The FA has confirmed that Cardiff City will be allowed to enter next season's Uefa Cup if they win the FA Cup final next month.

Under current FA regulations Cardiff would not automatically qualify for Europe by winning the FA Cup - as a Welsh side they would normally qualify via the Welsh Cup.

But the FA have now approved the move. "The Board has given full approval for Cardiff City to participate in next season's Uefa Cup as one of England's representatives, should they win this season's FA Cup," read an FA statement. "It was decided that the Welsh national anthem would also be played ahead of the game."

Cardiff reached their first FA Cup final since they won the competition in 1927, by beating Barnsley 1-0 in the semi-final at Wembley last month.