It was a day of narrow margins and big statements in football. At Wembley, Manchester City claimed the FA Cup with a 1-0 win over Chelsea, settled by Antoine Semenyo’s daring back-heeled finish from an Erling Haaland cross, a moment of improvisation that delivered another trophy for Pep Guardiola’s side. Chelsea, though beaten in the men’s final, found a measure of celebration elsewhere as Sam Kerr marked her farewell appearance with the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Manchester United, drawing level with Fran Kirby as the club’s all-time women’s top scorer. Off the pitch, Chelsea also appear close to a major reset, with multiple reports saying Xabi Alonso has agreed to become the club’s next permanent manager. Notably, one major item in the feed concerned a counterterrorism operation in Nigeria and fell outside the sports brief.