2008 FA Cup final
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The 2008 FA Cup final was an association football match between Cardiff City and Portsmouth held at Wembley Stadium, London, on 17 May 2008. The final was the showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition, the 2007–08 Football Association Challenge Cup, organised by The Football Association. It was the 127th FA Cup Final and the second to be held at the new Wembley Stadium following its redevelopment. Portsmouth won the match by a single goal, scored by Nwankwo Kanu in the 37th minute.
Portsmouth forward Nwankwo Kanu (pictured in 2017) scored the only goal of the game and was named man of the match.
The Wembley scoreboard at the final whistle.
Cardiff City F.C.
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Cardiff City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as Riverside A.F.C., the club changed its name to Cardiff City in 1908 and entered the Southern Football League in 1910 before joining the English Football League in 1920. The team has spent 17 seasons in the top tier of English football, the longest period being between 1921 and 1929. Their most recent season in the top flight was the 2018–19 Premier League season.
Cardiff City playing Oxford United at Ninian Park in 1983
Manager Neil Warnock and players lift the 2017–18 EFL Championship runner-up trophy
Cardiff City fans performing "the Ayatollah" in 2011
Referee Mike Dean receiving treatment after being struck by a projectile in a South Wales derby in 2009