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Carabao Cup Introduces Preliminary Round for 2025/2026 Season: The English Football League (EFL) has confirmed a format change to the Carabao Cup for the 2025/2026 season, introducing a preliminary round for the first time. This new round will feature four teams and aims to reduce the total number of clubs entering the first official round of the competition. As a result, clubs participating […] dlvr.it/TLLsx7 #Sports #Football #CarabaoCup

Carabao Cup Winners!

I’m old enough to remember when the Carabao Cup was called the League Cup, and I’m (just) old enough to remember Newcastle United winning the Fairs Cup in 1969.  I’m also old enough to remember countless cup final defeats, but I’m not old enough to remember the last time The Toon won a domestic trophy (the FA Cup in 1955), so today’s victory against Liverpool presents a unique opportunity to celebrate a Cup success. Even if it isn’t the most important piece of silverware, such an event is something I’d taken for granted I’d never be able to blog about!

As the late President Jimmy Carter put it, Howay the Lads!

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How many times this season has a goal like Newcastle's disallowed second been given? Absolutely zero consistency. Mind you, Trippier's "handball" would have been given against some teams. PGMOL might as well be a Magic 8 Ball.

)I don't want either team to win - they are both hideous for different reasons - but tradition and this year's gifting of the EPL dictates Liverpool are the most hideous.)

#Football #SportsBall #CarabaoCup #LIVNEW