Merstham U18s are students from London schools 12 miles apart. The Athletic went behind the scenes for the biggest game of their lives

The FA Cup is the world's oldest national soccer competition. The inaugural edition of the tournament took place in November 1871. Contested between just 13 te

The fourth round of the 2024–25 FA Cup has now been drawn. Though, as so there so often is, there weren't any major upsets in the third round, there were plenty

Leicester comfortably beat third-tier Stoke to reach the Women's FA Cup fifth round, while Portsmouth see off Blackburn.

Defending champion Manchester United advanced from the third round by beating Arsenal 5-3 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw.

In the previous 154 years of the FA Cup, they would have earned a money-spinning replay at Tottenham's stadium to earn the club a once-in-a-generation financial windfall. But not

Tottenham were taken to extra time by Tamworth and Newcastle briefly went behind to Bromley but upsets were few and far between

The FA Cup has completed its third round and there were some clear winners and losers from the latest matches.

Manchester City has routed fourth-division Salford City 8-0 in the third round of the FA Cup. Salford is co-owned by Manchester United icons David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Gary and Phil Neville and Nicky Butt.

All the information needed ahead of the FA Cup fourth round draw.Manchester City secured passage into this stage of the historic competition thanks to our 8-0 win over Salford City at the Etihad

Nine teams, including defending champions Manchester United, have booked their place in the fifth round, while seven fourth-round ties are still to be played after being postponed because of frozen pitches.

The FA Cup is the oldest active football competition in the world, first played in the 1871-72 season. Inside: a list of all finals and winners.