The only difficulty lies with the match itself. There is no reason for it to become festive just because Chelsea have the afternoon off this year. The holders got the silverware in 2007 when grim deadlock with Manchester United was broken at long las....

Sulley Muntari put the ball on the spot very deliberately. The Manchester United support behind the goal at Old Trafford bayed. He remembers looking up at them for a moment, a couple of seconds that have stayed with him, before pushing his head back ....

Llamas? Whatever next? And mansions? In Cheshire of all places. Cheshire, the capital of Footballers' Wives country, and home to half the Manchester United team, who live in rather more ostentatious homes than Mr Timpson. Does that make the footballe....

And he dismissed suggestions a win on Saturday would be the ideal note on which to retire, citing the example of 66-year-old Sir Alex Ferguson, whose Manchester United team Pompey dramatically defeated 1-0 in the quarter-finals.

They did strive to do something about this dilemma by spending 6m on Preston's David Nugent but he lost his way in the journey from the Championship to the Premier League. Though a further 7.5m was laid out for Jermain Defoe in January he is inelig....

If Pompey's position felt irretrievable then, it is unrecognisable now. There is no better example of the rejuvenation of a football team than that instigated by Redknapp. A 3-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur in the manager's first game back had left th....

Pompey head to Wembley knowing that England striker Jermain Defoe, who has scored eight goals in 12 games since Redknapp signed him during the January transfer window from Tottenham, is unavailable because he is cup-tied.

Focus. It is almost a byword for Muntari and, having come so far, getting past West Bromwich Albion in the semi-final, he will accept nothing other than victory today against Cardiff. The disappointment of falling short at the semi-final stage of the....

Harry Redknapp never reached Wembley as a player, and is taking a club there as a manager for the first time. The 61-year-old former Bournemouth, West Ham and Southampton boss, has twice guided teams to promotion. He took Bournemouth up from Divisio....

We're not even thinking about that, said Jones. What we are thinking about is trying to beat a very good side. If we do that, the rest will follow. If Portsmouth win, they will be the first team other than Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United or ....

Portsmouth or Cardiff will end long waits for a second FA Cup win when they meet in Saturday's final at Wembley.

Portsmouth or Cardiff will end long waits for a second FA Cup win when they meet in Saturday's final at Wembley.

We can confirm that Dwain Chambers will be taking proceedings to secure his eligibility/participation in the Olympic and National trials in Birmingham from 11-13 July, said Nick Collins, the athlete's lawyer, who had earlier accompanied his client ....

Not scored in three matches or 336 minutes (five hours 36 minutes) since John Utaka got Portsmouth's goal in the 3-1 away defeat to Manchester City on 20 April. It was Pompey's only goal in a minute under eight hours soccer.

We're not even thinking about that, said Jones. What we are thinking about is trying to beat a very good side. If we do that, the rest will follow. If Portsmouth win, they will be the first team other than Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United or ....

Famously held the trophy for seven years after their 4-1 triumph over Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1939, in front of 99,370. Bert Barlow opened Pompey's account two months after leaving the Molineux club as surplus to requirements. Jock Anderson and C....

Defeated three Championship clubs in Ipswich, Plymouth and Preston, at the outset of this march to the arch. Then knocked out Manchester United, with a Sulley Ali Muntari penalty, 12 minutes from time. They played second fiddle to West Bromwich Albi....

51 year old Liverpool born Dave Jones was a commanding centre-half in his playing days with Everton, Coventry, Seiko FC in Hong Kong, and Preston.

Ended the league season with a 3-0 home victory over Barnsley; their first win in four outings. Scored three goals in each of the last two games, but conceded three goals in each of the three matches prior to the clean sheet against the Tykes.

We're not even thinking about that, said Jones. What we are thinking about is trying to beat a very good side. If we do that, the rest will follow. If Portsmouth win, they will be the first team other than Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United or ....