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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. 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 are available from 1500 GMT. 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.
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. 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.
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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 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 Football Association 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.