Soccer-Dates for FA Cup semi-final fixtures confirmed

Manchester City will open the FA Cup semi-final weekend on April 6 against Brighton & Hove Albion after England's Football Association announced on Tuesday the schedule for the two fixtures at Wembley Stadium. City, who are chasing a quadruple of trophies, will take on Brighton in the first semi-final on the Saturday at 1730 GMT while Watford face Wolverhampton Wanderers a day later for a 1600 kickoff.

The FA said each club will be allocated approximately 33,000 tickets for their fans and tickets are priced in the range of 30 pounds ($39.83) to 80 pounds. The final is scheduled for May 18.

($1 = 0.7531 pounds) (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru Editing by Christian Radnedge)