Redknapp to get Freedom of Pompey

Harry Redknapp will be formerly conferred next Thursday

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp and his FA Cup winning squad are to be given the Freedom of the City.

The decision to honour the team was backed by councillors at a meeting on Tuesday night, council Leader Gerald Vernon-Jackson said.

In a formality, the decision will be rubberstamped at a meeting on 31 July.

The former West Ham, Southampton and Bournemouth manager and his squad are expected to be formally conferred at a special ceremony in the autumn.

The 19th Century title is the greatest honour the city can bestow.

Mike Hancock, MP for Portsmouth South, said: "I am very pleased that we will be able to honour Harry and the whole team in this way.

"It is only right. It was a tremendous achievement for them to win the cup.

"Harry has been an outstanding manager for Pompey. And it takes the whole squad and club to sustain a cup run."

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