Row brewing between the FA and the Premier League over move to turn FA Cup into midweek competition
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 Cup quarter-finalists in action this weekend The FA are conscious they need to be flexible and are ready to sacrifice the winter break and replays if necessary, but will demand their competition continues to take place primarily at weekends. The FA are ready to sacrifice the winter break and replays to protect the magic of the FA Cup The FA agreed a compromise with the Premier League last year to move the fifth round to a midweek slot and abandon replays from that stage onwards in order to bring in the winter break. The governing body are prepared to give ground in other areas, however, including scrapping replays altogether to allow more Premier League games to take place midweek, and abandoning the winter break after one season.
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