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Terry doing it for the kids

Captain John Terry is hoping the FA Cup can spur Chelsea's youngsters onto greater things after their 5-0 drubbing of Watford earned them a fourth-round tie away to Preston.

EXCLUSIVE: Man City join the £5m race for Crystal Palace striker Victor Moses

Manchester City will press ahead with a move for Crystal Palace striker Victor Moses this week. Everton, Liverpool and Birmingham have also been linked with the 19-year-old.

GARY LINEKER: I cried all the way home after Leicester City lost in the final. Managers have to start caring about the FA Cup

One of my earliest football memories was going to Wembley as an eight-year-old to watch my team, Leicester, play in the 1969 FA Cup final.

Tottenham 4 Peterborough 0: Fry tried to flog me hero Lewis, says Harry

The next time Fabio Capello curses a Robert Green clanger or considers getting the placenta doctor to visit David James, he should spend an afternoon watching Peterborough.

Portsmouth 1 Coventry City 1: Avram Grant's grim jokes fail to lift the gloom

As the Portsmouth financial crisis gets worse by the day, it is tough for all the staff at Fratton Park to retain a sense of humour - even though boss Avram Grant is trying his hardest.

Sheffield United 1 QPR 1: Cresswell's first half header earns Blades a replay

Paul Hart is in prime position to be the QPR manager who ends the club’s decade of FA Cup misery. Not since 2001 have QPR progressed beyond the third round.

FA Cup third round: Middlesbrough 0-1 Manchester City

Roberto Mancini said: "I respect the FA Cup, it gets you into Europe. I respect the Carling Cup as well. At Manchester City we want to try to win everything." If that sounds like a gloat in the direction of Old Trafford, it was made before Manchester United tripped up against Leeds. City too have a...

FA Cup third round: Portsmouth 1-1 Coventry City

While around 150 Portsmouth fans could be heard protesting outside against the owner, Ali al-Faraj, Avram Grant's sense of humour was holding up fine. Being bottom of the Premier League with his players unpaid while facing an unwanted replay with a transfer embargo still in place, it inevitably...