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Wembley match tickets go on sale | Wembley match tickets go on sale |
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Tickets for the first football match to be played at the new £757m Wembley Stadium have gone on sale. | |
The fixture will be an under-21 international between England and Italy on 24 March at 1230 GMT. Crowd capacity will be limited to 60,000. | The fixture will be an under-21 international between England and Italy on 24 March at 1230 GMT. Crowd capacity will be limited to 60,000. |
Tickets for the match cost £10 and were available from 1500 GMT on Monday. | |
The game is one of two "ramp-up" events to enable the 90,000-capacity stadium to test facilities and obtain a safety certificate from Brent borough council. | The game is one of two "ramp-up" events to enable the 90,000-capacity stadium to test facilities and obtain a safety certificate from Brent borough council. |
Online booking for the match temporarily closed soon after starting, with a message on the Football Association website saying there was massive interest in tickets. | |
The first "ramp-up" event, also with a 60,000 capacity, is a Community Day primarily for local Brent residents to visit and view the facility on 17 March. | |
Keys handover | Keys handover |
If these events are a success they will pave the way for the FA Cup final to be held there, with a full crowd capacity, on 19 May. | |
Construction firm Multiplex handed over the keys to the stadium to the FA on Friday, signalling an end to building work. | |
The project has been dogged by delays and increasing costs and will open more than a year late. | The project has been dogged by delays and increasing costs and will open more than a year late. |
The old Wembley, which opened in 1924, closed in 2000 and was demolished in 2002. | The old Wembley, which opened in 1924, closed in 2000 and was demolished in 2002. |
FA chief executive Brian Barwick described the handover of the keys as a "significant step" towards staging the FA Cup Final. | FA chief executive Brian Barwick described the handover of the keys as a "significant step" towards staging the FA Cup Final. |
The first concert scheduled for the revamped stadium is set to be George Michael on 9 June. | The first concert scheduled for the revamped stadium is set to be George Michael on 9 June. |