Furious League - Afro Cup

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Rules
Schedule
The cup games will take place midweek on the following schedule:

Midweek (between weeks) 3-4 – Preliminary Round
Midweek 5-6 – Quarter Finals
Midweek 7-8 – Semi Finals
Midweek 9+ Final

Team Selection
Team selection and tactics are due in by the close of Monday before the game. Failure to submit will result in forfeiting the game.
You will select a starting XI only, no subs.
You should provide tactics, but they should be no longer than 10 lines (bullet points)
For the quarter finals onwards, your team must contain 3 British players.
A player qualifies as British if they are eligible to play for the national sides of England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
For the quarter finals onwards, your team must have 3 U21s.
A player qualifies as U21 if he is born on or after 1st April 1990.
The U21s and British quota can be the same players.
On your team selection, you should highlight who are the English and U21 players.

Results/Voting
Voting is not compulsory. It is encouraged, but there is no punishment if you do not vote.
We will all vote on results.
When voting, we will only state who we think will win – no scoreline, scorers or explanation why required.
You will not be able to vote for a draw.
You will not vote on games involving your side.
The team with the most votes, wins the game.
In the event of a tie, Afros’s vote will be the casting vote.
You will not receive Sponsor's win bonuses when winning a cup game. They are for league games only

Schedule for cup weeks
Tactics in - close of Monday.
Voting in - by 12pm Tuesday
Results decided - by 5pm Tuesday

Injuries
There will be no injuries for the cup games
The 2 injuries for the following weeks league game will be drawn from the XI players selected in the cup game. This obviously only applies to teams playing in the cup. For the teams who are not in the cup, injuries will be selected using the usual method.

Prize Money
Cup Winners: £10m
Losing finalists: £6m
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PRELIMINARY ROUND
Liverpool v Stoke - STOKE WIN
Bolton v Aston Villa - VILLA WIN

Byes:
Sunderland
Birmingham
Blackburn
Fulham
Everton
Tottenham
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QUARTER FINAL
Stoke v Fulham - FULHAM WIN
Aston Villa v Birmingham - BIRMINGHAM WIN
Blackburn v Everton - EVERTON WIN
Tottenham v Sunderland - SUNDERLAND WIN
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SEMI FINAL
Sunderland v Fulham - Fulham WIN
Everton v Birmingham - Everton WIN
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FINAL
Fulham v Everton
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