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Summary Chelsea and Liverpool get their big day out at the national stadium, Wembley.
It used to be England’s longed-for, and longest, day on the sporting calendar. And ESPN, the U.S. broadcaster, is trying to resurrect that feeling by starting its coverage of the F.A. Cup final at 8 a.m. in Britain for a match that kicks off at 5:15 p.m.Chelsea and Liverpool get their big day out at the national stadium, Wembley, near the close of a season in which they have fallen short in the domestic league. But each team seeks a cup double because Chelsea, against all the odds, has also reached the Champions League final, to be held in Munich on May 19, while Liverpool won the less-valued Carling Cup in February.The Russian who bankrolls Chelsea and the American owners of Liverpool expected more for their money. But at the core of these two multinational sides two Englishmen, Frank Lampard in Chelsea blue and Steven Gerrard in Liverpool red will be living out what still is the dream of English players: the Wembley final.
