The FA Cup third round took centre stage this past weekend, as the heavyweights from English football's top two divisions joined those still standing from the lesser leagues in a swathe of compelling clashes across the country.

For Norwich City's Adam Idah, it was a start to the year he'll never forget. The 18-year-old became the youngest player to net a hat-trick for the Canaries when he struck three times in their 4-2 triumph away at Preston North End, marking his second start for the club in...

Toulouse sacked coach Antoine Kombouare on Sunday after Saturday's humiliating 1-0 Coupe de France round of 64 defeat to amateur side Saint-Pryve-Saint-Hilaire extended the club's worst-ever run of form.

The 56-year-old, who oversaw two wins from his first three matches in charge before a run of 10 consecutive losses across all competitions, was only appointed in mid-October as Alain Casanova's replacement.

Lille at home in Ligue 1 and Niort away in the Coupe de la Ligue were Kombouare's only successes...

French minnows Trelissac have urged Marseille to donate their slice of Sunday's Coupe de France round of 64 ticket money towards amateur football in their home region of the Dordogne after OM kept their part of the sales once the clash was moved to a bigger stadium to maximise revenue.

Marseille, second in Ligue 1, edged past the fourth-tier side on penalties 4-2 after a 1-1 draw over 120 minutes -- 30 of which were played with 10 men after Hiroki Sakai was sent off for a second bookable offence.

However,...