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Cardiff players celebrating a goal during their their FA Cup Semi Final match at Wembley Stadium on April 06, 2008. Cardiff City will be allowed to enter the UEFA Cup if they win next month´s FA Cup final. |
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LONDON (AFP) - Cardiff City will be allowed to enter the UEFA Cup if they win next month's FA Cup final.
The Welsh club, who play in the English Championship, were orginally told Football Association regulations would make them ineligible to represent England in Europe if they beat Portsmouth at Wembley, because, as a Welsh side, they would normally have to qualify via the Welsh Cup.
But UEFA had insisted they backed Cardiff's case and the FA board agreed on Thursday to change that ruling, giving Dave Jones's side the chance to dream of a continental campaign next season.
An FA statement said: "The Board has given full approval for Cardiff City to participate in next season's UEFA Cup as one of England's representatives, should they win this season's FA Cup.
"It was decided that the Welsh national anthem would also be played ahead of the game."
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nelsonm2110 April 25th, 2008 03:00
It is good that the FA has shown some leniency to Cardiff. If they win the FA Cup it will be really interesting to see how they go in Europe next season.