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[Article] This weekend fans from across the UK are eagerly awaiting the next round of the Football Association (FA) Cup, the main knockout tournament in English soccer. In a world where soccer competitons are a dime a dozen, why does this one inspire so much allure and romance? What causes people to abandon normal life and to follow a team whose prospects may be bleak as that of a nudist colony in snow bound Alaska?


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The answer, in part, is that it's open to every team, from the likes of the mighty Manchester United or Liverpool, teams brimming with international players, to the lowly non-league sides of gifted amateurs. When David faces Goliath, miracles sometimes happen, for the magic of competing for the cup...
This article was published Friday, 5 January, 2007 by AFP
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