Leicester City FA Cup final 'exactly what the city needs'

BBC | April 20, 2021

Their team's first FA Cup final appearance since 1969 has given people in Leicester a buzz they have not felt in more than five decades. BBC News Online spoke to residents about what the final means to them.

Many would argue that, as Leicester emerges from more than a year of the UK's longest coronavirus restrictions, the team's success is exactly the lift the city needs.

The Foxes face Chelsea at Wembley on 15 May and there are plans to have a 21,000 crowd on the day.

Amy Drucquer in a picture taken with a friend before lockdown — image captionAmy Drucquer (bottom) said there was a "sense of unity" in the city, replicating previous good times before lockdown

Amy Drucquer who runs This Fan Girl - a forum for female football fans - said the final means even more, thanks to the tough time the city has endured.