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| Pompey parade to mark cup triumph | Pompey parade to mark cup triumph |
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| Tens of thousands of football fans are expected to take part in a victory parade to celebrate Portsmouth's first FA Cup final win since 1939. | Tens of thousands of football fans are expected to take part in a victory parade to celebrate Portsmouth's first FA Cup final win since 1939. |
| The Premiership team, nicknamed Pompey, are due to parade the cup through the city on an open-top bus from 1500 BST. | The Premiership team, nicknamed Pompey, are due to parade the cup through the city on an open-top bus from 1500 BST. |
| Some 25,000 of their fans were among the 90,000 people at Wembley who saw Nwankwo Kanu score in the 1-0 win over Championship side Cardiff City. | Some 25,000 of their fans were among the 90,000 people at Wembley who saw Nwankwo Kanu score in the 1-0 win over Championship side Cardiff City. |
| Another 60,000 more watched on a big screen on Southsea Common. | Another 60,000 more watched on a big screen on Southsea Common. |
| Some 1,200 police were drafted in to ensure the match passed off peacefully. | Some 1,200 police were drafted in to ensure the match passed off peacefully. |
| See the proposed parade route | |
| Officers were on duty to manage the crowds and British Transport Police officers travelled on trains to London from Cardiff and Portsmouth. | Officers were on duty to manage the crowds and British Transport Police officers travelled on trains to London from Cardiff and Portsmouth. |
| The match came three days after Rangers fans and police in Manchester clashed following the Uefa Cup final. | The match came three days after Rangers fans and police in Manchester clashed following the Uefa Cup final. |
| Both Portsmouth and Cardiff had sold their allocation of 25,000 Wembley tickets and more fans headed to the capital to soak up the atmosphere in bars and pubs. | Both Portsmouth and Cardiff had sold their allocation of 25,000 Wembley tickets and more fans headed to the capital to soak up the atmosphere in bars and pubs. |
| Match ball | Match ball |
| Some 60,000 more Portsmouth supporters - three times as many as had been expected - gathered to watch the match at the big screen in the city for their team's first FA Cup final since 1939. | Some 60,000 more Portsmouth supporters - three times as many as had been expected - gathered to watch the match at the big screen in the city for their team's first FA Cup final since 1939. |
| Meanwhile, in Cardiff, up to 7,000 fans who could not make the game were able to watch all the action on a big screen in Roald Dahl Plas in Cardiff Bay. | Meanwhile, in Cardiff, up to 7,000 fans who could not make the game were able to watch all the action on a big screen in Roald Dahl Plas in Cardiff Bay. |
| Portsmouth fans on Southsea Common celebrate Kanu's goal | Portsmouth fans on Southsea Common celebrate Kanu's goal |
| The side's only FA Cup final triumph prior to Saturday was a 4-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1939. | The side's only FA Cup final triumph prior to Saturday was a 4-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1939. |
| Earlier, the match ball was presented by Portsmouth's near non-league neighbours Havant and Waterlooville Football Club. | Earlier, the match ball was presented by Portsmouth's near non-league neighbours Havant and Waterlooville Football Club. |
| The Hawks had surprised many by reaching the FA Cup fourth round, where they eventually lost 5-2 to Premier League Liverpool. | The Hawks had surprised many by reaching the FA Cup fourth round, where they eventually lost 5-2 to Premier League Liverpool. |
| Portsmouth goalkeeping legend Alan Knight MBE, who played more than 800 games for the club, is now a coach at Havant and Waterlooville. | Portsmouth goalkeeping legend Alan Knight MBE, who played more than 800 games for the club, is now a coach at Havant and Waterlooville. |
| "I'm a little bit envious [of those playing]," he said. | "I'm a little bit envious [of those playing]," he said. |
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