The oldest cup competition in the world, the FA Cup, first played in the 1871-72 season. There’s still a prestige to winning the trophy even if the gloss isn’t quite as shiny in recent years. Arsenal are the team that have won the most FA Cup, with 14 victories. A sunny day out at Wembley in May, the history of the occasion. It’s the domestic cup competition that every football fan and player around the world knows about dreams of winning.
Cardiff City are the only non-English winners of the FA Cup, beating Arsenal in the 1927 final at Wembley
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