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FA Cup to have 2 non-league teams in last 16 for 1st time (The Associated Press)
 The FA Cup threw up its latest heartwarming story line on Sunday when Sutton United beat second-tier Leeds 1-0 to ensure there would be two non-league teams in the fifth round for the first time. Jamie Collins works as a builder in his full-time job and here he was getting mobbed by dozens of young Sutton fans in a joyful post-match pitch invasion, having converted a 53rd-minute penalty that saw off one of the grandest names in English soccer. The latest upset came a day after Lincoln, another team from outside England's four professional leagues, beat second-tier Brighton 3-1 to reach the fifth round for the first time since 1887. More...
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