A first for Budweiser and The FA Cup as tie screened live.

Ascot United v Wembley
The FA Cup with Budweiser
Extra Preliminary Round
7.45pm, Friday 19 August 2011
The Racecourse Ground, Ascot United FC
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Sports broadcasting history will be made this Friday as Budweiser, the lead partner of The FA Cup, and The Football Association have made it possible for the opening match of the new FA Cup season to become the first game ever to be broadcast live on Facebook.

The ‘first kick’ match pits Ascot United against Wembley FC and can be streamed straight from the Budweiser fan page. The 90-minute live stream will be available via an application Budweiser has built specifically for the world’s largest social network, Facebook.

Iain Newell, Marketing Director, Budweiser UK said: “As a long-standing supporter of football globally, Budweiser is committed to bringing the world’s most prestigious knockout competition closer to the fans. What better way to demonstrate this than by broadcasting the very first kick to a global audience via Facebook.

"This is the first time an FA Cup tournament fixture has been broadcast live on the social network, which is great news for football fans and clubs alike.”

The Extra Preliminary Round tie kicks off at 7.45pm at Ascot United’s Racecourse Ground with the live streaming coverage starting at 7.30pm through the Budweiser UK Facebook fan page.

Mike Harrison, Chairman of Ascot United, added: “To be involved in the first game of The FA Cup this season is an honour in itself, but to be part of a world first and have our match broadcast to a massive global audience is fantastic for our club.”

The live streaming is only available to people of legal drinking age.