UK: MANCHESTER UNITED AND NEWCASTLE FANS HEAD TO WEMBLEY FOR THIS YEAR'S F.A. CUP FINAL.

Record ID: 337799

  • Title: UK: MANCHESTER UNITED AND NEWCASTLE FANS HEAD TO WEMBLEY FOR THIS YEAR'S F.A. CUP FINAL.
  • Date: 22nd May 1999
  • Summary: LONDON, UK (MAY 22, 1999) 1. TRAIN ARRIVE AT KINGS CROSS STATION 2. NEWCASTLE SUPPORTERS WALKING OUT OF TRAIN 3. SINGLE MANCHESTER UNITED FAN WITH HIS SON 4. REAR SHOT FANS LEAVING STATION 5. WIDE SHOT NEWCASTLE FANS GATHERED OUTSIDE PUB 6. CLOSE UP NEWCASTLE FAN WITH FACE PAINTED IN BLACK AND WHITE STRIPES 7. PAN TO FANS DRINKING BEER 8. (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) GROUP OF FANS ASKED WHO IS GOING TO SCORE FOR NEWCASTLE SAY: "Shearer (Alan Shearer)" FANS START SINGING 9. VARIOUS OF FANS IN STREETS 10. EXTERIOR OF WEMBLEY STADIUM, VARIOUS OF FANS ARRIVING 11. PAN UP FROM FANS TO EXTERIOR OF STADIUM 12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCESTER UNITED SUPPORTER SAYING "I think United will be focused, (manager Alec) Ferguson will have them up, he's proved that time and time again. We'll do it. I don't like predicting, we'll just win. That's it. 13. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCHESTER UNITED SUPPORTER SAYING "Three in a row, it's on. The first team to do the treble. Watch out Europe here we come." 14. EXTERIOR OF WEMBLY STADIUM Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 6th June 1999 13:00
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  • Location: LONDON, UK
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  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVA7G8CIARS2EV612X51A039T15W
  • Story Text: Noisy but happy fans gathered in London for the English
    FA Cup soccer final between two Uniteds, Manchester and
    Newcastle.

    Trains from the north of England brought the early
    arrivals to the capital on Saturday (May 22) and, once off the
    train, the supporters headed for the pubs of central London.

    Newcastle lost last year's final 2-0 to London side
    Arsenal, who won the League and FA Cup double.

    Newcastle's last victory came against Tottenham Hotspur in
    the F.A.Cup semifinal on April 11 and their league season
    ended with a depressing run of defeats and draws and just four
    points from their last six matches.Now they are hoping to win
    their first domestic trophy since winning the Cup for the
    sixth time in 1955.

    Manchester United have won 19 major honours since then,
    including seven F.A.Cup triumphs, and it is hard to see them
    being denied a 10th overall cup success -- and their third
    double in six seasons.They have not lost for 31 matches, won
    the league last Sunday, aim for the double at Wembley on
    Saturday and hope to make it a unique treble when they face
    Bayern Munich in Barcelona on Wednesday (May 26) in the final
    of the European Cup.

    The history of the F.A.Cup is peppered with upsets and
    shocks and although Newcastle are unlikely to be totally
    outplayed as they were a year ago, they are also unlikely to
    win.

    Manchester United have beaten Newcastle in their only two
    previous cup meetings in 1909 and 1990 -- and gone on to win
    the Cup both times -- the likeliest outcome again on Saturday.

    Certainly the Manchester fans were confident of success as
    they made their way to the famous stadium for the match, which
    kicked off at 1400gmt.


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