With the FA having controversially scrapped Cup replays – which it announced in April amid the impending expansion of the Champions League and other European competitions – the tie was settled ...

In the previous 154 years of the FA Cup, they would have earned a money-spinning replay at Tottenham's stadium to earn the club a once-in-a-generation financial windfall. But not this year.

Then came their FA Cup third-round trip to Manchester United. Fifth-tier Exeter held United 0-0 at Old Trafford to earn a replay back at St James Park, which they lost 2-0.

The 2024/25 FA Cup will mark the end of an era in the 144th edition of the world's oldest knockout competition, as replays have been scrapped — a decision that has not been well received.

No replays were used in the 2020/21 competition, as football battled with the impact of the pandemic, but they returned to the first four rounds of the FA Cup last season.

FA Cup replays have for so long been a big money-maker for lower-division teams in English soccer but they are being scrapped from next season. Organizers are citing “expanded UEFA competitions ...

Initially, replays were used at every stage of the FA Cup, even the final. One of the early competition rules stated that each drawn tie would have to be decided by a replay.

FA Cup replays are being scrapped next season, ending 150 years of tradition and sparking calls for EFL clubs to be compensated for lost revenue. The Football Association announced the format ...

FA sources have also challenged the idea that replays are major revenue earners for lower-league clubs. Of the 19 third and fourth-round replays in the last 10 years where an EFL side was away, 12 ...

In the previous 154 years of the FA Cup, they would have earned a money-spinning replay at Tottenham's stadium to earn the club a once-in-a-generation financial windfall. But not this year.

With FA Cup replays abandoned from next season after 150 years, it feels like a good time to look back at some of the classics that we've witnessed.

Replays are an FA Cup tradition. A knockout match ends in a draw after 90 minutes? Then the visiting team just earned a right to host a rematch at a later date. COVID-19 is putting that tradition ...