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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 are going 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 are available from 1500 GMT. | Tickets for the match cost £10 and are available from 1500 GMT. |
| 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. |
| The first 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 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 successful 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 successful 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 Football Association on Friday, signalling an end to building work. | Construction firm Multiplex handed over the keys to the stadium to the Football Association 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. |