Soccer: Thousands to descend on city for FA cup

The first FA Cup Final to take place outside of England was kicking off in Cardiff today.

Sat, 12 May, 2001 - 09:46

The first FA Cup Final to take place outside of England was kicking off in Cardiff today.

More than 100,000 football fans are expected to flood into the Welsh capital for the final between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Millennium Stadium.

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