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| Thousands cheer Pompey cup parade | |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Up to 200,000 people are lining the streets of Portsmouth to celebrate their team's FA Cup triumph. | |
| 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. | |
| It is Portsmouth's first FA Cup final win since 1939. Redknapp was expected to be given the freedom of the Hampshire city after the parade. | |
| Portsmouth clinched the FA Cup with a 1-0 win over Cardiff City at Wembley. | |
| The Premier League side were celebrating their first cup victory since 1939 - when they then beat Wolves 4-1. | |
| Some 25,000 of their fans were among the 90,000 people 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. | |
| Hampshire police reported 10 arrests for minor public order offences. | |
| See the proposed parade route | See the proposed parade route |
| 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. |
| Portsmouth striker Kanu scored the only goal in the match | |
| City council leader Gerald Vernon-Jackson said Sunday's parade would be a wonderful occasion for the city. | City council leader Gerald Vernon-Jackson said Sunday's parade would be a wonderful occasion for the city. |
| "It is going to be a huge event and I'm sure the city will welcome the club back and the team with open arms," he said. | "It is going to be a huge event and I'm sure the city will welcome the club back and the team with open arms," he said. |
| "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 following a large clear-up operation on Saturday. | He asked people not to bring glass bottles with them following a large clear-up operation on Saturday. |
| On Saturday, the match ball was presented by Portsmouth's near non-league neighbours Havant and Waterlooville Football Club. | On Saturday, 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 team Liverpool. | The Hawks had surprised many by reaching the FA Cup fourth round, where they eventually lost 5-2 to Premier League team 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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