Good morning everyone –
I know we’re on Day 2 of the #InternationalBreak, but I still want to talk about club football.
So please let me direct your attention to this insane fog that obscured much of the pitch during Altrincham and Notts County in the first round of the FA Cup.
Look at that! Absolutely incredible – there was even a point when the fans weren’t aware if the ball went into the back of the net or not.
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This is what we like to call the Magic of the Cup – no other competition has stuff like this for a club in the fifth division of their sporting pyramid.
Notts County would go on to win the penalty shootout 3-2 but I think the real hero is the fog, that brought some viral moments to a football match almost no one in the world would have been aware happened. It even made it onto SportsCenter’s Sunday morning show – pretty cool!
Here are some other select results from the FA Cup first round:
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Huddersfield 1-2 Exeter City
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Newport County 3-1 Walsall
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Guiseley 1-0 Sutton United
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Barnet 3-0 Tranmere
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Port Vale 4-2 Scunthorpe
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Luton Town 2-0 Forest Green
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Oldham 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Tottenham enter the FA Cup at the third round, with ties scheduled for the weekend of 9-10 January 2027.
Fitzie’s track of the day: Hush, by Deep Purple
And now for your links:
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The Athletic ($$): “Tottenham lodge complaint to Premier League over journalist videoed singing anti-Spurs chant”
Football London: “The 13 Tottenham players set for extra training as Roberto De Zerbi plans to solve three problems”
BBC: “Man Utd expected to sack head coach Carrick”
The Telegraph: “Ben White: If England fans knew full story, maybe they wouldn’t boo me”
ESPN: “Tom Brady leaves Birmingham with club top of Championship”
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