The League Cup, first contested in 1960, is regarded as the third competition in English football behind the Premier League and the FA Cup.

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In addition to a full program of 38 Premier League games, the club also contested the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, the UEFA Super Cup in Monaco and advanced to the semifinals of both English soccer's FA Cup and Football League Cup.

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Under the deal, BT will get ESPN and ESPN America channels, plus ESPN's live sports rights portfolio, which includes the English Football Association Challenge Cup, better known locally as the FA Cup, the Scottish football Premier League, and Germany's top football league, known as the Bundesliga.

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Arsenal's defeat to Blackburn came just a few months after arguably one of the most humiliating nights of Wenger's reign, when they lost on penalties in the League Cup to Bradford City, who play in the fourth division of English football.

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In the English FA Cup , arguably the most famous domestic knockout competition in world club football, Premier League giant Liverpool was given a scare by fifth tier side Mansfield.

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