FA Cup: an Instagram contest will allow the face of one fan to be on the match ticket for the final

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The FA has organised a contest to allow the face of one fan to be emblazoned on the official ticket for the final of the Emirates FA Cup (on 21/05/2016), announced the English Association, on 07/11/2015.

A draw will be conducted from the pictures that have been taken during FA Cup matches this season and posted on Instagram with the hashtag #EmiratesFACup. The draw will be made after the semi-finals, which are scheduled to take place in April 2016. The final will be played at Wembley (90,000 seats).

For the 2014-15 final of the FA Cup, won by Arsenal against Aston Villa (4-0), the operator of Wembley stadium (Wembley National Stadium Ltd.), allowed one fan, resident in the United Kingdom and aged over 17 years old, to become the unofficial photographer of the final. To win this prize, fans had to recreate a historic moment in the history of the stadium by posting a photo or video on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #WembleyMoments.

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