This afternoon the old lady of football, Wembley Stadium once again hosts the greatest domestic cup competition of them all - The FA Cup Final. Where Chelsea do battle with Manchester United. The rebuilding of Wembley has been a costly and timely project. Running massively over budget and completed a year later than originally envisaged, the FA Cup Final comes home having been played for the last 6 years in it's temporary home of the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff.

As such, this year's final will have much more interest than those supporters of both participants and the casual neutral observers. Indeed, the event of the actual game could well be overshadowed by the fact that Wembley has reopened it's doors to English Football. With an estimated televised audience in excess of 2 Billion, the football world will be watching with baited breath football's homecoming.

As part of the pre match build-up, footballing legends and greats who have graced the hallowed Wembley turf in the past will take part in the opening ceremony. Even royalty will be in attendance, with HRH Prince William being the chief guest of honour. The famous Red Arrows will perform a celebratory fly past of the stadium and there are also other events planned to mark the occasion.

On the pitch Chelsea and Manchester United will renew their season long rivalry. Chelsea and Jose Mourinho are out for revenge over United, having been pipped to the Premiership Title by Alex Ferguson's Manchester United a few weeks ago. With both teams knocked out of their respective European Semi Finals, this is their last game of the season and a great prize is at stake. For Chelsea, it is to justify the millions spent on building their team and adding an additional trophy to the already won League Cup. For Manchester United it is to reaffirm their domestic ascendancy and prove that they are now back as the number one team in English Football. By achieving the double, they will go a long way to prove this.

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