FA Cup replays scrapped in 2020-21 to ease fixture pressure

  • 📰 staronline
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 25 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 13%
  • Publisher: 75%

Malaysia Headlines News

Malaysia Latest News,Malaysia Headlines

LONDON (Reuters) - The FA Cup will not have replays for the 2020-21 season to help ease fixture congestion caused by the COVID-19 crisis, England's Football Association (FA) said on Thursday.

Next season's competition is scheduled to begin on Sept. 1 - only a month after the 2020 final - with the showpiece match at Wembley set to take place on May 15, 2021.

"In order to assist in easing pressure on the football schedule, there will be no replays for the 2020-21 season," the FA said in a statement, as it announced the schedule. The FA added that the prize fund would return to 2017-18 levels because of the financial impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak after two seasons of record payment levels.

Arsenal beat London rivals Chelsea in the 2020 final on Aug. 1 for a record-extending 14th triumph in the competition.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 4. in MY

Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Qualifiers for 2022 World Cup-2023 Asian Cup postponedPETALING JAYA: Harimau Malaya fans will have to wait till next year to see Malaysia in competitive action again.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

FA confirms men's and women's Community Shield double-header at Wembley(Reuters) - This year's Community Shield will feature the first-ever double header with both men and women's games to be played at the Wembley Stadium on Aug. 29, the Football Association (FA) announced on Wednesday.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

Asia's World Cup qualifiers postponed for 2021 - statement(Reuters) - Qualifying matches in Asia for the 2022 Qatar World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup have been postponed for next year due to the coronavirus pandemic, world governing body FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation said on Wednesday.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

Fifa, AFC postpone World Cup qualifiers to next year due to Covid-19This is the second time the qualifiers have been pushed back. FMTNews AFC Fifa Football
Source: fmtoday - 🏆 5. / 72 Read more »

Govt to reinstitute committee to empower shariah court | The Malaysian InsightMinister revives plan scrapped by Pakatan Harapan but gives no timeline.
Source: msianinsight - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Sabah deports another 400 illegal Filipino immigrantsThe state NSC director says this is the 23rd deportation exercise in 2020. FMTNews PATI NSC
Source: fmtoday - 🏆 5. / 72 Read more »