India, Jan. 12 -- The FA Cup delivered another fairytale result on Saturday when sixth-tier Macclesfield - managed by Wayne Rooney's brother - knocked out titleholder Crystal Palace in one of the competition's greatest upsets. The teams were separated by 117 places in the English soccer pyramid but Macclesfield won 2-1 which, given the difference in league positions, goes down as the most unlikely result in the FA Cup's 155-year history.

At the other extreme, Manchester City overwhelmed third-tier Exeter 10-1 in a match featuring a goal on debut by $87 million signing Antoine Semenyo. City tying the record for its biggest ever win wasn't the story of the day in the third round, though. That belonged to Macclesfield, a tiny club from Engl...