The Women’s FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium yesterday (Sunday) welcomed a record-breaking crowd of 77,390. Chelsea lifted the FA Cup trophy after securing a 1-0 win against Women’s Super League (WSL) rivals Manchester United, thanks to a 68th minute goal from Sam Kerr. The figure smashed last year’s final attendance record of 49,094 and …
Chelsea withdraws request to play without fans
English Premier League club Chelsea has withdrawn its request to play its FA Cup quarter final at Middlesbrough behind closed doors. Chelsea had originally asked the English Football Association (The FA) to play at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium without fans, as the club is not able to sell new tickets to the match, to maintain “sporting …
FA backs ticketing initiative for National Lottery players
The English Football Association (FA) has announced its involvement in The National Lottery Football Weekends, a new initiative that includes an exclusive ticket offer as a thank you to UK National Lottery players that helped to keep non-league clubs going during the pandemic. In October 2020, the National Lottery provided £12.5m ($16.7m/€15m) to non-league clubs …