FA Cup replays backlash, Nagelsmann extends Germany deal: football news – as it happened

Buildup to the weekend’s Premier League and FA Cup action, plus continued fallout from the decision to scrap FA Cup replaysMeanwhile in the Championship, a host of former Premier League sides are nervously peering down rather than optimistically looking up. Here’s Will Unwin on how short-term approaches are holding clubs back.Those FA Cup semi-finals and this weekend’s round of Premier League matches are all under the microscope in everyone’s favourite double digit lookin