2024-01-04 11:55:50
The Europa League restructuring forces the FA Cup to abandon replays (Andrew Kearns – CameraSport via Getty Images)
[Now Sports]The reform of the next Europa League competition will make the long-standing replay system of the third and fourth rounds of the English Football Cup a thing of the past. The EuroLeague competition will be reformed next season, with 36 teams participating. The teams participating in the group stage will increase from the previous 6 games to 8 games. There is a high chance that they will have to play until the end of January to complete the group stage competition. For this reason, the Football Cup is actively studying the abolition of the third and fourth round replay system of the Football Cup. This tradition has a great chance of becoming extinct this season, and it also loses an income opportunity for local British clubs. Especially if the rematch encounters a major Premier League club, there is a high chance that it will be broadcast live on TV and earn a certain amount of revenue.
The English Football Cup has abolished replays starting from the 5th round, and has changed to a 12-yard shootout. However, the Premier League and British local teams have canceled the 3rd and 4th rounds of replays, and the EFL Cup has abolished the two-leg match. A consensus needs to be reached in terms of financial revenue. The Football Cup, known as the “hotbed of upsets”, has huge bonuses. Winning the third round alone will receive a bonus of 105,000 pounds. The champion will receive up to 2 million pounds, and the runner-up will also receive 1 million pounds. .
In addition, in terms of live TV broadcasts, for every game broadcast live on BBC or ITV, each team will receive 85,000 in the third round, and 42,500 in rematch fees. In addition, overseas broadcast rights can provide up to 40,000 pounds. In the fourth round, each team will earn 110,000 pounds, and the replay fee will also rise to 55,000 pounds. In the fifth round, there will be 125,000 pounds in live broadcast income; the top 8 will earn 200,000 pounds. No wonder a lot of British football clubs are in “money” Reluctant to give up the rematch system on the road.
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