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Non-league club Marine FC sold 30,000 tickets to an FA Cup match played behind closed doors
The third round of the FA Cup is the round for which the term, the magic of the cup, was made for.
Key points:
- Marine FC, from English football’s eighth tier, sold 30,000 virtual tickets for its FA Cup tie with Tottenham Hotspur
- Football matches in England are being played without crowds due to coronavirus
- Marine FC lost 5-0, but another non-league side, Chorley, beat Championship team Derby County 2-0
The prospect of David vs Goliath clashes at this stage of the competition — when Premier League teams enter the draw for the first time — has ensured it is one of the highlights of the football calendar.
For lower and non-league teams that make it this far in the competition, the prospect of drawing one of the Premier League big boys is…
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