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The BBC and ITV have been branded “shameful” and a “disgrace” for their FA Cup TV selections this weekend with not one of the four non-league teams competing in the third round being shown live. Maidstone United, Aldershot Town, Chesterfield and Eastleigh are the only non-league teams left in the FA Cup. The competition is seen as a chance for teams lower down the English football ladder to embark on a dream run and pull off huge upsets to become local heroes. Maidstone are the lowest-ranked team left in the competition as they play in the National League South – the sixth tier of English foot…

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