Wembley Pitch Ready Says Stadium Manager

Arsene Wenger and Alex McLeish managers of the Carling Cup Final had demanded that the playing condition of the Wembley Stadium should be perfect for a game of top class football to held on Sunday.

Some problems happened at the last year final match with the state of the itch not making Sir Alex Fergsson very happy and he blamed the surface for Michael Owen`s hamstring injury.

Assurance of perfect pitched has been made by Wembley Stadium managing director Roger Maslin.

"For Arsenal who have a Desso surface they will recognise the quality of surface, the lack of divots and the speed of play. It`s in fantastic condition," Maslin said.

"It`s fundamental to our business plan to have the best possible playing surface, but at the same time it accords with our business plan as a multi-use venue.

"I won`t lose any sleep worrying about how the pitch will play now the changes have been made."

Champions League Final At Wembley Stadium

This years Champions League final will be played at Wembley Stadium,ticket prices for the final match has been set very high and organisers UEFA are profiteering at supporters' expense, say fan representatives.

On Thursday,28 May prices were unveiled and it was found that this year tickets rate nearly doubling in price in two years.

Tickets ranging from 150 to 300 pounds were available for sale,around 11000 tickets were available on open sale which contains an administration fee of 26 pounds per pair of tickets.

The two clubs in the final will each receive 25,000 tickets, ranging from 80 to 300 pounds.

"We're shocked; asking fans to pay that sort of money, especially in the current economic climate, is outrageous," Michael Brunskill, a spokesman for the Football Supporters' Federation (FSF), told Reuters on Friday.

"UEFA know that fans will want to go to what for many will be a once-in-a-lifetime event and it's nothing short of profiteering at the fans' expense.

"When UEFA announced they were going to move the final to a Saturday they said one of the reasons was to try to encourage more families to attend but how many families can afford to pay that sort of money? You could have a family holiday for that.

This years tickets prices has been defend by UEFA's director of competitions Giorgio Marchetti.

Guitar Nation moving to Wembley

Guitar Nation is approaching to Wembley Stadium for this year's event scheduled for 26th and 27th of November.

Organiser Clive Morton told MI Pro: “We are so excited that Guitar Nation is moving to Wembley. The venue is truly amazing and has 5,000 square metres of space spread over three floors plus over 30 clinic room and sound rooms available for demo use."

"We had an overwhelming response from exhibitors that Olympia / Earls Court just wasn’t right for the guitar industry, so the move to Wembley makes so much sense. Wembley was always a fantastic location for the previous London Guitar Show and the stadium is a near perfect venue for the show.”

Foo Fighters at Wembley Arena

On January 19,2010, at Wembley Arena,Foo Fighters tickets went on sale for a special one off gig to commemorate the frontman Dave Grohl winning the God Like Genius award from the NME.

So far it is the only date announced by Foo Fighter this year planned for London, and will take place on Friday February 25th at the Wembley Arena.

Foo Fighters will be appearing for the very first time at Wembley Arena,they previously played at the o2, Royal Albert Hall and Wembley Stadium. The capacity at Wembley Arena is a little under 15,000 making this one of their most intimate gigs of the year.

England to play friendly against Ghana at Wembley Stadium

England has pulled out of a match against Thailand and have confirmed a friendly against Ghana in March at Wembley Stadium.

On March 29, for the first time at Wembley Stadium England will take on World Cup quarter finalist Ghana three days after facing Wales in a 2012 European Championship qualifier.

England show the interest of a friendly with Thailand during its bid to host the 2018 World Cup, but the country was not selected in the first round.

"Although an informal agreement had been reached for a friendly match following the qualifier with Switzerland, no formal details in terms of match date or venue had ever been established and, following discussions by the FA board, it was decided not to go ahead with the fixture," the Football Association said in a statement.

Also Monday, it emerged that the FA is in talks about reviving the home international tournament that would see England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland compete against each other for the first time since 1984.

England will play match against Ghana at Wembley Stadium

England will play World Cup against Ghana at Wembley Stadium for first time, playing on 29 March, and they have revealed out of a match to play against Thailand.

England perhaps that they match play a frankly with Thailand during its bid to host the 2018 World Cup, but the country was eliminated in the first round.

The Football Association said in a statement, "Although an informal agreement had been reached for a friendly match following the qualifier with Switzerland, no formal details in terms of match date or venue had ever been established and, following discussions by the FA board, it was decided not to go ahead with the fixture,'.

JLS's star Ortise in Wembley Stadium

A new released on 29 December 2010, JLS star Ortise made to happiness in Wembley Stadium in his undies after avoiding secret Santa.

Oritse 24 years old, he will make a nice Scrooge judging by his latest comedy antics.

I’m told: “The guys arranged a secret Santa but Oritse said he was waiting until the sales started. So they made him jog around Wembley Stadium in his boxers instead.”

Share Nottingham photographer's exhibition on show at Wembley

ALAN Powdrill is one man who raise the significant of grassroots football.He targets on the person who perform in Sunday leagues across England while other sports photographers dream of snapping big Premier League stars.

And when bosses from Wembley Stadium saw the images at an exhibition in Shoreditch, London, they liked them so much they wanted to exhibit them too.

About 60 of the pictures now adorn the walls of the Club Wembley area of the stadium.

Saracens v Wasps @ Wembley Stadium

A strike has been called by the members of the ASLEF union tube drivers on Sunday 26th December and as a result, tube services will be disrupted throughout the day.

There are numbers of other tube services which will be running and all those travelling to the game are advised to check www.tfl.gov.uk for the latest information on Sunday morning.

The Bakerloo Line will run between Queen’s Park and Elephant and Castle at a reduced frequency starting at 10am with a number of trains running from Wembley Central Station to serve the rugby match at Wembley Stadium.

There will be a full bus service in operation on the day and there are also many parking options available in and around Wembley Stadium.

David Bernstein Chairman of Wembley Stadium

David Bernstein, after receiving the "unanimous" returning of the English organisation's borad he is set to become a new chairman of the Football Association. Manchester City chairman 67, he is now recently chair man of Wembley Stadium, he is expected at a meeting of the FA council on January 25.

According to the news Bernstein told, "It's a wonderful opportunity. I feel very privileged indeed to have been asked by the FA at what's not the easiest time to take over this role. I'm delighted and extremely excited by the prospect."

Gartside added: "He combines strong business and leadership skills with tremendous insight and knowledge of football."

Sebastian Coe is a led of London's achiever bid to stage the 2012 Olympic Games, he said, "I think it's very important when the (English) game takes stock, it identifies those people that they can get into senior and key positions in FIFA and in the international game".