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Leicester City outclass Chelsea and Thomas Tuchel, win FA Cup for the first time in history

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Football - FA Cup Final - Chelsea v Leicester City - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - May 15, 2021. Leicester City's Youri Tielemans celebrates scoring their first goal. [Pool via REUTERS/Matthew Childs]

A magnificent long-range strike from Youri Tielemans gave Leicester City their first FA Cup triumph with a 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday, in front of the biggest crowd in England since March 2020.

Leicester had been beaten in all their three previous FA Cup final appearances, most recently in 1969, and it was a goal that will be remembered as one of the finest in the competition's 149-year history that earned their maiden win.

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