For many football fans, it’s a dream come true. The possibility of seeing your favorite team play in a cup final at Wembley. But in the case of Man United fan Phil Spark, it turned into a nightmare when he couldn’t get a ticket to see his team play Spurs in the Carling Cup Final. Instead of wallowing in depression, Didsbury resident Spark did one better by recreating the Wembley experience in his own home.

Here’s what he did:

• He turfed his room with fake grass,
• Installed two rows of stadium style seats,
• Fitted a turnstile to access the room,
• Adorned the wall with crowd shots,
• Installed the Sky + HD box for his 52 inch flat-screen plasma television, and
• Brought in a whole bunch of the classic meat pies found at football matches.

Too bad the match wasn’t that exciting!

Tip: The Daily Mirror.

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England plays the Czech Republic in a friendly today at 3pm ET/8pm UK time. The game will be shown live on Fox Soccer Channel for U.S. viewers, while U.K. viewers can find the match on Setanta Sports.

It should be interesting to see how Fabio Capello’s side does at Wembley on a night when Emile Heskey may get a chance to start up front, John Terry returns as captain and 30,000 seats are still unsold.

If you’ll be watching – or have watched – today’s matches, please share your thoughts, insight, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.

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