Fans from England travelling to Europe to watch their team play in the Champions League have been subjected to some huge price hikes but soon that could be a thing of the past thanks to UEFA.
Being a football fan today is very expensive. Prices of tickets have risen to considerable degrees that completely outweighs normal inflation or wage increases. It has made it harder for the usual fan to support their team.
In recent years there has been lots of campaigns to stop this from happening and bring down the price of being a football fan and many teams have 'frozen' their ticket prices to help.
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One problem, especially for fans of Premier League clubs at the top of the table, has been the cost of Champions League and Europa League nights, with clubs abroad hiking prices for away fans.
Last season Manchester United fans were charged €100 to watch their away game against Sevilla whilst home fans were charged as little as €24 by their club. Similar situations happened against Valencia and Villarreal and Liverpool fans were charged €80 against Roma last season.
That practice could soon come to an end though, thanks to UEFA. Speaking about the subject, via the National, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said:
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"We know about the problem. It would be good to do something to cap prices.
"It's absolutely not correct that away fans are being charged five times more than local ones. The clubs are using tricks to go around the regulations. So maybe the solution is to say what is the highest charge that can be charged for away fans.
"Football is played for the fans and if the fans are treated improperly or not the same as the home fans, that's simply wrong."
If the prices are capped at a reasonable price then it'll be excellent news for fans but of course it might not actually benefit Manchester United fans in the short term.
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The Red Devils on field problems continued on Saturday evening. They faced struggling Southampton and could only earn a draw, having been 2-0 down, and barely looked threatening in the second half as the Saints pressed for a winner.
Having been the brunt of so many ticket price issues United fans will hope to see the benefit of any price caps.
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