THE FA Cup third round is well underway and more Premier League giants begin their campaigns TODAY. In the standout early kick-offs, the lowest-ranked side left in the competition, Macclesfield,

The oldest cup competition in European football returns to action this weekend as the FA Cup gears up for its third round.Defending champions Crystal Palace travel to Moss Rose to take on sixth-tier

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A non-league team against the defending champion. It’s what the FA Cup is all about. Macclesfield, a club playing in the sixth tier of English soccer, hosts Premier League side Crystal Palace on Saturday hoping to pull off a memorable upset.

The FA Cup third round gets underway this weekend, with the Premier League and Championship teams entering the draw. Crystal Palace will begin their defence of football’s oldest cup

Oliver Glasner has revealed that Jean-Philippe Mateta will miss Crystal Palace ’s FA Cup third-round match against Macclesfield. The France striker has been dealing with a knee issue for the past month and will not travel to the non-league side on Saturday as Palace begin their defence of the FA Cup.

Swansea City have signed veteran former Crystal Palace captain Joel Ward on a deal until the end of the season. Ward, 36, has been without a club since ending a 13-year spell at Selhurst Park last summer. But Swansea have secured a player who can operate at right-back or in central defence.