The sport of football have many huge spectacles each year like the F.A cup final and the Champions League final. Then there are the extra special matches like the World Cup final however it is debatable that one of the most important matches in the football calendar is the play-off final to make that dream jump from the Championship to the Premier League.
Why is it so important you might ask? Well this match on its own is worth around £100 million pounds to the winner and offers them a one way ticket to the promise land that is the premier league. It is the biggest and best competitive division in world football and this is why the play-off final is such a spectacle worldwide.
One thing that is for certain is next year the Premiership will have a brand new team entering the division that have never been there before as the play-off final will be a straight battle between Cardiff City and Blackpool. Both teams have earned their right to be in the final as they both came through gruelling semi-final contests.
Blackpool beat the much fancied Nottingham Forest 5-4 on aggregate, and this included a very impressive 4-3 win away at the City Ground in which Forest were unbeaten in 20 matches.
Cardiff were involved in a much closer contest in which it took penalties to decide the outcome of their match with Leicester City after it was all square at 3-3 after two legs.
One thing for sure is this match is one not to be missed so make sure you watch it,
Blackpool vs Cardiff City
Sky Sports 1
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