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‘Everything about it was magical’: Southampton still spurred on by spirit of ’76 Cup triumph

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‘Everything about it was magical’: Southampton still spurred on by spirit of ’76 Cup triumph
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Fiftieth anniversary of an FA Cup win still central to their city’s identity forms an evocative backdrop to Saints’ semi-final against Manchester CityTwo years ago, when sixth-tier Maidstone won at Ipswich to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time, their manager, George Elokobi, distilled the unique, enduring impact of an FA Cup giantkilling into five syllables: “This binds us for life.”The same bond, only even more powerful, will be in evidence on the south coast in the next wee

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