Facebook to televise FA Cup opener

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.

Facebook to televise FA Cup opener
Wed, 17 Aug, 2011 - 11:25

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.

Social networking site Facebook are ‘televising‘ the clash, which, although it will not reach the majority of its potential viewers, is the first of its kind anywhere in sport.

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