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England Tickets For Troops

Tickets For Troops has once again teamed up with the Football Association to offer servicemen and women 1,000 tickets to England v Sweden at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday 15th November. The FA, one of the first organisations to support Tickets For Troops and officially partner the charity, has also donated 500 free tickets for the upcoming England International against Spain on 12th November.

An FA spokesperson said: "We are delighted to support our Armed Forces in this way as a small token of our thanks for their courage and sacrifice. These games are both being played close to Remembrance Sunday and we will be showing our respect alongside fans by holding a minute's silence ahead of kick off against Spain."

Chairman Lord Marland said: "Tickets for Troops has benefited from a great wave of generosity from our ticket donors and patrons who have wanted to demonstrate their support and appreciation of the dedication and commitment of the marvellous men and women from our forces. I want to thank The FA for being one of our leading ticket providers."

Tickets For Troops was set up two years ago to provide members of the Armed Forces with free tickets for major sporting events, theatre performances, music concerts and cultural attractions. 

Since launching, the charity has been donated over 260,000 tickets and over 100,000 troops have registered.The FA has been one of the most generous supporters donating over 20,000 tickets to members of the Armed Forces through the scheme.

Patron Steven Gerrard MBE said: "Young men and women are risking their lives every day and Tickets for Troops is a very simple way of respecting their courage and their sacrifices."

Further information about other events at Wembley Stadium can be found at www.wembleystadium.co.uk

More information concerning the FA can be found at www.thefa.com