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FA Cup

The FA Cup is the oldest and most famous football cup competition in the world. Over 800 teams compete in the knockout tournament every year, which begins at the start of August as non-league and amateur teams compete in the extra-preliminary round. After six rounds of qualifying, League One and League Two teams join in the first round proper, while Premier League and Championship enter at the third round. Arsenal and Manchester United are the most famous teams in the competition.

Barnsley removed from FA Cup as non-league Horsham are reinstated into second round
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League One Barnsley have been booted out of this season's FA Cup after breaking the rules in their first-round win over Horsham, who have taken their spot in the competition
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Man Utd players believe poor start and injuries stem from being 'overworked' in summer
Manchester United FC
There are more rumours of discontent in the Manchester United squad amid claims the players feel being worked too hard in pre-season has contributed to their poor start
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Charlton fan watches FA Cup win on phone while at game because he can't see pitch
Charlton Athletic FC
A Charlton supporter got creative after turning up to the club's FA Cup first round replay against Cray Valley Paper Mills on Wednesday only to discover he couldn't see the pitch
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Ex-Premier League star can't even watch as son scores against old team in FA Cup
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Charlton legend Kevin Lisbie was a pundit for Cray Valley Paper Mills' FA Cup replay against his former club – but couldn't watch as his son Kyrell took a penalty
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Paul Scholes labels himself 'silly t***' in 'favourite' pic alongside Ronaldo and Rooney
Manchester United FC
Manchester United legend Paul Scholes uploaded his favourite photo to Instagram, taken during the Red Devils' penalty shootout defeat to Arsenal in the 2005 FA Cup final
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Leroy Lita's non-league club braced for 'last ever game' after being locked out of ground
Non-League Football
Seventh-tier club Nuneaton Borough admitted they could be playing their ‘last ever game’ in a grim statement to supporters after being locked out of their ground
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‘Every Prem boss sponsored me £1k-plus for marathon – but one tight-a**e did £25’
Aston Villa FC
Former Aston Villa and Derby boss John Gregory used to run marathons for charity - but he received a minimal donation from one of the best-known managers in the game
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Non-league manager calls own players 'bunch of losers' in sensational interview
Non-League Football
A brutal non-league manager has called his own players 'crap, pathetic and a bunch of losers' as they battle relegation in the eighth tier of English football
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Eighth-tier Cray Valley Paper Mills shock Charlton in FA Cup thanks to nightmare own goal
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Isthmian League outfit Cray Valley Paper Mills extended their FA Cup dream on Sunday after securing a stunning draw at Charlton to ensure a home replay against League One opposition
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Fans can't believe Jack Cork's looks compared to ex-footballer dad at same age
Sheffield United FC
It's often said the footballers of today just aren't the same as their predecessors of years past - and Jack Cork may well be glad after fans compared the Burnley player with an old pic of his dad
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Player-manager scores stunning free-kick in FA Cup upset and 'celebrates with himself'
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Slough Town’s player-manager Scott Davies scored a stunning free-kick against Grimsby Town in the FA Cup – before running off to ‘celebrate with himself’
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FA Cup second round draw in full as Wrexham and non-league sides discover opponents
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The FA Cup second round draw has been made following the conclusion of first round this weekend. Here's everything you need to know, courtesy of Daily Star Sport
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James McClean 'offers out' Mansfield fans as Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham triumph in FA Cup
Wrexham Football Club
Wrexham’s FA Cup triumph against Mansfield Town ended in controversy when James McClean clashed with a fan at full-time as stewards intervened
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Liverpool fan dreamt Xabi Alonso would score from own half vs Luton – and won £25,000
Liverpool FC
Xabi Alonso shocked all 10,000 fans at Kenilworth Road when his 70-yard audacious effort from inside his own half flew into the back of the net in an epic FA Cup tie
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Cray Valley PM boss inspired for Charlton FA Cup game by world champion daughter
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EXCLUSIVE: Steve McKimm has tasted FA Cup first round action before - but he has not faced a task like his Cray Valley PM team will come up against when they go to Charlton
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'My dad's a Charlton legend – now I'm out to upset them in the FA Cup with Cray Valley'
Charlton Athletic FC
EXCLUSIVE: Kyrell Lisbie will be out to follow in dad Kevin's footsteps when Cray Valley Paper Mills travel to Charlton Athletic in the first round of the FA Cup
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Gary Lineker played snooker every day after training and boasts huge highest break
Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker has recalled his former passion for snooker - and being robbed during a televised match against Mark Lawrenson ahead of an FA Cup final
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Non-league Aldershot put seven past League Two Swindon in huge FA Cup shock
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Aldershot Town have marched into the second round of the FA Cup as they hit seven past Swindon Town on Saturday afternoon - it didn't matter they conceded four in the final ten minutes
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‘Arsenal fans threw a £1 coin at me – I launched it back and was fined £40,000’
Liverpool FC
Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher was at the centre of the drama as Arsenal and Liverpool fought out an ill-tempered FA Cup fourth round tie back in 2002
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Little Alex Horne dreaming of FA Cup success as director of minnows Chesham United
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Taskmaster assistant Alex Horne is a director of Chesham United with the Generals in FA Cup first round action against Maidstone United this weekend
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What happened to biggest FA Cup 1st round underdogs – Vauxhall Motors to FC United
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FA Cup first round weekend is upon us as the underdogs of the football pyramid get the chance to go head-to-head with League One and League Two clubs in the world's oldest cup competition
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Horsham fans rewarded for 428-mile round trip to Barnsley with huge FA Cup shock
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Isthmian Premier Division outfit Horsham FC have produced an almighty cup upset as they held League One Barnsley to a 3-3 draw in the FA Cup first round as their loyal fans went mad at Oakwell
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Sheppey United thunderbolt proves FA Cup is still magic after historic first-round goal
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FA Cup underdogs Sheppey United were living the dream in front of ITV's cameras and Laura Woods as they took a sensational lead against League Two Walsall, who are four divisions above them
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Heroic non-league side reached FA Cup third round and led twice away at Liverpool
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The FA Cup is the competition of fairytales and one almost came true when non-league side Havant & Waterlooville twice led against Liverpool at Anfield
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