FORMER Socceroo and now Rockdale City Suns star Paul Reid with the winner’s trophy at the launch today of the inaugural FFA Cup competition. Pictured on stage with Reid (of Rockdale) is former Socceroo and Sydney FC player Brett Emerton and FFA CEO David Gallop (right).
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The new competition is based on the successful FA Cup in Great Britain, which gives non-professional clubs such as Rockdale, Sutherland Sharks and St George FC in NSW and other states the chance to qualify and host some of the bigger A-League clubs.
Preliminary matches involving more than 600 clubs in Australia have begun, ahead of the national knock-out FFA Cup round 32, kicking off in late July, when 10 A-League clubs will join 22 others from the eight feeder states and territory. See more in the Leader on Tuesday.
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