The Checkatrade Trophy final between Portsmouth and Sunderland set an attendace record for the EFL Trophy.
At Wembley on Sunday afternoon, there were 85,021 in to see Pompey win on penalties, which is the biggest in the competition’s history.
It was just shy of the crowd Barcelona were able to attract for their local derby against Espanyol at the Camp Nou were 92,795 turned up.
Much of London will have been aware Sunderland were in town given their takeover of Trafalgar Square on Saturday night.
And on Sunday the north east side took the lead in a thrilling contest that ended 2-2 after extra-time.
LATEST FOOTBALL NEWS
However, Sunderland midfielder Lee Cattermole missed his penalty in the shoot-out, with Portsmouth winning 5-4.
The Wembley crowd easily surpassed the previous competition record of 80,841 when Wolves beat Burnley in 1988, and also set a record for the competition at the new Wembley Stadium, surpassing the 74,434 who watched Coventry beat Oxford in 2017.
REVEALED: The best supported clubs in Europe with aggregate attendances of more than one million
3
It was a record crowd at Wembley
3
Ronan Curtis claimed the Checkatrade Trophy
3
Pompey held their nerve to win via penalties
Harry Redknapp recalls hilarious safari trip from time as Portsmouth manager. Redknapp, who is in the jungle on I'm A Celebrity, had two spells in charge at Pompey and won the FA Cup in 2008
The funniest Nwankwo Kanu story by Harry Redknapp - youtube.com
The logic in Ozil's case is simple. Arsenal could pay a proportion of his wages this summer and allow him to leave as a free agent - perhaps so many of those clubs whose interest has cooled on him since signing that contract would be prepared to revive their interest without a transfer fee being required.
Arsenal transfer news: Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil won't
REVIEW It's been a busy day of football on Saturday in the Premier League, with action at the top and bottom of the table The penultimate round of fixtures began on Friday night with Everton securing a 2-0 win over Burnley at Goodison Park.
Premier League results: Cardiff relegated, Tott | SportSpyder
Championship round-up: Norwich salvage dramatic draw against Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds stunned by ten-man Wigan, Bolton relegated at the hands of Aston Villa by: 161385360554578 — Talk Sport 19 Apr Leeds United's promotion hopes took a big blow on Good Friday as they lost a 2-1 lead at home to ten-man Wigan.
Norwich salvage dramatic draw against Sheffield Wednesday
Manchester City forward Nikita Parris has been named Football Writers Association Women's Footballer of the Year, beating Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema by the smallest of margins. Miedema had
Nikita Parris FWA Women's Footballer of the Year 2019
The Premier League have announced the nominees for the Player of the Season award with Manchester City and Liverpool dominating the shortlist. With both teams battling it out for the title on the
sport news Man City and Liverpool dominate as Premier League
Real Madrid are still keen on adding Paul Pogba to their ranks this summer - but the French World Cup winner will have to take a pay-cut in order to secure a move to the Spainish giants. According to ESPN, Madrid are not prepared to match his £290,000-a-week Old Trafford salary, and would insist on the midfielder taking a drop in his wages.
NewsNow: Man Utd Transfer News & Rumours news
The Argentina Football Association (AFA) confirmed Tuesday that national team manager Lionel Scaloni has been released from a hospital in Mallorca after he was hit by a car while riding his bicycle.
Argentina boss Scaloni released from hospital after being hit
Stockport face punishment after their fans invaded the pitch to confront opposition players during Saturday's 3-2 FA Trophy semi-final defeat by Fylde. The FA are investigating footage from Edgeley Park which shows two supporters reacting to their team conceding a late goal by approaching the visiting players while they celebrated.
Angry Stockport fans attack Fylde players on pitch and in
Michael Owen reacts to Mo Salah's goal as Liverpool FC beat Spurs to win Champions League clinch Champions League Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-0 to win Champions League title as they lift
Clubs, UEFA aim to cap Champions League prices for away fans
Liverpool star Naby Keita was forced off after going down under the challenge of Ivan Rakitic injury blow in Champions League clash vs Barcelona. and appeared to suffer a groin injury
Liverpool injury BLOW: Naby Keita forced off early in
Celtic manager Neil Lennon led the team to their ninth consecutive domestic trophy. Neil Lennon has revealed he was offered the Celtic manager's job in the dressing room shower after guiding the
Neil Lennon reveals he was offered Celtic job in the shower
N'Golo Kante: Chelsea midfielder currently has more Premier League goals and assists than Mesut Ozil AND Dele Alli The midfielder found the net against Burnley on Monday night and with that saw
N'Golo Kante: Chelsea midfielder currently has more Premier
No comments:
Post a Comment