
Port Vale Heroics, Magical Max & Arsenal’s Unfair Criticism
From The Rest Is Football
Published 3/9/2026

From The Rest Is Football
Published 3/9/2026
Bottom of League One side Port Vale stunned Sunderland to prove the magic of the FA Cup is still alive. It’s Port Vale’s first trip to the quarter-finals since 1954, and goalscorer Ben Waine, a lifelong Newcastle fan even pulled out Alan Shearer’s iconic celebration. Elsewhere, Mansfield pushed…