FA Cup still conjures magic – so why won’t broadcasters show it?
2 years, 2 months ago

FA Cup still conjures magic – so why won’t broadcasters show it?

The Independent  

The FA Cup’s magic number this weekend was nine: of the 20 Premier League clubs who entered the competition, eight were eliminated and one more will fall when Liverpool travel to Wolves for a replay next week, following their 2-2 draw. Nine third-round defeats equal the record set in 2008, a record which may be broken outright when League One club Oxford United take on Premier League leaders Arsenal on Monday night. Despite the onslaught of the different men’s football formats, with an expanding World Cup, Club World Cup and Champions League around the corner, the FA Cup remains as watchable as ever. Of course popular Premier League clubs always draw the most eyeballs, and broadcasters face a difficult task trying to guess where an upset might fall.

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In search of FA Cup third-round magic
2 months, 2 weeks ago

In search of FA Cup third-round magic

New York Times  

There were a total 29 minutes where lower league sides were leading their Premier League opponents across the FA Cup third round, so if there is any magic left in the competition, it is in short supply. It was a classic FA Cup upset, won by a superb goal from Morgan Whittaker, but Brentford boss Thomas Frank made six changes …

FA Cup third round: Why have replays been scrapped from the competition?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

FA Cup third round: Why have replays been scrapped from the competition?

The Independent  

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FA Cup third round: Why have replays been scrapped from the competition?
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

FA Cup third round: Why have replays been scrapped from the competition?

The Independent  

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FA Cup third round on TV: Where to watch Arsenal vs Man United?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

FA Cup third round on TV: Where to watch Arsenal vs Man United?

Daily Mail  

The FA Cup third round is here, marking the arrival of the Premier League and Championship sides. Six out of the 32 third round fixtures have been picked up to be shown live on TV, beginning with Friday's all Premier League affair between Aston Villa and West Ham. Elsewhere, Pep Guardiola's struggling Manchester City were drawn at home to the …

Manchester United’s only hope is magic of the FA Cup in most one-sided rivals meeting in Wembley history
10 months ago

Manchester United’s only hope is magic of the FA Cup in most one-sided rivals meeting in Wembley history

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy After a season where Manchester United’s tactical system …

Erik ten Hag insists scrapping FA Cup replays was ‘inevitable’ because of growing fixture load
11 months, 1 week ago

Erik ten Hag insists scrapping FA Cup replays was ‘inevitable’ because of growing fixture load

The Independent  

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Scrapping of FA Cup replays sparks calls for EFL clubs to be compensated
11 months, 1 week ago

Scrapping of FA Cup replays sparks calls for EFL clubs to be compensated

The Independent  

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Scrapping FA Cup replays shows the FA’s weakness – the only winners are the whining billionaire owners
11 months, 1 week ago

Scrapping FA Cup replays shows the FA’s weakness – the only winners are the whining billionaire owners

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Replays had already been removed from the fifth round onwards and the …

The poisonous war behind the move to rip the heart out of the FA Cup
11 months, 1 week ago

The poisonous war behind the move to rip the heart out of the FA Cup

The Telegraph  

There is one key battle in global football over the next decade which will decide who controls the broadcast billions that flow into the game, and in the priorities of those fighting it, the FA Cup simply does not figure at all. The Fifa president Gianni Infantino and his Uefa rival Aleksander Ceferin have both explicitly stated their preference for …

FA Cup replays scrapped, final to be played on penultimate weekend of season
11 months, 1 week ago

FA Cup replays scrapped, final to be played on penultimate weekend of season

New York Times  

The FA Cup has scrapped replays from the first round proper from the 2024-25 season in a six-year agreement to restructure the competition. The 2023 FA Cup final was staged after the Premier League season concluded The FA Cup will also scrap replays from the first-round stage — the round at which League One and League Two teams enter the …

FA Cup semi-final dates and kick-off times revealed as police pull Man United's game against Coventry forward as it's bizarrely deemed a 'high-risk' fixture
1 year ago

FA Cup semi-final dates and kick-off times revealed as police pull Man United's game against Coventry forward as it's bizarrely deemed a 'high-risk' fixture

Daily Mail  

The FA have been forced to bring forward the kick-off time for next month's FA Cup semi-final between Manchester United and Coventry after the Metropolitan Police deemed it to be a 'high-risk' fixture. The FA Cup semi-final between Manchester United and Coventry City on April 21 has been moved forward at the behest of the Metropolitan Police United beat Liverpool …

Man United's dramatic FA Cup victory over Liverpool draws the BIGGEST television audience of the year - as 8.6m tune in to watch stunning comeback
1 year ago

Man United's dramatic FA Cup victory over Liverpool draws the BIGGEST television audience of the year - as 8.6m tune in to watch stunning comeback

Daily Mail  

Manchester United's dramatic FA Cup win over Liverpool drew the biggest television audience of the year so far. ITV’s coverage of United versus Liverpool also drew the biggest audience for an FA Cup quarter-final since 2018. Manchester United sealed a famous 4-3 victory to book their place in the semi-finals ITV's coverage of the match drew the biggest sporting television …

FA Cup can’t satisfy but can certainly pacify Manchester United and Chelsea fans
1 year ago

FA Cup can’t satisfy but can certainly pacify Manchester United and Chelsea fans

Hindustan Times  

Appeasement it is, but that’s what two massive clubs in English football need to perform to keep their fans calm. Manchester United had already been a massive club and Chelsea became one in a matter of few years after Russian billionaire Roman Abramovic took over the club in 2003. Manchester United saw massive deterioration post the Alex Ferguson era in …

FA Cup: Quarter-final schedule and how to watch every match on TV this weekend
1 year ago

FA Cup: Quarter-final schedule and how to watch every match on TV this weekend

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Of the four fascinating quarter-finals this weekend, Coventry City stunned Wolves in …

FA Cup quarter-final TV schedule: Kick-off times and dates revealed
1 year ago

FA Cup quarter-final TV schedule: Kick-off times and dates revealed

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. United left it late against Nottingham Forest, but Casemiro’s 89th-minute header secured …

What FA Cup fixtures are on TV this weekend?
2 years, 1 month ago

What FA Cup fixtures are on TV this weekend?

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The FA Cup continues this weekend as 16 …

FA Cup third and fourth round replays could be scrapped to ease fixture backlog
2 years, 6 months ago

FA Cup third and fourth round replays could be scrapped to ease fixture backlog

The Independent  

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FA Cup draw LIVE: Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City avoid each other in quarter-finals
3 years ago

FA Cup draw LIVE: Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City avoid each other in quarter-finals

The Independent  

✕ Close Key moments of Chelsea’s Abramovich era Chelsea have been handed an away trip to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup quarter-finals, as the Premier League’s top three avoided one another in Thursday’s draw. Chris Wilder’s Middlesbrough produced another Premier League scalp as they knocked out Tottenham Hotspur to reach the last eight, following their penalty shoot-out victory over Manchester …

FA Cup dates confirmed for rest of the season
4 years, 9 months ago

FA Cup dates confirmed for rest of the season

Daily Mail  

Dates for this season's remaining FA Cup fixtures have been confirmed with the quarter-finals to take place over the weekend of June 27-28 and the final fixed for August 1. The four quarter-finals - Leicester City vs Chelsea, Newcastle United vs Manchester City, Sheffield United vs Arsenal and Norwich City vs Manchester United - will be played over the weekend …

Liverpool FC deliberately fields a youthful side, so is the FA Cup ‘damaging itself?’
5 years, 1 month ago

Liverpool FC deliberately fields a youthful side, so is the FA Cup ‘damaging itself?’

CNN  

CNN — Under normal circumstances, a match between Liverpool and Shrewsbury Town would produce a pretty one-sided scoreline. “If the FA had valued the FA Cup they probably wouldn’t have scheduled replays in the first winter break the Premier League has had,” @ThePaulMachin of @TheRedmenTV tells @AmandaDCNN pic.twitter.com/GQA4omptL5 — CNN Football February 4, 2020 That’s because Premier League leader Liverpool …

Greed of the elite is like a boa constrictor that squeezes the life out of England's small clubs
5 years, 1 month ago

Greed of the elite is like a boa constrictor that squeezes the life out of England's small clubs

Daily Mail  

Andy Holt, the owner of Accrington Stanley, is sitting in his office, his voice shaking with anger and frustration. Jurgen Klopp has decided to not attend Liverpool's FA Cup replay, and will be fielding kids Andy Holt, the owner of Accrington Stanley, says the greed of big clubs is like a boa constrictor Klopp has not caused this crisis for …

FA Cup: Imperfect Chelsea, Manchester United seek validation of renewed approaches in enticing cup tie
6 years, 1 month ago

FA Cup: Imperfect Chelsea, Manchester United seek validation of renewed approaches in enticing cup tie

Firstpost  

When Maurizio Sarri’s Chelsea clash with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s United at Stamford Bridge in a withdrawn FA Cup fifth round tie on Monday, it will all be about validation of their relatively newfound approaches and systems. Chelsea versus Manchester United is English football’s most-played fixture in recent times and one doesn’t need to look beyond the FA Cup to find …

Newport's heroics shows the magic of FA Cup is not dead
7 years, 1 month ago

Newport's heroics shows the magic of FA Cup is not dead

Daily Mail  

The poetry of cup football was best appreciated outside the gents at Rodney Parade, around an hour after the madness had ended. Padraig Amond had been within eight minutes of joining Ronnie Radford and Mickey Thomas in the special club of FA Cup heroes, but then found himself holding the door for a long procession of rather excited Newport fans. …

Man United FA Cup tie with Derby NOT in live TV picks
7 years, 3 months ago

Man United FA Cup tie with Derby NOT in live TV picks

Daily Mail  

Manchester United's run of 58 televised FA Cup matches is over after their third-round tie with Derby County was snubbed by broadcasters BT Sport and BBC. It will be the first time since January 2005 that United have not been shown on TV in the FA Cup — a goalless draw with Exeter City at Old Trafford. A Manchester United …

The end is nigh for John Terry at Chelsea after he was sent off... and can we leave FA Cup replays alone
8 years, 2 months ago

The end is nigh for John Terry at Chelsea after he was sent off... and can we leave FA Cup replays alone

Daily Mail  

John Terry's worst nightmare became reality on Sunday. Chelsea captain John Terry was sent off during the 4-1 FA Cup win over Peterborough United Terry reacts to being sent off by referee Kevin Friend at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon Cesar Azpilicueta is far more mobile than him in Antonio Conte's back three. The FA Cup is the people's cup …

Manchester United lead FA Cup TV coverage yet again as FA reveal fixture changes for fourth-round ties
9 years, 2 months ago

Manchester United lead FA Cup TV coverage yet again as FA reveal fixture changes for fourth-round ties

Daily Mail  

Manchester United will continue their run of always being shown on TV in the FA Cup when they face Derby County in the fourth round. The game will be shown live on BBC One on January 29, making it 49 FA Cup ties in a row in which United have been picked for TV. Wayne Rooney celebrates his late penalty …

We may think we know the cheats but we haven't the proof to back it up... their records have to stand
9 years, 2 months ago

We may think we know the cheats but we haven't the proof to back it up... their records have to stand

Daily Mail  

The problem with athletics records is that we all have very firm notions of the ones we think are bent. Usain Bolt celebrates setting a world record time in the 100m at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin Gatlin celebrates after finishing first in the men's 100m at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Then there is Jarmila Kratochvilova, described …

West Brom boss Tony Pulis claims FA Cup is being devalued by scheduling midweek fixtures
9 years, 2 months ago

West Brom boss Tony Pulis claims FA Cup is being devalued by scheduling midweek fixtures

Daily Mail  

Tony Pulis has accused fixture organisers of devaluing the FA Cup by scheduling Premier League and Football League games in the midweek after rounds three and four of the competition. The West Bromwich Albion boss said he found it disappointing, claiming the FA Cup was fourth in line on a list of the English game’s priorities. West Brom manager Tony …

Manchester United chosen for live FA Cup TV coverage for 48th time in a row with BT Sport set to screen Sheffield United clash
9 years, 3 months ago

Manchester United chosen for live FA Cup TV coverage for 48th time in a row with BT Sport set to screen Sheffield United clash

Daily Mail  

Manchester United’s third-round clash with Sheffield United at Old Trafford will be the 48th consecutive FA Cup game in which they have been televised live. BT will also show the match between Aston Villa and Wycombe at 12:45pm earlier in the day, and the game between Chelsea and Leyton Orient or Scunthorpe on Sunday, January 10. Louis van Gaal's Manchester …

Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool must go for FA Cup glory
10 years, 1 month ago

Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool must go for FA Cup glory

Daily Mail  

Let's face it, as far as fans are concerned, what else do Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United have to play for? Arsene Wenger lifts the FA Cup trophy aloft after Arsenal beat Hull at Wembley last May Aaron Ramsey celebrates scoring the winner for the Gunners against Steve Bruce's side Arsenal realise that retaining the FA Cup is their best …

Top 10 FA Cup upsets: Sportsmail looks back at the best David vs Goliath contests in the competition's history
10 years, 2 months ago

Top 10 FA Cup upsets: Sportsmail looks back at the best David vs Goliath contests in the competition's history

Daily Mail  

In what has been a weekend featuring many surprise results in the FA Cup fourth round, there is little doubt that Bradford’s win at Chelsea is by far the stand-out upset. The players, including Chelsea's Peter Osgood battle it out in the FA Cup fifth round Peter Kitchen pours a bottle of beer over Glen Roeder as Leyton Orient celebrate …

FA Cup magic under threat after it emerges no Premier League teams are likely to play on traditional Saturday afternoon
10 years, 3 months ago

FA Cup magic under threat after it emerges no Premier League teams are likely to play on traditional Saturday afternoon

Daily Mail  

The prestige of the FA Cup is under renewed threat after it emerged not one third-round match involving a Premier League team is likely to be played on Saturday, January 3. Confirmation of the blow to FA Cup tradition came after BBC and BT Sport revealed that their total of five televised matches, all involving Premier League teams, would be …

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