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FA Cup
noun
- an annual knockout competition for a silver trophy, open to all member teams of the Football Association
- the trophy itself
Example Sentences
"I'm not exaggerating. Guys, bring your boots, your shorts and T-shirt and let's play every ball together," said Areta, who is eyeing his first major silverware at the club since the FA Cup in 2020.
Manchester City reached their third consecutive FA Cup final by beating Nottingham Forest on Sunday, but the semi-final was played against a backdrop of thousands of empty seats in the blue half of Wembley.
"One day maybe the FA Cup will be played here in the north," City boss Guardiola said in his pre-match news conference on Friday.
Why are FA Cup semi-finals played at Wembley?
Manchester City have made Wembley their second home since beating rivals Manchester United in the 2011 FA Cup semi-finals, before edging past Stoke courtesy of Yaya Toure's winner in the final which laid the foundations for the trophy-laden years that have followed.
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