Ascot United and Wembley FC will kick off this season's FA Cup match shown live on Facebook and non-league sides meet in an extra preliminary round clash on Friday night and with a potential audience of 700 million on the social networking site for a 90-minute stream will be funded by the FA Cup's new sponsors Budweiser.
Although it is not expected to reach the majority of its potential viewer it is the first broadcast of its kind anywhere in sport and budweiser marketing director Ian Newell said, budweiser is committed to a bringing for the world's most prestigious knockout competition closer to the fans.
FA CUP 2011/12 for a A total of 763 clubs will compete, having been whittled down from 825 applications, Begins with extra preliminary round of 204 fixtures on 19 and 20 August 2011, Another preliminary rounds and 4 qualifying rounds follow, 1st round proper takes place around 12 November, with 40 fixtures, Premier League clubs join in 3rd round, around 7 January and the final at Wembley Stadium on 5 May.
The winner will have to get through another 5 rounds to make it into the 1st round proper and the Wembley FC would have to win a total of 12 cup ties to make it to a semi-final at the national stadium and less than 2 miles away from their home ground.
Although it is not expected to reach the majority of its potential viewer it is the first broadcast of its kind anywhere in sport and budweiser marketing director Ian Newell said, budweiser is committed to a bringing for the world's most prestigious knockout competition closer to the fans.
FA CUP 2011/12 for a A total of 763 clubs will compete, having been whittled down from 825 applications, Begins with extra preliminary round of 204 fixtures on 19 and 20 August 2011, Another preliminary rounds and 4 qualifying rounds follow, 1st round proper takes place around 12 November, with 40 fixtures, Premier League clubs join in 3rd round, around 7 January and the final at Wembley Stadium on 5 May.
The winner will have to get through another 5 rounds to make it into the 1st round proper and the Wembley FC would have to win a total of 12 cup ties to make it to a semi-final at the national stadium and less than 2 miles away from their home ground.
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