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Didn't Pieter Vink just do the UEFA Cup Final

Nope...was Peter Frojdfeldt...perhaps he'd done the Liverpool/Chelsea games.

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Pompey parade to mark Cup triumph


Portsmouth striker Kanu scored the only goal in the match

Hundreds of thousands of football fans are at a victory parade in Hampshire to celebrate Portsmouth's first FA Cup final win since 1939.
The Premier League side, known as Pompey, will 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.
Another 60,000 watched on a big screen on Southsea Common.

Police estimate at least 100,000 people will lines the streets of the Hampshire city on Sunday.
Drivers have been warned to avoid the area and expect delays on the M275 into the city.

See the proposed parade route
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.
Both Portsmouth and Cardiff had sold their allocation of 25,000 Wembley tickets and fans also headed to London to soak up the atmosphere in bars and pubs.
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.
Hampshire police reported 10 arrests for minor public order offences.
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's only FA Cup final triumph prior to Saturday was a 4-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1939.
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.
"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.
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.
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.

[Spaghetti Incident]

We need another FA Cup final like the West Ham Liverpool one, or i'm going to lose interest in that competition, i actually fell asleep twice during that game

[Spaghetti Incident]

....And as for the Champions League Final, that possibly could be the dullest game of the decade, well Chelsea are involved so excitment is off the cards

I don't want either of them to win, so i may end up watching Eastenders

[Just A Fan]

Hey, guys! Inter is Italian Champion. Milan is only in the UEFA-Cup. Saragossa is relegated in Spain.

[Spaghetti Incident]

Flamini you fool You left a Champions league club for a UEFA cup team shame on you

[Just A Fan]

Originally Posted by Spaghetti Incident

Flamini you fool You left a Champions league club for a UEFA cup team shame on you

Money, money, money has changed his mind