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| Thousands cheer Pompey cup parade | Thousands cheer Pompey cup parade |
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| Up to 200,000 people are lining the streets of Portsmouth to celebrate their team's FA Cup triumph. | Up to 200,000 people are lining the streets of Portsmouth to celebrate their team's FA Cup triumph. |
| Portsmouth clinched the FA Cup with a 1-0 win over Cardiff City at Wembley - their first cup win since 1939. | Portsmouth clinched the FA Cup with a 1-0 win over Cardiff City at Wembley - their first cup win since 1939. |
| Pompey's Harry Redknapp and his players boarded a bus at the club's Fratton Park home before parading a mile through the city to Southsea Common. | Pompey's Harry Redknapp and his players boarded a bus at the club's Fratton Park home before parading a mile through the city to Southsea Common. |
| Redknapp was expected to be given the freedom of the Hampshire city after the parade. | Redknapp was expected to be given the freedom of the Hampshire city after the parade. |
| It was almost 70 years ago when the Premier League side last took the title by beating Wolves 4-1. | It was almost 70 years ago when the Premier League side last took the title by beating Wolves 4-1. |
| Crowds of people are lining the route to Southsea Common, where thousands more are awaiting their team's arrival. | Crowds of people are lining the route to Southsea Common, where thousands more are awaiting their team's arrival. |
| The players are due to arrive at 1600 BST where they will be presented to the crowd on a stage. | The players are due to arrive at 1600 BST where they will be presented to the crowd on a stage. |
| One Portsmouth fan said she has not been able to stop crying. | One Portsmouth fan said she has not been able to stop crying. |
| See the proposed parade route | See the proposed parade route |
| "I've been crying since the semi-final," she said. "I've been supporting since I was 14." | "I've been crying since the semi-final," she said. "I've been supporting since I was 14." |
| On Saturday some 25,000 Pompey fans were among the 90,000 people at London's Wembley Stadium who saw Nwankwo Kanu score Saturday's decisive goal. | On Saturday some 25,000 Pompey fans were among the 90,000 people at London's Wembley Stadium who saw Nwankwo Kanu score Saturday's decisive goal. |
| Another 60,000 - three times as many as expected - watched on a big screen on Southsea Common. | Another 60,000 - three times as many as expected - watched on a big screen on Southsea Common. |
| Hampshire police arrested 10 people there for minor public order offences. | Hampshire police arrested 10 people there for minor public order offences. |
| Portsmouth striker Kanu scored the only goal in the match | Portsmouth striker Kanu scored the only goal in the match |
| Drivers were warned to avoid central Portsmouth on Sunday and expect delays on the M275 into the city. | Drivers were warned to avoid central Portsmouth on Sunday and expect delays on the M275 into the city. |
| South West Trains has advised that buses are replacing trains due to planned engineering works between Portsmouth Harbour and Portsmouth Southsea. | South West Trains has advised that buses are replacing trains due to planned engineering works between Portsmouth Harbour and Portsmouth Southsea. |
| It means that trains will only operate as far as Portsmouth Southsea or Fratton. | It means that trains will only operate as far as Portsmouth Southsea or Fratton. |
| City council leader Gerald Vernon-Jackson said Sunday's parade was a wonderful occasion for the city. | City council leader Gerald Vernon-Jackson said Sunday's parade was a wonderful occasion for the city. |
| "I think it'll be a tremendous day, a tremendous parade through the city and great to welcome them down on Southsea Common." | "I think it'll be a tremendous day, a tremendous parade through the city and great to welcome them down on Southsea Common." |
| He asked people not to bring glass bottles with them, as a large clear-up operation was needed on Saturday. | |
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