And finally… the magic of the cup

Posted on 4th October 2013

This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.

Magic of the cup? Jumpers for goalposts? Hhmmm? But enough of that. The FA Cup’s in its earliest qualifying rounds but we’d be surprised if any game sees a better strike than this doozy from ex-Arsenal youth Rene Steer of St Neots Town. Bosh!

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