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The Capital One Cup provides teams with a wonderful opportunity to display the talents of their younger players, and this season we’ve seen glimpses of promising youthful talent for future seasons. With clubs investing significant amounts of money into their academy and youth systems, we’re beginning to see the benefits with numerous younger players emerging with that special [...]

We’ve had a truly historic Capital One Cup competition this season, and with so much drama building up to the final on Sunday, we’ve thrown together 15 key moments that have defined the competition so far. These moments might be a nail-biting penalty shoot-out, the underdogs pulling off a giant-killing, or a surprising performance from a particular [...]

With this season’s Capital One Cup providing so many shocks and surprises, we’ve seen contrasting images of fans in elation with other supporters suffering after a devastating loss. Whether it be a straight-up drubbing, a reminder that your team is not up to the test of higher-league opposition, or a shock giant-killing, fans have well and truly been [...]

Over the years the League Cup has brought us some truly fantastic finals with big teams, big names and even bigger surprises. This year’s final between League Two side Bradford City and first-time-finalists Swansea City looks set to maintain this theme, and, as always with the League Cup, an upset is a very real possibility. Could this [...]

Phil Parkinson was dazed and still bearing the stains of a Champagne soaking as the realisation started to sink in that he will be the man to lead Bradford City – League 2 Bradford City – out at Wembley for the Capital One Cup final. Parkinson, stock rising as Premier League victims pile up around him in [...]

 This season’s Capital One Cup has been truly historic – the number of giant-killings has been a big surprise and we have seen the return of the romance of cup football. We’ve experienced some significant shocks and amazing score-lines, so here is a list of our unofficial Capital One Cup awards – enjoy! Player of the tournament [...]

Bradford City have been desperately scrambling for a turning point since they slid out of the Premier League as recently as 2001 but, sunk into their sixth season of struggle in League Two, they never thought even to dream of a League Cup final at Wembley. After defeating three Premier League sides in succession, including a [...]

This year in particular has seen fans travel remarkable distances to support their beloved teams – with Swansea having such a successful run in the competition, many supporters have made the daunting trip to the Liberty Stadium in South Wales. And what of the Swansea fans themselves? They’ve followed their team to Crawley, Liverpool and Chelsea [...]

In the modern day managers don’t necessarily pick their best starting eleven anymore, instead selecting what he considers to be his ‘best team’. To put it into perspective he chooses the best possible line up to begin the game but also pays heavy attention to the substitutes bench, electing players that could be called upon to [...]

 The Bantams and the Swans have met 54 times before – however, the Capital One Cup  Final will be the first time the two teams have clashed in a cup fixture. Interestingly, Bradford have won 20 of these previous meetings and Swansea have also been victorious in 20, with 14 draws. The sides first met in 1926 where [...]

Bradford City’s Capital One Cup run has rekindled the romance of football. For Mike Harrison, editor of the Bradford City fanzine, The City Gent, the League Two club’s remarkable journey to the Capital One Cup final is a timely tonic for fans disillusioned by the ever-growing gulf between rich and poor. Bradford’s thrilling exploits have captured the imagination [...]

Swansea City received a bye into the second round as one of the thirteen Premier League clubs not involved in European competition. They were drawn against Championship side Barnsley at the Liberty Stadium. Swansea won 3–1 after goals were scored by Danny Graham and two from Luke Moore. Swansea’s third round opponents were Crawley Town. Played at the [...]

How times change. When Queens Park Rangers and Swansea City were promoted to the Premier League in the early summer of 2011, it was widely predicted that while Rangers would become a permanent fixture at the top table, Swansea would almost certainly suffer the indignity of a quick-fire return. Fast forward 23 months and the script has been [...]

Bradford City defeated League One team Notts County in the first round, their victory coming in extra time through a James Hanson goal. Bradford’s second round tie was against Championship side Watford, who went ahead after a 71st minute goal from Ikechi Anya. Bradford scored, first through Kyel Reid’s 84th minute equaliser, and then found a [...]

This year’s Capital One Cup has provided some of the biggest shocks and surprises in the history of domestic cup football. The fact we have a final between one side that has reached its first domestic cup final in its 100-year existence and the another side that plays League 2 football is a testament to just how ground-breaking this year’s competition [...]

 This season’s Capital One Cup has been truly historic – the number of giant-killings has been a big surprise and we have seen the grand return of the romance of cup football. We’ve experienced some significant shocks and amazing score-lines with some truly nerve-wracking moments so far, and with an epic final between Bradford City and Swansea City [...]

This year we have witnessed an historic Capital One Cup competition, with shocks occurring throughout all stages of the competition. It’s been a season of rekindling the romance of domestic cup football, particularly with the ascendancy of Bradford City, who claimed three Premier League scalps on their climb to the final at Wembley. A true year of surprises, the [...]

It seems like the criteria for being a Manchester United goalkeeper is not just how good you are in between the sticks, but also how good you are at pulling gorgeous women! We have previously featured David de Gea and his WAG Edurne García Almagro and now Anders Lindegaard’s other half Missé Beqiri takes centre stage. Missé [...]

Some people may be sceptical about Manchester United ‘s motives in signing Shinji Kagawa, but one thing the Japanese superstar is certain to bring (apart from shirt sales) is a bit more glamour. Shinji Kagawa’s girlfiend is adult entertainment sensation Ameri Ichinose, and there’s no doubt that she’d provide something a bit different to the Old Trafford players [...]

WAGs! Another reason we all envy professional footballers, beside the flash cars, big houses and fashion fads. Forget the Ferraris, mansions and Georgio Armani clothing, this is where footballers get really lucky. A word of warning – some of these women are incredibly hot, and others even hotter. Make sure you have the fire department on speed-dial and [...]