News: 1. FC Cologne, Borussia Dortmund, Oliver Glasner

Crystal Palace had to wait 120 years. Longer than a lifetime. Then Oliver Glasner came along. And not only did they defeat Pep Guardiola's Man City in the FA Cup final, but he also found words that perfectly encapsulated this historic moment. The greatest thing, he said, that his team and he as a manager can achieve is not lifting a trophy. "The greatest success is to give ten thousand South Londoners a moment of their life. We can give them days and hours in which they forget all their worries and are simply happy. That is the greatest achievement a sportsman can achieve." It didn't sound rehearsed, nor overly pathetic. Anyone who wanted to understand what Glasner meant only had to look at the stands after the game. Where tears flowed like torrents. Men, women, children, dogs. "I can die a happy person," said one guy. And he certainly meant it. Because that's exactly what keeps most of us freaking out when we go to football: that "one day" it might actually happen. And then, all of a sudden, against all odds, "one day" falls on May 17, 2025.