Macclesfield's Magic of the FA Cup

ESPN FC

ESPN

Sports, Soccer

4.2 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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The FC Crew react to a dramatic day in the FA Cup including Macclesfield historic win over defending champions Crystal Palace, struggling Spurs' loss to Aston Villa, Manchester City's dominant win, and Chelsea's first victory under Liam Rosenior. Then, a preview of Sunday's Spanish Super Cup between Barcelona and Real Madrid, as they prepare for another El Clasico final. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.7	alongside me. Stevie Nicol. Here is a sentence I don't say very often, or indeed ever, will kick off today's show in Macclesfield. As they were taking on Crystal Palace, the defending champions, of course, and it would be the host who will win by two goals to one in what was being called the upset of the century. McEltsdale, the first long league club to eliminate
0:55.8	the FA Cup defending champions in
0:57.5	117 years. Palace, the first
1:00.6	top flight club to get knocked out of the
1:02.1	FA Cup versus the club, five levels
1:04.0	below it in the English League
1:05.9	Premier League. Clubs are separated by
1:07.7	117 places
1:09.8	in the league pyramid.
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