By the time the final whistle approaches, the evening sun will have dipped, casting long shadows across Wembley’s wide expanses. As the television cameras zoom in to capture the starkly contrasting emotions of winners and losers, the answers to a series of questions should become clear. Will Arsenal’s renaissance under their Australian coach, Joe Montemurro, result in a 15th FA Cup win? Or might his Chelsea counterpart, Emma Hayes, clinch the first part of the domestic league and cup double she aims to secure before giving birth to twins next month? Can Katie Chapman, Chelsea’s captain, lift the trophy for a record 10th time in a 21-year career during which time she has produced...
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