FA Cup kicks off on Friday - live on Facebook: Win tickets here!
Published 10:42 17/08/11 By MirrorFootball
Non-league sides Ascot United and Wembley FC will kick off this season's FA Cup on Friday night, with the game being streamed to a potential audience of 700 million people.
The match will be the first game ever to be broadcast live on Facebook.
A 90-minute stream will be provided by Budweiser, the competition's new sponsors.
"As a long-standing supporter of football globally, Budweiser is committed to brining the world's most prestigious knockout competition closer to the fans," said marketing director Ian Newell.
"What better way to demonstrate this than by broadcasting the very first kick to a global audience via Facebook.
"This is the first time a FA Cup tournament fixture has been broadcast live on the social network, which is great news for football fans and clubs alike."
The preliminary FA Cup qualifier kicks off at 7.45pm on Friday 19th August at Ascot United’s 1,150-capacity racecourse ground with the live streaming coverage starting at 7.30pm through the Budweiser UK Facebook page.
Mike Harrison, Chairman of Ascot United, said: "To be involved in the first game of The FA Cup this season is an honour in itself, but to be part of a world first and have our match broadcast to a massive global audience is fantastic for our club.”
The live streaming via www.Facebook.com/BudweiserUK is only available to people of legal drinking age.
Win tickets to the match!
Our friends at Budweiser, new lead partner for The FA Cup, are giving three lucky winners the chance to win a pair of tickets each to the first game of the most famous domestic cup competition in the world.
The FA Cup kicks off this Friday (19 August) and sees Ascot United – playing in The FA Cup preliminary round for the first time – host Wembley FC at the Racecourse Ground.
Budweiser will also be celebrating its first involvement in the competition by taking the FA Cup to the game so be sure to bring a camera!
For your chance to join the expected record crowd at this year’s ‘First Kick’ match, simply email your answer to the following question to competitions@mirrorfootball.co.uk .
Who was the first goalkeeper to save a penalty in an FA Cup final?
1) Dave Beasant
2) Peter Schmeichel
3) Pepe Reina
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