Cesc Fabregas wants cup medal to replace one lost from 2005 final

He kicked Roy Keane as a precocious teenager and, now, as a near pensioner with Chelsea, Cesc Fabregas is eager to win today’s FA Cup final and replace the winners’ medal he has lost.
Cesc Fabregas wants cup medal to replace one lost from 2005 final
Sat, 19 May, 2018 - 01:00
Matt McGeehan

Fabregas won the 2005 FA Cup, aged 18, with Arsenal, beating Keane’s Manchester United in a penalty shootout in the final in Cardiff.

The 31-year-old Spain playmaker hopes United will be beaten again at Wembley this weekend to give Chelsea the trophy.

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