Major FA Cup format shake up announced that will impact Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday next season
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www.thestar.co.uk— The FA have announced a number of changes to next season's FA Cup competition to strengthen its standing and 'enhance its magic'. Most notably replays from the first round onwards have been scrapped, meaning every tie will be settled over the course of one meeting. At present, replays are in place until the fifth round, but the FA has made the decision to ditch them altogether once Football League teams begin to enter the competition. The latter stages of the FA Cup will also be played over...
www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk—Major FA Cup shake up revealed that will impact Leeds United from next season. Changes have been made to next season's FA Cup with the aim of 'protecting and enhancing the magic' of the competition. The most noteworthy change is that replays have been scrapped from the first round proper in order to try and reduce the amount of games played across the competition. At present, replays are used until the fifth round, but the decision has been made to ditch them entirely once Football League clubs have entered the competition, with all ties from the first round set to be...
www.thestar.co.uk—Sheffield Wednesday and rivals were not given say in major FA Cup changes according to executive. Sheffield Wednesday and their Championship rivals were not consulted over the now confirmed FA Cup changes for next season and beyond. The FA have confirmed that there will be significant changes to the competition next season, with replays being scrapped from the first round onwards. As part of a deal with the Premier League, the top tier will pay an additional £33million towards grassroots football and have breaks in their schedule to drive audiences towards certain FA Cup rounds, including...
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