - As it happened
11 May 2013 02:30 PM
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