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| FA site crashes in Wembley rush | |
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| Demand for tickets for the first competitive match at the new Wembley stadium has caused the Football Association's website to crash. | |
| Sixty thousand £10 tickets went on sale at 3pm for England's Under 21 match against Italy on March 24. | |
| It is a test event before a safety certificate can be issued for the FA Cup Final before a 90,000 full house. | |
| Fans attempting to buy tickets on the FA website were told an error had occurred within the application. | |
| The game is one of two "ramp-up" events that will enable the £757m stadium to test its facilities and obtain a safety certificate from Brent borough council. | |
| The FA said 10,000 potential ticket-buyers had tried to buy tickets from their website at the same time, leading to temporary problems. | |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |