WE had the fantastic opportunity of getting the first few pictures of the Cup in Liverpool as the team got off the plane on the Saturday night, but that will never be the same as the scene we witnessed only a few hours on.

Ten miles and over 200,000 fans… That's what awaited the Liverpool Football Club team on Sunday 14 May 2006 as they were given an amazing victory parade. Despite the heavy rain, it was a sea of red that lined the city's streets and even church bells rang out along the victory parade route. Everton fans also came out to show their support for what has been an amazing weekend. People of all ages stood on roofs, lampposts, cherry pickers, bus shelters and traffic lights, just to get the perfect photo, or the perfect view of the team.  The game will go down as one of the greatest cup finals in the history of the tournament. But it was not over for the man of the match, Steven Gerrard, who leaves to go to England's World Cup training camp in Portugal on Monday 15 May. That may have explained why he remained seated, unlike many other players who were bouncing around the top of the open top bus, accompanied by their children and passing the FA Cup around.

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