Manchester City faced underdogs West Ham in front of a huge crowd at Wembley on Saturday. Photojournalist Jonny Weeks met with supporters and went behind the scenes for the showpiece event
As the coach pulls into the car park just outside Wembley stadium, Manchester City’s supporters burst into song: “City, City, the best team in the land and all the world!” They’ve travelled down to London en masse for a cup final against West Ham and are in joyful mood as they stride off to Wembley Way, not so much intent on soaking up the atmosphere as creating it.
Among their posse is Sarah Bland, aka Blandie, the chair of Manchester City Women’s Official Supporters’ Club, who has seen the women’s domestic game grow at a phenomenal rate since the inception of the Women’s Super League in 2011 and its professionalisation last year.
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