Rejected petition Ask the government to reverse the FA’s decision to scrap FA Cup replays.

The FA has decided to scrap replays from the 1st round of the FA Cup, a controversial decision that only benefits the rich clubs and doesn't help the footballing community as a whole. For a small part-time club lower down the football pyramid even a 1st round replay could set them up for years.

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This deal only benefits rich clubs in the Premier League. They want to deny the little clubs their big payday while going on meaningless pre-season tours to sell more shirts. It's even more absurd that the big clubs will participate in a bloated Champions League and play even more games making even more money yet they want to deny smaller clubs the chance to have their big payday.
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It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

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Decisions about arrangements for football matches and tournaments are a matter for the football authorities, not the UK Government or Parliament.

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Date submitted 19 April 2024
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