Portsmouth’s Glen Johnson and Jamie Ashdown have had their FA Cup winners’ medals stolen while staying at a hotel in Windsor.
Defender Johnson, 23, and goalkeeper Ashdown, 27, were part of the squad which helped Pompey win the cup for the first time in 69 years with a 1-0 victory over Cardiff at Wembley on Saturday.
Thames Valley Police confirmed the medals had been reported stolen after a burglary at the hotel following the final.
Johnson and Ashdown discovered the gongs were missing when they returned to the Oakley Court Hotel, near Windsor, after the victory parade through the streets of Portsmouth yesterday, which attracted crowds of more than 150,000 people.
Johnson said: ‘I put my medal in my washbag after the game at Wembley.
‘When we got back to the hotel, I put my washbag in my room before packing it into my main bag on Sunday morning before the parade.
‘We checked out of the room… Read the full story