The Final Countdown - Football History's stories of glory and heartbreak in the biggest finals

Two massive clubs. Two deeply unhappy managers. One very joyless FA Cup Final.

Chelsea and Manchester United arrived at Wembley like it was a chore rather than a final. Eden Hazard provided the only spark, while United dominated the ball but did absolutely nothing with it.

Pogba missed the moment, Chelsea shut the door, Conte clung on, and Mourinho grew steadily more furious. And somewhere in the middle of it all, Lewis briefly merged Tim Cahill and Gary Cahill into one player, which somehow felt perfectly in keeping with how disorientating this final was.

This is The Final Countdown.

A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

It’s Christmas, the fixtures are piling up, and it’s time to see who actually knew what they were talking about.

In this festive special, we revisit our pre-season predictions to see which ones still have legs… and which ones are already wrapped up and thrown in the bin. Then it’s time for TENSION! — our nerve-shredding quiz where confidence disappears, pressure builds, and festive goodwill goes straight out the window.

Football chat, questionable takes, rising stress levels and plenty of laughs — the perfect way to round off the year.

This is The Final Countdown.

A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

Arsenal arrived at Wembley bruised, written off, and supposedly in decline. Chelsea arrived as newly crowned champions, dominant, confident, and strong favourites.

What followed was a final that flipped the script.

Arsenal court controversy, Aaron Ramsey arrived right on cue once again, and Arsène Wenger outmanoeuvred Antonio Conte to deliver one last Wembley masterclass.

This episode revisits a final fuelled by tension, rivalry, and defiance. A Cup final that felt like a statement as well as a farewell of sorts.

This is The Final Countdown.

A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

Crystal Palace thought they’d written the ending. Jason Puncheon smashed them into the lead, Alan Pardew broke into that dance, and for about three minutes it looked like Wembley was about to witness a genuine upset.

But then Wayne Rooney decided to turn into peak midfield Zidane and Fellaini started winning everything in orbit.

Extra time brought even more drama — with a dramatic red card before Marcus “Flashford” Rashford stepped up his game. Ten men, no logic, pure FA Cup mayhem.

We relive the goals, the scrappiness and the dance moves before Jesse Lingard stuck his name into Wembley folklore.

This is The Final Countdown.

A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

Arsenal returned to Wembley looking to defend their crown — and turned the 2015 FA Cup Final into a masterclass.

Walcott opened the scoring, Sánchez unleashed thunder, and Wenger’s men ran riot under the arch. Aston Villa were simply swept aside.

A performance of control, flair and pure red-and-white ruthlessness.

Join us as we relive the goals, the dominance, and the day Arsenal made it look effortless.

This is The Final Countdown.

A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

Arsenal show up dreaming of ending nine years of trophy-less pain. Hull City show up… and immediately turn Arsenal’s dream into a nightmare.

Alex Bruce is desperate to make his dad proud, Santi Cazorla puts on a free-kick masterclass and Aaron Ramsey writes his name into North London folklore with a 109th-minute winner.

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

Manchester City arrive expecting a parade. Wigan Athletic turn up hoping for mercy. 90 minutes later? Ben Watson, a man with a broken leg and a dream, headbutts football history into existence. City’s billionaires are stunned and Dave Whelan is crying. Join us as we rewind to the FA Cup Final that made everyone believe in magic again — except Roberto Mancini, who lost his job two days later.

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

It’s Wembley, it’s 2012, and somehow Andy Carroll is about to have the game of his Liverpool career. Chelsea, meanwhile, are busy juggling an FA Cup final with the small matter of a Champions League final in Munich. Didier Drogba does what Didier Drogba always does in a cup final, while Liverpool discover that leaving it late isn’t always a great strategy. We look back at the goals, the drama, and the bizarre moment where Carroll briefly looked like a £35 million bargain.

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

A classic David vs Goliath final as the newly rejuvenated Man City take on Tony Pulis' "old school" Stoke. We talk about Yaya Toure's status amongst the legends of this new look Manchester City team as well as the Stoke players that may well be the cast of walking with dinosaurs.

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

We jump headlong into the new season with some outrageous and (maybe) ill-informed predictions. We're talking top scorer, relegation candidates, title-winners, first manager to get the sack and some astonishingly bold "left-field" shouts. So come and have a laugh AT us or join in with your predictions in the comments!

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!