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FA Cup

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noun

  1. an annual knockout competition for a silver trophy, open to all member teams of the Football Association

  2. the trophy itself

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Arsenal also travel to Portugal's Sporting in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, three days after visiting Southampton in the last eight of the FA Cup on 4 April.

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The FA Cup winner's dribbling strengths and link-up play make him a formidable presence in midfield.

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This year an FA Cup tie between Aston Villa and Newcastle United, which did not have VAR, featured three significant refereeing errors, leading it to being labelled the best advert yet for the technology.

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Various competitions, including the full rounds of the FA Cup until two seasons ago, still continued to use replays.

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It was not until 1990-91 that the FA Cup introduced penalties if teams were level after extra time in a replay.

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