Every day on the final week before the big game, Good Morning Wales looked at how fans and the city were gearing up for one of football's biggest prizes.

We've added our special reports from the programme here, so you can listen to them anytime.

Cardiff Prepares .... (Fri 16 May)
Friday: Just twenty four hours of waiting left. Just one day, for thousands of Cardiff City fans, until their team go into battle with premiership side Portsmouth at Wembley.
Not everyone will be fortunate enough to make it to the game itself, but many will be cramming into the bars, pubs and clubs in and around Cardiff to watch the Final. There's a real buzz about the city, as our reporter Kayley Thomas found out.
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The FA Cup kids (Fri 16 May)
As everyone knows by now, Saturday is the first time a Welsh club has been in the Final since the Bluebirds' victory of 1927. And it's not just the armchair fans that have been galvanised; the success of the club has helped to motivate younger fans as well. Kate Scott-Williams found out more.
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Abide with Me: the Welsh connection (Fri 16 May)
At Wembley on Saturday, Katherine Jenkins will become the first person to sing the Welsh national anthem in Welsh, at an FA Cup final. But - as is the tradition - it's likely that the thousands of Cardiff City fans in the stadium will also sing along to the FA Cup final hymn, "Abide With Me", which also has a Welsh connection.
It was at the Cardiff City v Arsenal cup final of 1927 that the hymn was first sung at a football match, as part of the first ever pre-match community singing programme. It's been part of FA Cup Final tradition ever since. Our Reporter Sarah Moore found out how it all came about...
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Meanwhile in Portsmouth... (Thurs 15 May)
On Thursday, two days before the big game, Good Morning Wales entered enemy territory. Rob Phillips went to the south coast of England to gauge the feelings among Cardiff's rivals, Portsmouth - and he found a home from home!
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1927 Cup Final re-run - in Llanrhymney (Thurs 15 May)
One school in Llanrhymney, Cardiff, has been trying to capture the spirit of that famous victory. They held their own 1927 Cup Final in full dress just 2 days before Cardiff take on Portsmouth at Wembley. Good Evening Wales reporter Kayley Thomas went along to watch the match...
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Balancing the Books (Weds 14 May)
In March 2008, Cardiff City were at the High Court in London fighting the threat of administration. Just two months later, they're playing in the FA Cup final. We all know what it means for fans, but what will it mean for the bank balance of the club at a time when football has become a multi-million pound industry? Our business correspondent Nick Servini investigated.
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Back to 1927 (Weds 14 May)
Sarah Moore reports on what life was like for Cardiff City fans back in 1927, the last time Cardiff played in the FA Cup final - an event that represented "the last shout of an earlier era."
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The Search for a Ticket (Mon 12 May)
On Monday morning supporters who travel to away matches could pick up tickets, but for armchair supporters, how easy is it to get hold of one? Kayley Thomas went to find out.
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