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Haaland Suffers Another Wembley Blank After Turning Down Penalty
- Manchester City lost 1-0 to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium on May 17, 2025.
- Crystal Palace took the lead through Eberechi Eze's 16th-minute goal after a swift counter-attack, while City earned a first-half penalty when Bernardo Silva was fouled by Tyrick Mitchell.
- Erling Haaland, City's usual penalty taker, chose to hand the penalty to Omar Marmoush, whose first penalty for City was saved by Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson, who made six saves overall.
- Haaland scored 30 goals this season but missed three of seven penalties, and pundit Wayne Rooney suggested Wembley pressure might have influenced Haaland’s decision.
- Pep Guardiola expressed surprise but said he did not influence the penalty choice, and City’s defeat ended their chance of silverware while raising debate over Haaland's decision.
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Soccer-Haaland suffers another Wembley blank after turning down penalty
LONDON (Reuters) -Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admitted he was surprised that Norwegian striker Erling Haaland declined to take a penalty for his side in Saturday's FA Cup final against Crystal Palace with the kick subsequently being missed by Omar Marmoush. Read full story
Haaland suffers another Wembley blank after turning down penalty
LONDON :Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admitted he was surprised that Norwegian striker Erling Haaland declined to take a penalty for his side in Saturday's FA Cup final against Crystal Palace with the kick subsequently being missed by Omar Marmoush.Trailing 1-0 to Eberechi Eze's goal, City were awarde
Pep Guardiola responds when asked about Erling Haaland deciding to hand penalty to Omar Marmoush before miss in Manchester City’s FA Cup final loss
Pep Guardiola has stated that he doesn't know why Erling Haaland decided to let Omar Marmoush take the penalty during Manchester City’s 1-0 FA Cup final defeat against Crystal Palace.
FA Cup final: Ronaldo, Messi wouldn't have done that - Rooney blasts Haaland over penalty
Former Manchester United striker, Wayne Rooney, has hit out at Manchester City’s Erling Haaland after he gave up a penalty in the FA Cup final defeat to Crystal Palace. Ebere Eze had already given Palace the lead following a swift counter-attack. City were then given the chance to level from the spot, after Tyrick Mitchell fouled Bernardo Silva inside the area. Haaland, who always takes penalties for City, opted to hand over the ball to Omar Mar…
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