Portsmouth FC is an English professional football team based in Fratton, Portsmouth. The club was founded in 1898 and won its first major honour in 1939 with victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup final. Since then the club has won consecutive First Division titles in 1949 and 1950 as well as the FA Cup again in 2008. Portsmouth are fierce rivals with neighbours Southampton as well as Plymouth Argyle. The team play at home in blue shirts, white shorts and red socks. The club is nicknamed ‘The Blues’ or ‘The Blue Army’ and plays at Fratton Park which seats 20,709.
Manager will forever moan about referees but allowing them the chance to rate officials will not alleviate any of the frustration and only serve to intensify the huge pressure on the man in the middle... more
The Premier League will dock £1million from Portsmouth's parachute payments for 2011 unless the south-coast club pay that sum to Tottenham over the aborted transfer of goalkeeper Asmir Begovic... more
Avram Grant has emerged as the leading candidate for the West Ham manager's job as new owners David Gold and David Sullivan look to take the club forwards... more
Portsmouth have not given up hope of Avram Grant remaining in charge at Fratton Park, despite the Israeli being lined up to take over at West Ham... more
Portsmouth have confirmed new contracts have been offered to England goalkeeper David James, defenders Hermann Hreidarsson and Ricardo Rocha as well as veteran forward Kanu... more
Portsmouth take on Chelsea in the FA Cup final tomorrow and, with few backing them to win it, they will have to just enjoy the party before a long hard road begins.... more
David James feels lifting the FA Cup two years ago was the beginning of the end for Portsmouth's golden era - but would love to do it all over again at Wembley on Saturday... more
Tottenham will play European football next season after it was confirmed that FA Cup finalists will not be allowed to compete in UEFA competitions due to their financial problems
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Midfielder admits he will never tire of watching replays of the penalty he scored to book Portsmouth's place in the FA Cup final at the expense of former team Tottenham... more
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