Wembley Will Host 2007 FA Cup Final
The Football Association has confirmed the new Wembley Stadium will host this
year’s FA Cup final on 19th May after the venue received its general safety
certificate.
Brent Council gave the £757m stadium the all-clear following the successful
staging of two test events last week – a community day for 34,000 people and an
England under-21 game against Italy in front of nearly 56,000 fans.
FA chief executive Brian Barwick said the announcement was ‘great news for
football fans in this country and indeed the world over’.
He added: ‘The Cup final and Wembley Stadium go hand in hand and everybody at
the FA is looking forward to a great day.’
The FA also announced that finals of the FA Trophy and the FA Vase will be
held at Wembley on 12th and 13th May respectively, at a capped capacity – as
part of the build up to the official opening on 19th May.
The keys to the new Wembley Stadium were handed to the FA on 10th March, more
than one year after it was originally scheduled to open.
