UEFA Makes Move To Agree Cap On Away Tickets In European Competitions

UEFA have made a move to agree a cap on ticket prices for away fans in European club competitions after ceaseless pressures from supporters.

Manchester United had to pay a ridiculous sum of £89 for £54 seats at Sevilla last season while Liverpool supporters also had to cough out £73 for their Champions League trip to Roma last term.

Fans of Liverpool and Bayern alike boycotted their game against Anderlecht in November 2017 before later approaching the European Club Association which agreed to set up a working group with UEFA.

Both Liverpool and Porto have now agreed keep prices down for fans of each other when they face off in a Champions League last-eight next month.

Indeed, Porto agreed to reduce the cost of the away ticket from a planned £73 to much more reduced £52.

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That said, there has been no such cooperation between Manchester United and Barcelona with the former deciding in a retaliation move to subsidize the £102 cost of the away ticket at the Camp Nou by charging fans of the Catalan giants same fees for the game at Old Trafford.

Vice-Chairman of the ECA, Edwin Van der Sar who is now chief executive of Ajax said:

“Speaking as a former player, we want vocal fans at games and most of the time that’s the support that travels to domestic away games, too. We have fans who watch on TV all around the world but I think it’s important that we keep football affordable for local fans so they can travel at home and abroad.”

Former Arsenal chief executive, Ivan Gazidis also agreed with Van der Sar and said Europe should take a clue out of English football’s book with a £30 cap on away tickets.

“The English experience with a cap on away tickets has been really positive”, he said.

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