Soo koob maqaalka:  Shay Given ayaa shaaca ka qaaday in xanuunka uu weli ka jiro go'aankii Ruud Gullit ee ahaa in uu isaga ka saaro finalka FA Cup 1999 ee u dhaxeeyay Newcastle iyo Manchester United. Goolhayaha Jamhuuriyadda Ireland ayaa ciyaaray wareeg kasta oo ka mid ah orodka Newcastle laakiin waxaa loo saaray Steve Harper si uu ugu soo bandhigo bandhigga Wembley, oo uu ku guuleystay 2-0 kooxda Sir Alex Ferguson. Given weli ma uusan la kulmin booqasho runtii lagu qanco garoonka qaranka. Waxa uu ciyaaray finalka FA Cup 1998 oo ay guuldarro ka soo gaartay Arsenal, iyo sidoo kale guuldaradii semi-finalka ee Chelsea sanadkii 2000. Shay Given ayaa u ciyaari doona kooxda Aston Villa kulankii ay Liverpool la ciyaari doonto ciyaarta semi-finalka FA Cup ee ka dhici doonta Wembley. Wuxuu haystaa billad FA Cup-ka ah oo uu ku guuleystay sanadkii 2011 laakiin wuxuu ahaa bedel aan caadi ahayn finalka Stoke iyadoo Joe Hart uu shabaqa ku jiray. Waxa uu doonayaa in uu iska cafiyo Liverpool. "Waxay aheyd wax fiican inaan ka mid noqdo kooxda Man City, laakiin marka aadan ciyaarin ma ahan wax qiimo leh", ayuu yiri. Runtii ma aqaano halka uu biladahaygu yaalo. 1999 waxoo ahaa waxoogaa jees jees ah. Waxaan u malaynayaa in aad waligaa ka soo gudubto? Ma ahan wax sahlan. Ruud Gullit xitaa iima sheegin, wuxuu ka dhigay tababaraha goolhayaha Terry Gennoe inuu ii sheego in aanan ciyaareynin. Laakiin kubada cagta gadaal uma fiirsan kartid, waa in aad horay u fiirisaa. Waxaan jeclaan lahaa in aan ku guuleysto koobka oo aan taariikh ka dhigo Aston Villa. 38 jirkaan ayaa ciyaaray dhamaan afartii kulan ee Villa ee koobka FA xilli ciyaareedkan wuxuuna haystay laba gool oo nadiif ah. Maareeyaha Villa Tim Sherwood ayaa xaqiijiyay in Given uu bilaabi doono Axadda, maalin ka hor intaanay Irishku buuxin 39 sano. Tababaraha kooxda Tim Sherwood ayaa xaqiijiyay in Given, oo maalinta berri ah buuxinaya 39 sano, uu sii hayn doono booskiisa koobka, halkii uu ka beddeli lahaa lambarka koowaad Brad Guzan. Given wuxuu ciyaaray wareeg kasta oo tartanka ah, isagoo ka bilaabay Paul Lambert, wuxuuna sameeyay badbaadooyin muhiim ah inta uu socday. Given ayaa qirtay in uu dareemay in ciyaaro sidan oo kale ah ay isaga dhaafeen markii uu amaah ku ahaa Middlesbrough xilli ciyaareedkii la soo dhaafay, maadaama Lambert uu tuuray ciyaartoy uu u baahnaa inuu ka saaro biilka mushaharka. Bishii Abriil ee la soo dhaafay, waxa uu ka caawiyay tababarihii hore ee Villa isagoo ahaa tababare markii Ian Culverhouse iyo Gary Karsa...
Shay Given oo ciyaari doona kulankii Liverpool ee FA Cupka maalin ka hor da 'diisa 39aad. Tim Sherwood ayaa xaqiijiyay warka isagoo isu diyaarinaya semi-finalka Axada. Given ayaa ciyaaray afartii kulan ee koobka FA ee kooxda Aston Villa xilli ciyaareedkan.