The price of tickets to a match Premier League increased a 875% since 1990according to a study conducted by the English Football Supporters Association (FSA). According to this research, a ticket for a Liverpool match in 1990, two years before the competition was renamed the Premier League, cost four pounds, while today, the cheapest ticket at The Kop, the famous that Anfield stand, cost £39, which is an 875% increase.
However, the Bank of England’s inflation calculator estimates that, in line with other goods, a ticket currently costs around £10. Continuing the comparison with other goods, the FSA highlights that a pint of milk (568 milliliters) which in 1990 cost thirty pence now costs 66 pence, 117% more, and a loaf of bread which was worth 50 pence at the same date is worth now. It costs £1.4, 180% more.
Inflation in the price of tickets is even twice as high as the price of gasoline (275%) and a pint of beer (294%). If these products followed the same inflation as football tickets, a loaf of bread would cost £4.88 and a pint of beer £11.8.
According to the FSA, clubs such as Arsenal, Leicester City, Nottingham Forest, Fulham, Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers reached record prices for their tickets and only Crystal Palace decided not to raise prices for in the upcoming new season. In Arsenal’s case, the ‘Gunners’ said they raised the price of season tickets because this season two extra matches will be played in the Champions League due to the new format.
The FSA also affects the case of Tottenham Hotspur, which has raised prices by 6% this season, aiming to generate an additional income of six million for the north London club, the same amount pocketed by Daniel Levy, president of club. as an annual bonus. “This has caused a lot of justified anger among Spurs fans,” the FSA said in a statement.
“We encourage clubs to accept fans when they are young, to give them affordable tickets when they are teenagers, students or when they are on the minimum wage. This way you guarantee yourself a fan for life, someone you left in the stadium during his formative years.
Source: La Verdad
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