Football: English FA Cup final to be renamed in honour of Heads Up campaign

The final of this season's FA Cup will be known as the Heads Up FA Cup Final in honour of the Heads Up mental health campaign. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM YOUTUBE

(REUTERS) - The final of this season's FA Cup, scheduled for Aug 1, will be known as the Heads Up FA Cup Final in honour of the Heads Up mental health campaign, England's Football Association said on Thursday (June 11).

The FA said the knockout competition's lead partner Emirates had agreed to donate its title to the campaign, which was launched during this season's Community Shield.

"We are happy and honoured to donate our use of the FA Cup title, and use this platform to raise awareness for such an important cause," Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of Emirates Airline and Group, said in a statement.

Professional football in England has been suspended since March due to the Covid-19 pandemic but the FA Cup is set to resume later in June.

The coronavirus-hit season will restart with two Premier League matches on June 17.

The cup quarter-finals have been earmarked for June 27-28 with the semi-finals scheduled for July 18-19.

Manchester City are the holders, having defeated Watford 6-0 in last year's final and they will be away to Newcastle. The other games are Norwich v Manchester United, Sheffield United v Arsenal and Leicester v Chelsea.

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