Definitions

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  • proper noun soccer The most prestigious cup competition held every season between clubs in the English leagues.

Etymologies

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FA stands for Football Association.

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Examples

  • In Arsenal's case, Monday's FA Cup win has already offered a glimpse of the Henry of old, not simply an old Henry.

    Questions Over Golden Oldies 2012

  • McLeish admits the FA Cup has lost some of its sparkle since the growth of the Premier League.

    Football.co.uk news feed 2010

  • The Reds have been knocked out of the Champions League, League Cup and the FA Cup and lie 14 points off Premier League leaders Chelsea with the pressure mounting on boss Rafael Benitez.

    Yahoo! Sports - Top News 2010

  • Although the FA Cup is far from Wolves priority for the season this was a damaging performance that we can only hope will not hang over into the remainder of the Premier League season, and hopefully was not an indcaton of the standard of football and flailing confidence that will take us into the key months of the season.

    The Offside 2010

  • Five-and-half years after leaving the Liverpool hot-seat, Houllier is still strongly associated with the club he helped shape and rebuild, highlighted by the 2000-2001 season during which they won the treble of the UEFA Cup, FA Cup and League Cup.

    nst online 2010

  • For me, the FA Cup will never lose its significance as our most important knockout competition and there is still a lot of potential in it this time to make it really exciting.

    Football.co.uk news feed 2010

  • Five-and-half years after leaving the Liverpool hot-seat, Houllier is still strongly associated with the club he helped shape and rebuild, highlighted by the 2000-2001 season during which they won the treble of the UEFA Cup, FA Cup and League Cup.

    nst online 2010

  • McLeish admits the FA Cup has lost some of its sparkle since the growth of the Premier League.

    TEAMtalk Football News 2010

  • Five-and-half years after leaving the Liverpool hot-seat, Houllier is still strongly associated with the club he helped shape and rebuild, highlighted by the 2000-2001 season during which they won the treble of the UEFA Cup, FA Cup and League Cup.

    nst online 2010

  • Five-and-half years after leaving the Liverpool hot-seat, Houllier is still strongly associated with the club he helped shape and rebuild, highlighted by the 2000-2001 season during which they won the treble of the UEFA Cup, FA Cup and League Cup.

    nst online 2010

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