Every season, the English football league’s 92 professional teams, plus a smattering on non-league sides, compete to progress and win the world’s oldest football competition.
From the competition’s very first kick-off in November 1871, the Football Association Challenge Cup – popularly known as the FA Cup – has played host to many of the greatest players, upsets, triumphs and victories to have ever taken place on a football pitch.
Alongside this proud history is the FA Cup’s unique structure allowing
lower league opposition, over the course of 90 minutes, to pit themselves
against the elite of the English game. Each year these games provide a thrilling
narrative with famous victories providing indelible memories for football fans
and passing into clubs’ folklore forevermore.
This combination of history and unpredictability, prestige and romance,
unparalleled in any other sporting competition, provides what has become known
as “the Magic of the Cup”.
In this special collection, enjoy two thrilling documentaries and revisit 25 of the greatest FA Cup games and heroes from the modern era, including classic matches featuring the likes of Paul Gascoigne, Eric Cantona, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Thierry Henry and Steven Gerrard.