2002 FA Cup Final at 4.1 million (44.4%). By comparison ITV's coverage of the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final averaged 6.8 million viewers, though with a lower viewing share (33.3%). The cup final ratings, a record low, were defended by the FA spokesman Paul Newman: "We are very pleased because the final peaked at 7.4m which is pretty good for a hot Saturday in the middle of a bank holiday weekend." A list compiled by the "London Evening Standard" showed the 2002 final came bottom in the season's top 10 viewed football matches. Four days later Arsenal defeated Manchester United to complete their third
2002–03 Iraq FA Cup 2002–03 Iraq FA Cup The 2002–03 Iraq FA Cup was the 25th edition of the knockout competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football. It kicked off on 2 September 2002, and the final was played on 23 August 2003 in the Franso Hariri Stadium. This was the first time in the tournament's history that the cup final was not played in Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad. Al-Talaba were the defending champions of the cup after beating Al-Shorta 1–0 in the 2002 final, and the exact same was repeated one year later as Al-Talaba beat Al-Shorta 1–0 again to lift their