FA Cup kicks off first round with Wimbledon and MK Dons grudge match

November 1 – Relocating a club from one city to another may not be that big a deal in the United States, where it is known as a franchise, but in the traditional world of English football it is considered anathema to fans.

Which is why Sunday’s FA Cup first-round encounter between AFC Wimbledon and MK Dons is considered such a grudge match.

Many of the 32 part-time sides from outside the professional pyramid have been drawn against full-time opposition from the country’s third and...