Premier League football club Aston Villa has announced that Villa Park (pictured) is now fully NFC ticketing enabled for fans to enter the 42,785-capacity stadium. The club has rolled out NFC technology across the stadium, starting with the North Stand and Trinity Road Stand, then moving on to the Doug Ellis Stand and Holte End …
2022 in review – November
The month of November saw Ticketmaster come under fire for its handling of the Taylor Swift Eras Tour ticket pre-sale. The platform was unable to deal with the amount of traffic despite the company using its Verified Fan scheme. It subsequently cancelled the general onsale and had to resort to using Ticketstoday to sell the …
Everton to trial digital away tickets at Manchester City
English Premier League club Everton will trial digital away tickets, starting with its match against Manchester City on New Year’s Eve. Everton has been working with other Premier League clubs to arrange trials for upcoming away fixtures, according to a report from Liverpool Echo. The trial against Manchester City will be limited to tickets sold …
Manchester City witnesses surge in ticket and membership sales
Premier League club Manchester City has witnessed a surge in demand for tickets and memberships following a year of record sales. Saturday’s game against Bournemouth was the current champion’s first home game of the 2022-23 season, which resulted in a comfortable 4-0 win for the hosts. Manchester City Women has also witnessed a major increase …
Women’s Super League continues to benefit from Lionesses’ victory
The Women’s Super League has continued to benefit from England’s success at Euro 2022, with clubs selling out their season ticket allocations. According to an article from the Financial Times, Chelsea and Arsenal have both sold out their season ticket allocation for the upcoming season while Manchester City and Leicester City have witnessed their ticket …
London’s Premier League clubs among the priciest for season tickets
The Premier League kicked off this weekend and despite a cost-of-living crisis in the UK, there are a number of clubs charging between £1,000 ($1,200/€1,200) and £2,000 for a season ticket. Tottenham Hotspur has beaten its North London rival by charging fans £2,025 for a season ticket, while Arsenal’s option is slightly cheaper at £1,839. …
Demand for women’s football tickets rockets following England’s Euro win
Demand for tickets to Women’s Super League (WSL) matches have increased significantly following England’s UEFA Euro 2022 win. According to the Manchester Evening News, following England’s win over Germany in the Women’s Euro 2022 final, searches for Manchester City women’s games surged by over 3,000%. England secured victory over Germany through a goal from Manchester …
RB Leipzig v Manchester City to be played behind closed doors
Manchester City’s UEFA Champions League trip to German side RB Leipzig on December 7 will be played without fans and behind closed doors, due to a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in Germany. Local authorities are placing Saxony into a partial lockdown, with other events in the region also cancelled in the coming weeks. There is …
Manchester City appeals to wider fan base through new partnership
English Premier League club Manchester City is appealing to its global fans with a new partnership with India’s premium bespoke sports travel and experiences platform, DreamSetGo. The new partnership means that DreamSetGo is the club’s official football hospitality experiences partner in India. The company was founded by Monish Shah in 2019 and curates premium, end-to-end …