As Eleanor Beardsley reports from Paris, these new owners are helping to preserve a French tradition.
And Beardsley guaranteed Stevenage's passage through to the final with his crisp strike close to the final whistle.
Underdogs Stevenage almost punished Reading moments later when an unmarked Chris Beardsley thumped a header over the top.
Armstrong laid to rest any doubts about his ability to win the race a seventh time, as Eleanor Beardsley reports.
Kuyt's hat-trick was the first for Liverpool against United since Peter Beardsley's in September 1990 as Luis Suarez had a hand in all three goals.
And any hopes of a dramatic comeback for Accrington ended after the quick-fire double dismissal, before Beardsley put the result beyond doubt with his late goal.
The 22-year-old had not scored since late August but defeated Krul with a powerful strike after Long and Chris Beardsley worked the ball into his path.
Stevenage will take on Torquay in the League Two play-off final after substitue Chris Beardsley scored the only goal at nine-man Accrington to give his team a 3-0 aggregate victory.
Two hours, 11 minutes and 48 seconds later, runners Dick Beardsley and Inge Simonsen took each other by the hand and became the first competitors to complete the London Marathon, crossing the finish line on Constitution Hill, behind Buckingham Palace.
The England side included six of the starting line-up from the 1990 semi-final, with Gascoigne joined by Peter Shilton, Peter Beardsley, David Platt, Des Walker and Mark Wright, plus other members of the 1990 squad such as John Barnes and Trevor Steven.
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