First Wembley game to be Under-21 friendly with Italy
Enlarge imageBy Theo Ruizenaar
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The first match to be played at the new Wembley Stadium will be England’s Under-21 friendly against Italy on March 24, according to the Dutch Football Association (KNVB) who will be providing the referee.
Dutch referee Pieter Vink will officiate the game at the 90,000 seater stadium following an invitation from the English FA, the KNVB said on their official Web site on Thursday.
The game will be a test event for the stadium, which has cost more than 750 million pounds, and will be part of the planned ’ramp-up’ preparations for hosting the FA Cup final on May 19, the KNVB said.
An FA spokesman was unable to confirm that Wembley would be the venue for the game.
The stadium is due to host its first ’ramp-up’ event with a local community day on March 17, with 60,000 people expected to attend.
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By Theo Ruizenaar
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The first match to be played at the new Wembley Stadium will be England’s Under-21 friendly against Italy on March 24, according to the Dutch Football Association (KNVB) who will be providing the referee.
Dutch referee Pieter Vink will officiate the game at the 90,000 seater stadium following an invitation from the English FA, the KNVB said on their official Web site on Thursday.
The game will be a test event for the stadium, which has cost more than 750 million pounds, and will be part of the planned ’ramp-up’ preparations for hosting the FA Cup final on May 19, the KNVB said.
An FA spokesman was unable to confirm that Wembley would be the venue for the game.
The stadium is due to host its first ’ramp-up’ event with a local community day on March 17, with 60,000 people expected to attend.
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