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| Cardiff defeated at FA Cup Final | Cardiff defeated at FA Cup Final |
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| Thousands of Cardiff City fans saw their team lose the FA Cup final to Portsmouth in a 1-0 defeat. | Thousands of Cardiff City fans saw their team lose the FA Cup final to Portsmouth in a 1-0 defeat. |
| Around 25,000 City fans travelled at Wembley for the match, the club's biggest game for 81 years. | Around 25,000 City fans travelled at Wembley for the match, the club's biggest game for 81 years. |
| Up to 7,000 City supporters also watched the game on a big screen erected in Cardiff Bay. | Up to 7,000 City supporters also watched the game on a big screen erected in Cardiff Bay. |
| Welsh Secretary Paul Murphy congratulated Cardiff for fighting hard in the game and said they should be proud of their performance. | Welsh Secretary Paul Murphy congratulated Cardiff for fighting hard in the game and said they should be proud of their performance. |
| Mr Murphy said: "Cardiff's achievement in reaching the final is a remarkable feat for which players and management should feel very proud." | Mr Murphy said: "Cardiff's achievement in reaching the final is a remarkable feat for which players and management should feel very proud." |
| Cllr Rodney Berman, Cardiff council leader, also congratulated the club for their "tremendous achievements in the FA Cup this season, despite missing out on success against Portsmouth at Wembley ". | Cllr Rodney Berman, Cardiff council leader, also congratulated the club for their "tremendous achievements in the FA Cup this season, despite missing out on success against Portsmouth at Wembley ". |
| We all would have wanted to be celebrating the team lifting the FA Cup on Saturday but it unfortunately, it just wasn't to be Councillor Rodney Berman | We all would have wanted to be celebrating the team lifting the FA Cup on Saturday but it unfortunately, it just wasn't to be Councillor Rodney Berman |
| "The Bluebirds gave a battling performance and despite the loss, I was still extremely honoured to be at Wembley to experience the electric atmosphere and witness the clash." | |
| Mr Berman said Cardiff City's "success this season attracted great interest throughout Cardiff and south Wales and the FA Cup fever that swept the city was wonderful. This season's cup run has been extremely memorable" | Mr Berman said Cardiff City's "success this season attracted great interest throughout Cardiff and south Wales and the FA Cup fever that swept the city was wonderful. This season's cup run has been extremely memorable" |
| "We all would have wanted to be celebrating the team lifting the FA Cup on Saturday but it unfortunately, it just wasn't to be." | "We all would have wanted to be celebrating the team lifting the FA Cup on Saturday but it unfortunately, it just wasn't to be." |
| The Bluebirds had not played in an FA Cup final since lifting the trophy in 1927 with a win over Arsenal and taking the cup to Wales for the only time. | The Bluebirds had not played in an FA Cup final since lifting the trophy in 1927 with a win over Arsenal and taking the cup to Wales for the only time. |
| CPS:BOX TITLE="" IMAGEORDER="2" STYLE="WIDE_Box">What's the atmosphere like in Cardiff?Fans prediction for final scoresStiltwalkers join fans at Big Screen | CPS:BOX TITLE="" IMAGEORDER="2" STYLE="WIDE_Box">What's the atmosphere like in Cardiff?Fans prediction for final scoresStiltwalkers join fans at Big Screen |
| Katherine Jenkins sang the Welsh national anthem before the game, which was expected to attract a global television audience of 400m people. | Katherine Jenkins sang the Welsh national anthem before the game, which was expected to attract a global television audience of 400m people. |
| Fans had travelled to the game by air, rail and road, with Cardiff City Supporters' Club alone taking 60 coaches up the M4 to London. | Fans had travelled to the game by air, rail and road, with Cardiff City Supporters' Club alone taking 60 coaches up the M4 to London. |
| More than 50 Cardiff fans from Bluebirds Down Under, flew from Australia to see the final. | More than 50 Cardiff fans from Bluebirds Down Under, flew from Australia to see the final. |
| Ahead of the game, Vince Alm, Cardiff City Supporters' Club spokesperson, said it was a huge day for the city of Cardiff, not just the football team. | Ahead of the game, Vince Alm, Cardiff City Supporters' Club spokesperson, said it was a huge day for the city of Cardiff, not just the football team. |
| "It raises the profile of the football club and the whole city." | "It raises the profile of the football club and the whole city." |