Man City parade to celebrate club's success
The club says the celebrations mark the achievements of the men's, women's and academy teams.
City beat Chelsea 1-0 in the FA Cup final thanks to a goal from Antoine Semenyo [PA Media] Manchester City has announced an open-top bus parade and a separate "after party" to mark the club's success this season, after winning the FA Cup and the Women's Super League (WSL) trophy. It comes after a stunning goal by Antoine Semenyo sealed the men's FA Cup win over Chelsea at Wembley while the women ended Chelsea's six-year run as WSL champions. The club said the celebrations on 25 May would mark the achievements of the men's, women's and academy teams.
It said the parade build-up would start at Manchester's Northern Quarter from 16:00 BST before finishing outside the Colin Bell Stand reception at the Etihad Stadium, with doors to The After Party at Co-op Live closing at 17:00. Manchester City's Alex Greenwood holds the Women's Super League trophy aloft [PA Media] The club is also celebrating lifting the FA Youth Cup on Thursday following a 2-1 win over Manchester United at the Joie Stadium. City said tickets were not required for the parade but The After Party was a ticketed event with live music and player interviews from both men's and women's teams.
Fans will be able to join the celebrations along various points of the parade route - which sets off from the Northern Quarter at 17:00 and heads through Ancoats and on to Ashton New Road before finishing at the Etihad Stadium - or purchase tickets for the event at Co-op Live which will show the parade with players due to arrive at about 18:30. Tickets will be available from Monday with the club saying further updates on both events would be announced on its website. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook , X , and Instagram .
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