A TEAM of footballers have had a taste of the magic of Wembley.

The group from Chichester College was invited to the FA Cup Final as champions of the FA People’s Cup Female Futsal (college) competition.

Poppy’s Players were the first team to win this category at the FA People’s Cup after beating AGFA 1 (from Newcastle-Under-Lyme College) 8-0 in the final at St. George’s Park in April.

To celebrate, they were able to parade their trophy at half-time during the weekend’s FA Cup Final, in front of a crowd of more than 87,000 fans – as well as enjoy the game from Club Wembley.

Captain Poppy Shine, who is studying a diploma in coaching and delivery of physical education, spearheaded the team’s entry into the competition as part of her role at the college as a football activator.

She said: “It was an amazing experience – we got to Wembley early to soak in the atmosphere in the fan zones before going in to the stadium.”