re: Arsenal 2014/15 Season Long Thread

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Yeah as I said, it was just confusing when they kept discussing the FA Cup vs Premier League Cup/Title so I wasn't sure what was going on.

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Premier league is 20 teams. Play every one twice, 38 games, team with most points at end wins. Fa cup is open to all teams in england. Just a knock out tourney. The reason you see small teams is because big clubs are trying to win the premier league and champions league, so they put weaker squads out fort the fa cup. It has gotten some scrutiny lately because it doesn'tmean as much as it once did.


Spain, Germany, Italy, France, etc... All have their domestic league like the premier league and have a domestic tourney like the fa cup. In Spain it is called the copa Del Rey. Its why some years you see Real and Barca play eachother 4-5 times in a season. 2 league matches, copa Del Rey matches and sometimes face each other in champions league.