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| Capital One Cup: Victory parade for triumphant Swansea City | Capital One Cup: Victory parade for triumphant Swansea City |
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| Swansea City's record-breaking win in the Capital One Cup final is to be celebrated with a victory parade through their home city. | Swansea City's record-breaking win in the Capital One Cup final is to be celebrated with a victory parade through their home city. |
| The Premier League team swept to a 5-0 win over League Two Bradford City in their centenary year. | The Premier League team swept to a 5-0 win over League Two Bradford City in their centenary year. |
| It gave them their first major cup trophy and a place in Europe. | It gave them their first major cup trophy and a place in Europe. |
| The open-top bus parade through Swansea will take place on Tuesday followed by a reception at the Guildhall. | The open-top bus parade through Swansea will take place on Tuesday followed by a reception at the Guildhall. |
| Swansea's Lord Mayor Dennis James said the people of Swansea would turn out in their thousands to welcome the team home. | Swansea's Lord Mayor Dennis James said the people of Swansea would turn out in their thousands to welcome the team home. |
| 'Superb' | 'Superb' |
| "This is a fantastic moment for the Swans and for Swansea as a whole," he said. | "This is a fantastic moment for the Swans and for Swansea as a whole," he said. |
| "After their promotion to the Premier League, Sunday's events open a new chapter in a remarkable success story for our city's football team. | "After their promotion to the Premier League, Sunday's events open a new chapter in a remarkable success story for our city's football team. |
| The parade will start outside the Dragon Hotel in Kingsway, Swansea at 16:30 GMT on Tuesday. It will make its way down Kingsway before moving along St Helen's Road and finish at the Guildhall. | |
| Congratulations to the Swans for their victory, the biggest in League Cup history, have flooded in. | Congratulations to the Swans for their victory, the biggest in League Cup history, have flooded in. |
| Among them, First Minister Carwyn Jones tweeted: "Superb #CapitalOneCup win for the Swans - their first major trophy! Well done! Europe awaits!" | Among them, First Minister Carwyn Jones tweeted: "Superb #CapitalOneCup win for the Swans - their first major trophy! Well done! Europe awaits!" |
| Swansea-born actress Catherine Zeta Jones was at the Oscars in Los Angeles but got up early to watch the match. | Swansea-born actress Catherine Zeta Jones was at the Oscars in Los Angeles but got up early to watch the match. |
| "It was one of the best things to happen today," she told BBC Radio Five Live. | "It was one of the best things to happen today," she told BBC Radio Five Live. |
| Safety barriers | Safety barriers |
| Swansea council leader David Phillips said: "The past few years have been a footballing fairy story for the Swans." | Swansea council leader David Phillips said: "The past few years have been a footballing fairy story for the Swans." |
| He said they had pulled out all the stops to get the victory parade organised as quickly as possible after Sunday's final. | He said they had pulled out all the stops to get the victory parade organised as quickly as possible after Sunday's final. |
| "We hope everyone who comes along has a great time, but the safety of the participants and the public is paramount. | "We hope everyone who comes along has a great time, but the safety of the participants and the public is paramount. |
| "For this reason, we would ask all spectators to stay behind the safety barriers and follow any instructions that they may get from the safety stewards." | "For this reason, we would ask all spectators to stay behind the safety barriers and follow any instructions that they may get from the safety stewards." |
| The council said there will be road closures along the route on a rolling basis to minimise disruption and stewards will be marshalling fans and ensuring the safety of the procession. | The council said there will be road closures along the route on a rolling basis to minimise disruption and stewards will be marshalling fans and ensuring the safety of the procession. |
| Nick Bradley, Swansea council's cabinet member for regeneration, said: "I'd urge the people of Swansea and Swans fans from elsewhere in south Wales to line the parade route. | Nick Bradley, Swansea council's cabinet member for regeneration, said: "I'd urge the people of Swansea and Swans fans from elsewhere in south Wales to line the parade route. |
| "The parade will give us a chance to thank Michael Laudrup and his fantastic team for their terrific achievements that keep raising our city's profile even further across the world." | "The parade will give us a chance to thank Michael Laudrup and his fantastic team for their terrific achievements that keep raising our city's profile even further across the world." |