Hard work and perseverance finally paid off as Harry Redknapp lifted his first major trophy in a classic FA Cup final at Wembley, says Ravin Sampat.
It has been a terrific year of Premier League football.
A thrilling title race and a ferocious battle to avoid the drop kept onlookers fascinated until the final minutes of the campaign. And in the midst of all the excitement came a host of high-scoring, memorable matches. Footballing World pick out the top five from the 2007/08 season.
Keegan and Toshack. Quinn and Phillips. Owen and Heskey. Football is littered with successful examples of the ‘classic’ big man/little man partnerships. And with Peter Crouch linked with a move away from Liverpool, could he and Jermain Defoe form the latest tall/small partnership?