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FA Cup set for a major revamp with Champions League for winners

By SPORTSMAIL REPORTER
Updated: 05:20 EST, 13 February 2011

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The FA could be set to undergo some radical changes in a bid to regenerate interest in the once-glamorous competition.

FA chairman David Bernstein has sanctioned a think-tank to come up with ways of revamping the cup for the 2012/13 season.

The suggestions so far have included the qualification to the Champions League for the FA Cup winners, the scrapping of replays, seeding the Premier League clubs to ensure a greater chance of smaller clubs facing one of the bigger teams and playing games in mid-week.

Cup and away: Chelsea celebrate beating Everton in the FA Cup final last season

The new-style FA Cup will be launched the season after next and could include a new TV deal with the FA cup final being moved from the traditional 3pm kick-off time on Saturday to 5.30pm.