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

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

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 FA Cup replays are being scrapped next season, ending 150 years of tradition and sparking calls for EFL clubs to be compensated for lost revenue. Changes to the domestic calendar were inevitable given the expansion of the Champions League from next season, and although replays’ days have appeared numbered for some time, a Football Supporters’ Association poll last summer found 69.5 per cent of fans still saw them as an important part of the FA Cup. The FA’s statement said the Professional Game Board – which includes four EFL representatives including its chairman Rick Parry – had approved the overall calendar for next season containing the changes. “The FA Cup is the oldest domestic cup competition in the world, an asset of national importance, and we have shared those concerns with the FA as its primary custodians.” EFL chief executive Trevor Birch said: “Whilst the league had previously been involved in discussions over the future of the calendar, these were predicated on the agreement of a new financial deal with the Premier League for EFL clubs which has not progressed.

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In search of FA Cup third-round magic
2 months, 1 week 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 2024-25: Tottenham Hotspur survives huge scare to beat non-league side Tamworth FC
2 months, 1 week ago

FA Cup 2024-25: Tottenham Hotspur survives huge scare to beat non-league side Tamworth FC

The Hindu  

Tottenham endured the humiliation of being taken to extra time by Tamworth, an opponent nearly 100 places lower in English football’s pyramid, before winning 3-0 and avoiding one of the biggest shocks in FA Cup history on Sunday. Four days after beating Premier League leader Liverpool 1-0 in the English League Cup semifinal, Tottenham’s team of established internationals toiled against …

FA Cup third round: Why have replays been scrapped from the competition?
2 months, 1 week 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, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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The FA Cup Import-o-meter: Who needs it most this season?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The FA Cup Import-o-meter: Who needs it most this season?

New York Times  

The FA Cup is upon us again and something different is in the air. “While Premier League survival is crucial, an FA Cup run would bring entertainment, enjoyment and a distraction from the relative grind of simply seeking to avoid relegation or finish higher than before, as it did in their progress to the semi-final in 2021 during Patrick Vieira’s …

Guiseley chief James Pickles: FA Cup replays scrapped to benefit four clubs
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Guiseley chief James Pickles: FA Cup replays scrapped to benefit four clubs

The Independent  

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FA Cup is given £2.34m prize money boost as cash-strapped EFL clubs are compensated for replays being scrapped
5 months, 3 weeks ago

FA Cup is given £2.34m prize money boost as cash-strapped EFL clubs are compensated for replays being scrapped

Daily Mail  

The Football Association has agreed to put an additional £2.34m in the FA Cup prize pot after replays were controversially scrapped. Insiders believed the EFL was being punished by the expansion of UEFA’s calendar, with chief executive Trevor Birch bemoaning ‘another lost traditional revenue stream at a time when the financial gap between the biggest clubs and those further down …

Ending FA Cup replays another example of EFL being ‘marginalised’, says league
11 months ago

Ending FA Cup replays another example of EFL being ‘marginalised’, says league

The Independent  

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FA Cup debate is about much more than scrapping replays
11 months ago

FA Cup debate is about much more than scrapping replays

The Independent  

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EFL representatives accepted scrapping FA Cup replays, FA says
11 months ago

EFL representatives accepted scrapping FA Cup replays, FA says

The Hindu  

English Football League representatives agreed in meetings that FA Cup replays should be scrapped from next season, the English FA said on Friday in the face of criticism from several lower-league clubs for ditching the revenue-generating matches. “Removing Emirates FA Cup replays was discussed in the early meetings and all parties accepted that they could not continue.” The statement comes …

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

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

The Independent  

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FA defends scrapping FA Cup replays after criticism from EFL clubs
11 months ago

FA defends scrapping FA Cup replays after criticism from EFL clubs

The Independent  

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Revealed: FA did NOT discuss controversial decision to scrap replays with FA Cup Committee - as details emerge of heated meeting with EFL representatives
11 months ago

Revealed: FA did NOT discuss controversial decision to scrap replays with FA Cup Committee - as details emerge of heated meeting with EFL representatives

Daily Mail  

The FA's controversial move to scrap FA Cup replays completely from next season was not discussed by the governing body's FA Cup Committee in another indication of the secrecy surrounding the historic decision. The FA Cup Committee is chaired by the Premier League's Peter McCormick and made up of four representatives from the top-flight, four from the EFL and four …

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder joins EFL chiefs in blasting decision to scrap FA Cup replays as he says small clubs can 'make enough money to survive for five years' off one game
11 months ago

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder joins EFL chiefs in blasting decision to scrap FA Cup replays as he says small clubs can 'make enough money to survive for five years' off one game

Daily Mail  

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has joined the EFL in blasting the decision to scrap FA Cup replays as part of a shake-up of the football calendar. Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has criticised the decision to scrap FA Cup replays A major change to the FA Cup will see all replays from the first round onwards scrapped but the …

EFL to seek compensation for clubs after FA Cup replays abolished
11 months ago

EFL to seek compensation for clubs after FA Cup replays abolished

The Independent  

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FA Cup agrees to scrap replays due to ‘expanded’ Champions League
11 months ago

FA Cup agrees to scrap replays due to ‘expanded’ Champions League

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 ago

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

The Independent  

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

Key talking points ahead of this weekend’s FA Cup quarter-finals
1 year ago

Key talking points ahead of this weekend’s FA Cup quarter-finals

The Independent  

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FA Cup replays set to be SCRAPPED entirely next season to ease fixture congestion in a financial blow for lower-league clubs after the Premier League rejected a £900m settlement for the EFL
1 year ago

FA Cup replays set to be SCRAPPED entirely next season to ease fixture congestion in a financial blow for lower-league clubs after the Premier League rejected a £900m settlement for the EFL

Daily Mail  

EFL could hit back by with a move of their own as fixture congestion piles up The FA are set to press ahead with plans to scrap FA Cup replays next season The FA are set to press ahead with plans to scrap FA Cup replays from the third round next season despite the collapse of the so-called New Deal …

Does the League Cup have a future – and what could that look like?
1 year, 1 month ago

Does the League Cup have a future – and what could that look like?

New York Times  

And then there were two. For the 11th year in succession, it will be lifted by a member of the Premier League’s ‘Big Six’, so the elite still see the League Cup as something worth winning. The Premier League have pushed to see two-legged semi-finals axed from next season, meaning the most League Cup games that a club competing in …

League Cup to keep two-legged semifinals despite fixture concerns
1 year, 1 month ago

League Cup to keep two-legged semifinals despite fixture concerns

The Hindu  

English football’s League Cup will retain two-legged semi-finals for next season despite fears of a fixture pile-up caused by the expansion of European competitions. Although the League Cup features Premier League teams, the tournament is run by the English Football League, which controls the three divisions below the top flight. But no such offer has been tabled, with EFL chief …

Mikel Arteta calls for FA Cup replays to be axed
1 year, 2 months ago

Mikel Arteta calls for FA Cup replays to be axed

The Independent  

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What’s the 151-year FA Cup tradition that will be broken with Manchester derby final
1 year, 9 months ago

What’s the 151-year FA Cup tradition that will be broken with Manchester derby final

The Hindu  

The FA Cup final will take place on Saturday at Wembley when treble-chasing Manchester City takes on rival Manchester United in the summit clash. Premier League champion City is on the brink of a historic treble with places in the final of the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League slated for next week. With the unique nature of a …

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 …

FA Cup third round: Ten things we learned as Premier League sides struggled
2 years, 2 months ago

FA Cup third round: Ten things we learned as Premier League sides struggled

Daily Mail  

Placed in the wake of Qatar's mechanical coverage of the World Cup, and Cristiano Ronaldo's eye-watering £175m-a-year deal with Saudi big shots Al-Nassr, this year's FA Cup third round reminded fans just what football's oldest competition is all about. Stevenage scored twice late on to come from behind and thump Aston Villa out of the FA Cup Premier League giants …

FA Cup: Who will be victims in this season's third round ties?
2 years, 2 months ago

FA Cup: Who will be victims in this season's third round ties?

Daily Mail  

There are plenty of intriguing ties in this weekend's upcoming FA Cup games This weekend's schedule of FA Cup football comes as a welcome break from the frantic return to domestic action since the World Cup break. The FA Cup returned on Friday night and there's a whole host of teams involved this weekend GILLINGHAM v LEICESTER 12.30pm Chance of …

Premier League clubs agree to negotiate improved finance deal with EFL
2 years, 4 months ago

Premier League clubs agree to negotiate improved finance deal with EFL

The Independent  

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Premier League Clubs 'weighing up plans to scrap FA Cup replays' and a shake-up of the League Cup
2 years, 6 months ago

Premier League Clubs 'weighing up plans to scrap FA Cup replays' and a shake-up of the League Cup

Daily Mail  

Premier League clubs are reportedly considering proposing scrapping FA Cup replays and for big changes to be made to the League Cup as part of a 'New Deal for Football.' The Premier League is hoping to reduce the fixture list for sides which has become very congested in recent years, but the report states that Premier League sides will not …

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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MATT BARLOW: It's time to pension off the League Cup
2 years, 7 months ago

MATT BARLOW: It's time to pension off the League Cup

Daily Mail  

When Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola and their Premier League cohorts mark out their run for the annual assault on fixture congestion, the EFL Cup prepares to take cover. Many Championship teams have been playing weakened sides in the competition, drawing fewer supporters NOT UP FOR THE CUP Fourteen Championship clubs came up against a lower-league side in the Carabao Cup …

Northern fans don't want FA Cup semis at Wembley but cash-strapped FA can't afford to move them
3 years ago

Northern fans don't want FA Cup semis at Wembley but cash-strapped FA can't afford to move them

Daily Mail  

The FA will continue to 'squeeze the pips out of fans' and force supporters of northern clubs to head south to Wembley for FA Cup semi finals because they are desperately in need of the cash, say analysts. The travel chaos that threatens to disrupt the FA Cup semi final between Manchester City and Liverpool next month, has reignited the …

FA Cup: Things to look out for in the quarter-finals this weekend
3 years ago

FA Cup: Things to look out for in the quarter-finals this weekend

Daily Mail  

The draw for the quarter-final round of the FA Cup has thrown up some cracking ties as the eight remaining teams battle it out to reach Wembley. Leicester won the FA Cup last season - but who will succeed them as winners of the old trophy FA Cup quarter-final fixtures SATURDAY Middlesbrough v Chelsea SUNDAY Crystal Palace v Everton Southampton …

The League Cup’s fight to stay relevant – dwindling crowds, second-string sides and bland TV picks
3 years, 6 months ago

The League Cup’s fight to stay relevant – dwindling crowds, second-string sides and bland TV picks

New York Times  

“It’s Gunner be special!” ran the headline on AFC Wimbledon’s website earlier this month, and the sentiment is unlikely to be wrong. “Our priority is clear, that’s the Championship,” said Ismael, whose first season at West Brom will be judged by his side’s pursuit of an instant Premier League return not their cup runs. Win a third-round tie, the stage …

Fantasy football fans furious over timing of Premier League fixture release
4 years, 1 month ago

Fantasy football fans furious over timing of Premier League fixture release

Daily Mail  

The latest top-flight fixture times are out - and it's very bad news for Fantasy Premier League managers. Fantasy football managers were left aghast after the bombshell double gameweek revelations Pep Guardiola's famed rotation should come to the fore Manchester City's busy start to March Fpl in the muddddd — ¿¿¿¿¿¿.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ February 19, 2021 you lot waited for fpl deadline …

FA Cup: Covid crisis adds unfortunate twist to modern debate around competition’s lost meaning
4 years, 2 months ago

FA Cup: Covid crisis adds unfortunate twist to modern debate around competition’s lost meaning

The Independent  

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Government fears Premier League’s ‘Project Big Picture’ is a ‘power grab’ and stresses ‘now is not the time’ for fans to return to sport
4 years, 5 months ago

Government fears Premier League’s ‘Project Big Picture’ is a ‘power grab’ and stresses ‘now is not the time’ for fans to return to sport

The Independent  

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Breakaways, borrowing and bailouts: Solving English football’s cash crisis
4 years, 5 months ago

Breakaways, borrowing and bailouts: Solving English football’s cash crisis

New York Times  

My eldest asked me a question about his physics homework recently and it sparked an embarrassing five minutes during which it became clear that I might have the driving licence and a couple of credit cards but if knowledge is power, I’m on my way out. Furthermore, it has also been suggested that some Premier League clubs would like to …

Clubs miss out on cash lifeline as Premier League refuses to allow live-streams on websites
4 years, 5 months ago

Clubs miss out on cash lifeline as Premier League refuses to allow live-streams on websites

Daily Mail  

Premier League clubs have suffered another major financial blow after being told they will not be permitted to sell live-streams of matches on their websites. Several clubs have pushed for a similar direct-to-consumer sales model to be introduced in the top flight for the 160 out of 380 matches that were not sold to rights-holders Sky Sports, BT Sport and …

Premier League, EFL, FA and Women’s FA issue open letter to fans
4 years, 5 months ago

Premier League, EFL, FA and Women’s FA issue open letter to fans

The Independent  

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FA Cup replays and two-leg Carabao Cup semi-finals are SCRAPPED
4 years, 7 months ago

FA Cup replays and two-leg Carabao Cup semi-finals are SCRAPPED

Daily Mail  

FA Cup replays will be scrapped for the 2020-21 season to 'ease pressure' on a packed football calendar with prize money for the competition also reduced. There will be no replays in the 2020-21 FA Cup to ease the pressure on a congested calendar Manchester City lifted the Carabao Cup in 2020 but next season's competition will be played predominantly …

Liverpool fans to be among first allowed back to games as 'FA set Community Shield for August 30'
4 years, 8 months ago

Liverpool fans to be among first allowed back to games as 'FA set Community Shield for August 30'

Daily Mail  

Football fans will watch their teams in the flesh for the first time since March on August 30, when Wembley is set to host the Community Shield. The FA see the Community Shield as the perfect test opportunity to accelerate the return of fans, with the governing body poised to confirm the August 30 date, according to the Telegraph. Liverpool …

Row brewing between the FA and the Premier League over move to turn FA Cup into midweek competition
4 years, 8 months ago

Row brewing between the FA and the Premier League over move to turn FA Cup into midweek competition

Daily Mail  

The FA are bracing themselves for difficult negotiations with the Premier League over next season's fixture list. While the League Cup could be scrapped or turned into a development competition due to the congested fixture list — as Sportsmail reported last week — the FA Cup also faces being turned into a midweek competition. Manchester United are among the FA …

FA Cup replays 'might be scrapped completely in 2020-21'
4 years, 9 months ago

FA Cup replays 'might be scrapped completely in 2020-21'

Daily Mail  

FA Cup replays could be cancelled next season, according to reports. It is expected that there will be a packed fixture list next season after the current campaign was delayed by the coronavirus pause – leading to a shortened 2020-21 season. FA Cup replays could be cancelled next season as chiefs look to deal with likely fixture chaos The Sun …

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 …

EFL chairman reveals plans to broadcast every match to fans with games set to be behind closed doors
4 years, 11 months ago

EFL chairman reveals plans to broadcast every match to fans with games set to be behind closed doors

Daily Mail  

The COVID-19 pandemic has, quite clearly, brought about challenges which extend beyond the game we all love, and led to an unprecedented and testing situation for everyone. In these circumstances, open and honest communication is more important than ever, and it is with this in mind that I am writing directly to supporters of every EFL Club today on the …

UEFA president Ceferin calls on England to ditch EFL Cup
5 years ago

UEFA president Ceferin calls on England to ditch EFL Cup

The Hindu  

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin believes English football needs to follow France's example and dispose of its league cup. The EFL Cup - founded in 1960 - is secondary to the FA Cup in stature in the English game, with many clubs using it to field heavily rotated line-ups. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp sent a reserve side to its quarter-final against …

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