Latest FA Cup News

FA Cup thriller as Man United beats Liverpool 4-3 to ease pressure on Ten Hag

Mar. 17, 2024 17:26 PM EDT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — There’s still some fight left in Manchester United. With the season hanging in the balance, Erik ten Hag’s team produced one of the most important wins of his tenure to beat Liverpool 4-3 after extra time in a thrilling FA Cup quarterfinal match on...

Man City and second-tier Coventry reach FA Cup semis. Tottenham beaten heavily in Premier League

Mar. 16, 2024 16:17 PM EDT

Manchester City is banking on Wembley Stadium being a key staging post in its pursuit of a second straight treble of major trophies. One of a possible three late-season trips to English soccer's national stadium was booked when City reached the semifinals of the FA Cup on Saturday. ...

Ryan Reynolds and Wrexham could face Premier League Newcastle in FA Cup

Jan. 28, 2024 16:11 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — Ryan Reynolds could get a taste of big time soccer after Wrexham was drawn to potentially play Premier League Newcastle in the FA Cup. Wrexham still has to book its place in the fifth round by beating second division Blackburn Rovers - but it has been given an extra...

Ake keeps alive Man City treble trophy defense after beating Tottenham in the FA Cup

Jan. 26, 2024 17:47 PM EST

Manchester City’s losing run at Tottenham is over. Its defense of the treble is very much alive. Nathan Ake struck in the 88th minute to secure a 1-0 win in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Friday. Defending champion City lost all of its previous five visits to...

Soccer fan plucked from crowd to be a match official in FA Cup. Can't cheer when his team scores

Jan. 18, 2024 06:33 AM EST

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — A fan of English soccer club Wolverhampton was unable to celebrate his team’s late winner in an FA Cup replay — because he’d been plucked from the crowd to stand in as a match official. Ross Bennett attended the Wolves-Brentford game on Tuesday...

Man United beats 3rd-tier Wigan 2-0 to ease through to 4th round of FA Cup

Jan. 08, 2024 17:30 PM EST

WIGAN, England (AP) — Manchester United avoided becoming the highest-profile casualty in the third round of the FA Cup by easing past third-tier Wigan with a 2-0 win on Monday. Portugal internationals Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes — with a penalty — scored United's goals at...

Arsenal's struggles continue in 2-0 loss to Liverpool in FA Cup. De Bruyne back for City in 5-0 win

Jan. 07, 2024 15:25 PM EST

Three straight losses, an elimination from the FA Cup, and the ominous sight of Manchester City back in form and boosted by the return of Kevin De Bruyne. These are worrying times for Arsenal. In a heavyweight third-round matchup in the FA Cup, Arsenal’s increasingly...

Wrexham's Hollywood owners revel in the team's latest big win in FA Cup

Jan. 07, 2024 12:22 PM EST

SHREWSBURY, England (AP) — Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney appear to have FA Cup fever — just like their soccer club Wrexham. The Hollywood stars were watching from their homes in the United States as Wrexham won 1-0 at local rival Shrewsbury, a team from one division higher in...

Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham riding a wave of euphoria in charge through English soccer leagues

Jan. 05, 2024 08:17 AM EST

WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Three years into their unlikely ownership of Welsh soccer club Wrexham and the enthusiasm of Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney is far from fading. “You come off the pitch after scoring a goal,” Wrexham striker Steven Fletcher says with a...

Sunderland apologizes to its fans for rebranding stadium bar in Newcastle colors for FA Cup game

Jan. 05, 2024 06:49 AM EST

SUNDERLAND, England (AP) — Sunderland scored a spectacular own-goal off the field well before its FA Cup showdown with archrival Newcastle. The second-tier English soccer club apologized to fans after a bar at its Stadium of Light was rebranded in Newcastle colors and banners ahead...