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Radio Leicester,3 mins

Road named for FA Cup win

Summaya Mughal

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Fifty years ago, a council employee had an idea to name a new Leicester street ‘Wembley Road’ as a good luck omen ahead of the 1969 FA Cup Final. Five decades later the original signs are being replaced with brand new signs that celebrate the Foxes’ achievement. The man who originally came up with the name, David Edwards, met Matt Smith for the unveiling

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