Federici apologises for Wembley blunder

Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici has taken to Twitter to apologise for his crucial gaffe in Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final defeat to Arsenal.

Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici has taken to Twitter to apologise for his crucial gaffe in Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final defeat to Arsenal.

With the game finishing 1-1 after 90 minutes, the Australian inexplicably let a tame Alexis Sanchez shot slip through his grasp in the sixth minute of extra-time and could only watch on as it trickled over the line, allowing the Barclays Premier League Gunners to book a second successive final appearance.

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