FA CUP HEROES CAN HIT JACKPOT

By Tom Blackett

GLORY: Newport County’s Padraig Amond celebrates his winner from the spot against Leicester in round three

EFL clubs have a further financial incentive to make progress in the Emirates FA Cup – the chance of landing a quarter-of-a-million pound jackpot.
The EFL and the FA have reached an agreement whereby a new £250,000 Divisional Progress Prize will be made to the EFL club from each division that goes furthest in the competition.
In the event of more than one club going out at the same stage, the prize fund will be split equally betwee...

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