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Article: I hated Wembley... our Millennium Stadium just leaves it standing.(Sport)

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Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
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May 22, 2004
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Byline: By Paul Abbandonato Western Mail

Ryan giggs today gets ready to write his name into FA Cup folklore by declaring, 'Wembley was rubbish compared with the Millennium Stadium.'

Giggs offered his straight-talking assessment of the two great grounds as he looks to equal his Wales manager Mark Hughes' record of four FA Cup winner's medals.

Giggs will join Hughes in the history books if Sir Alex Ferguson's United side justify their red-hot favourites' tag by overcoming Millwall today.

And, if Giggs does pull it off, he says this ...

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