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David Raya will start in Arsenal’s Champions League final against Real Madrid, a meteoric rise from non-league Bromley FC to the world’s biggest stage. The 28-year-old goalkeeper’s journey includes 19 clean sheets in 38 Premier League games this season and a £23m transfer from Brentford.
AFC Stoneham claimed the FA Vase on penalties after a tense 0-0 draw with Cockfosters. The Hampshire club lifted their first major trophy in a dramatic shootout at Twickenham Stadium.
Jay Lovell, an escalator engineer who maintains Wembley’s lifts, will captain Cockfosters in the FA Vase final on Sunday. The 33-year-old father of two trades his toolkit for a captain’s armband, marking the first time he’ll play on the hallowed turf he’s serviced for 15 years.