the FA Cup
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the Football Association Challenge Cup
- an English football competition that takes place every year. Teams from the Premier League and the Football League take part, as well as teams which are not professional and not part of the league. The winner of each match goes into the next round and the team that loses no longer takes part. It is England's oldest football competition, and still one of the most important. It is often very exciting when teams from small towns play against famous teams from the Premiership. The winner of the FA Cup each year enters one of the major European competitions in the following season. see also cup final
每年举行一次的英国足球比赛。来自英超联赛和足球联赛的球队以及非职业球队和不属于联赛的球队都参加。每场比赛的胜者进入下一轮，输的球队不再参加。这是英格兰最古老的足球比赛，也是最重要的足球比赛之一。当来自小镇的球队与来自英超的著名球队交锋时，往往会非常令人兴奋。每年足总杯的冠军都会进入下个赛季的欧洲主要赛事之一。另见杯赛决赛