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.
足总杯：每年举办一次的英式足球比赛。来自英超联赛和足球联赛的球队，以及非职业和不属于联盟的球队都参加。每场比赛的获胜者进入下一轮，输掉比赛的队伍不再参加。这是英格兰历史最悠久的足球比赛，也是最重要的足球比赛之一。当来自小城镇的球队与英超的著名球队比赛时，通常会非常令人兴奋。每年足总杯冠军将在下个赛季进入欧洲主要比赛之一。