England – It was decided to cancel the replay matches from the first round of the English Football Cup starting next season, according to what the local association of the game announced yesterday, Thursday.
During the past years, matches that ended in a tie in the FA Cup were repeated a second time to determine who qualified for the next round.
The English Football Association has already canceled the replay matches starting from the fifth round, and said on Thursday that a step had been agreed to cancel them completely “in light of the changes in the schedule due to the expansion of European Union competitions.”
Starting next season, the Champions League will include an additional 64 matches, increasing pressure on the domestic schedule.
The FA said that all rounds of the FA Cup will be held at the weekend, including the fifth round, which was held in midweek during the past five seasons.
There will be no Premier League matches on the weekends designated for the fourth and fifth rounds, as well as the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
English third and fourth tier teams participate in the FA Cup in the first round, with Premier League and Championship League (first division) clubs joining from the third round.
The new 2024-2025 season in the English Premier League begins in mid-August.
Source: AFP
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2024-04-19 08:23:38
