{"id":5417,"date":"2023-01-07T20:09:53","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T20:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/football-world-reacts-to-shocking-fa-cup-upset\/"},"modified":"2023-01-07T20:09:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T20:09:53","slug":"football-world-reacts-to-shocking-fa-cup-upset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/football-world-reacts-to-shocking-fa-cup-upset\/","title":{"rendered":"Football world reacts to shocking FA Cup upset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"hidden\"\/><!-- Arbitrary hidden heading for SumoMe to hook into --><\/p>\n<p>The 2023 FA Cup is a big upset.<\/p>\n<p>5-seeded Wrexham have just beaten 2-seeded Coventry City. His 4-3 win on Saturday ensured the club advanced to the fourth round of his FA Cup. Coventry City are his second highest football league in England, he plays in the EFL Championship, so this is a big upset. Wrexham, meanwhile, plays in the National League, his fifth highest football league in England. His three league gap between the two clubs is therefore absolutely huge.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN FC <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNFC\/status\/1611809870956855299\" target=\"_blank\">murmured<\/a>vent their shock with the news that &#8216;Wrexham have won the FA Cup fourth round&#8217;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wrexham reach FA Cup fourth round \ud83d\udcc8\ud83d\udcc8\ud83d\udcc8 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNPlus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@ESPN Plus<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vJe5A31Hc3\">pic.twitter.com\/vJe5A31Hc3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNFC\/status\/1611809870956855299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Wrexham moves on to appropriate action in the fourth round. It&#8217;s later this month he will start on Saturday January 28th. If they are shocked again, Wrexham will play in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 1st.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, being owned by actor Ryan McElhenney and &#8216;Deadpool&#8217; star Ryan Reynolds, Wrexham has garnered fame around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Sheldon, soccer&#8217;s chief marketing manager, said: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylesheldon\/status\/1611810167112204289\" target=\"_blank\">win<\/a> &#8220;absolute magic&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2728 absolute magic, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wrexham_AFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@Wrexham_AFC<\/a> \u2728<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Sheldon (@kylesheldon) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylesheldon\/status\/1611810167112204289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reynolds himself reacted to the victory.  &#8220;I&#8217;m completely speechless,&#8221; Reynolds tweeted.  &#8220;What a club. What a town. What a victory. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/wrexham_afc\" target=\"_blank\">@Wrexham_AFC<\/a> eternally.  &#8220;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am completely utterly mute. What a club. What a town. What a victory. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wrexham_AFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@Wrexham_AFC<\/a> eternally.  https:\/\/t.co\/9SzQUAVAX2<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VancityReynolds\/status\/1611812717718814725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>McElhenney during the match <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RMcElhenney\/status\/1611808085181624321\" target=\"_blank\">I was desperate<\/a>because the ESPN+ feed went down!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ESPN+ FEED DOWN!!! WHAT IS HAPPENING?  ?  ?  ? <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wrexham_AFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@Wrexham_AFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob McElhenney (@RMcElhenney) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RMcElhenney\/status\/1611808085181624321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reporter Amos Murphy <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmosMurphy_\/status\/1611808902848614400\" target=\"_blank\">murmured<\/a> In a video showing players and fans celebrating, they thought they &#8220;completely deserved that victory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wrexham players and fans celebrating at the FT. They totally deserved that win.Advancing to the FA Cup fourth round. <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uIbVMbvQWS\">pic.twitter.com\/uIbVMbvQWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amos Murphy (@AmosMurphy_) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmosMurphy_\/status\/1611808902848614400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">January 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNFC\/status\/1611809870956855299\" target=\"_blank\">ESPNFC<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiQ2h0dHBzOi8vdGhlY29tZWJhY2suY29tL3NvY2Nlci93cmV4aGFtLWZhLWN1cC11cHNldC13aW4tcmVhY3RzLmh0bWzSAUZodHRwOi8vYW1wLnRoZWNvbWViYWNrLmNvbS9zb2NjZXIvd3JleGhhbS1mYS1jdXAtdXBzZXQtd2luLXJlYWN0cy5odG1s?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The 2023 FA Cup is a big upset. 5-seeded Wrexham have just beaten 2-seeded Coventry City. 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