Wednesday, May 16, 2007
1,000 police for the FA Cup Final
A record number of police will be on duty for the first FA Cup final at the new Wembley on Saturday, with 1,000 officers being deployed outside the stadium and in central London for the event.
The police and the Football Association yesterday launched a campaign to encourage spectators to arrive early at the stadium, with turnstiles opening at midday.
The stadium is employing about 6,000 stewards and security searches of the 90,000 crowd are likely to produce long queues outside the ground, the first major event there for seven years.
The police and the Football Association yesterday launched a campaign to encourage spectators to arrive early at the stadium, with turnstiles opening at midday.
The stadium is employing about 6,000 stewards and security searches of the 90,000 crowd are likely to produce long queues outside the ground, the first major event there for seven years.
