Comparisons with the FA Cup== 

 Who the hell marked up as needing a citation the comment about the League cup being less prestigious than the FA cup?  Whilst it may well be hard to find citable evidence to prove it, anyone who knows anything about football knows this is the case.   

 The FA Cup is the oldest cup competition in the world, not just England, it was in years gone by the FA Cup Final was the ONLY football match in the season to be televised in this country.  It was and still is viewed around the world in numerous countries by millions of people - is anyone seriously going to try and claim that the same rich history and tradition can be applied to the League cup?  One only needs to look at the reserve sides full of non first team regulars that are put into the competition by all of the big clubs to see this is the case.  It is one of the main domestic trophies in England, but to suggest it's anything but a sideshow when compared to the FA cup is incredibly naive, stupid, or possibly both. 

 I know that wikipedia has strict guidelines, but I challenge anyone to find any football fan who is not aware of the fact that the profile of the League Cup is completely and utterly dwarfed by that of the FA Cup. 

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