PREMIER LEAGUE / Rebellion in the stands

Published on: 13 February 2016

On the steps of the Premier League and the Bundesliga is taking a rebellion in recent days. "I think we have a problem. Some clubs go up every year the price of tickets, even though much of the money comes from sponsors and other sources," confessed David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Prime Minister committed to mediate a conflict that has already led Liverpool to rethink their pricing policy. The Premier, the richest league in the world (more than 1,400 million euros of spending this season), it has signed a gigantic television contract with 6,900 million of euros for the next three seasons and whose stages have a 95% attendance, suffers from inflation in their stands. English football is the most expensive in Europe. On average, it costs 69 euros one tickets to go to a shock Premier, according to a study by GoEuro and One Football. Fans have risen. Last weekend, 10,000 Liverpool fans left Anfield clash 77 minutes into the match against Sunderland, in the Walk Out campaign, planned increases for next year. That minute wasn't a coincidence. That was the amount in pounds it would cost to see the team of Klopp in remodeled Maine Stand . "A clubs in the Premier has hit the jackpot with the new television contract. Why not take the opportunity to care for the fans?" Said Carragher. And the club reacted: Fenway Sports Group which controls the Pool apologized and froze prices ahead of the next two seasons. A measure supported by several clubs in the Premier.

Source: transfermarketweb.com

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