The Football Association (FA) has defended its decision to scrap FA Cup replays and insisted an increase in games being broadcast in the early rounds will help offset any loss of revenue for lower-league clubs.
The Football Association has defended its decision to scrap replays and insisted an increase in games being broadcast in the early rounds will help offset any loss of revenue for lower-league clubs. It was announced on Thursday in a six-year agreement to restructure the competition.
We begin with an example from this season from : 🎥 — Fair Game The EFL suggested it had not approved the scrapping of replays, stating it had “previously been involved in discussions over the future of the calendar” but these had been based on “the agreement of a new financial deal with the for EFL Clubs which has not progressed”. A number of EFL clubs also claimed they and the National League and grassroots game had not been consulted over the decision.
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