The Women’s FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium yesterday (Sunday) welcomed a record-breaking crowd of 77,390. Chelsea lifted the FA Cup trophy after securing a 1-0 win against Women’s Super League (WSL) rivals Manchester United, thanks to a 68th minute goal from Sam Kerr. The figure smashed last year’s final attendance record of 49,094 and …
Tottenham Hotspur opts to freeze 2023-24 season ticket prices
English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur has opted to freeze season ticket prices for the 2023-24 campaign. “Due to global economic events we, like all other sectors, are not immune to rising costs and disruption to supply chains, along with higher energy prices,” the club said. “We are, however, acutely aware that everyone is also …
Fans angry over Manchester United vs Wrexham US friendly ticket prices
Manchester United and Wrexham fans have been left frustrated after ticket prices for a pre-season friendly between the Premier League club and the National League side in the US were revealed, with the cheapest ticket costing $235 (£190) at the time of writing. United is set to field a youth-focused side with academy prospects against …
Major events deliver A$1bn boost to Victoria
Victoria’s major events delivered an almost A$1bn (£545m/€618m/$666m ) boost to the Australian state’s economy in the second half of 2022. Across 2022, a record year of major events attracted 6.9 million attendees to sports, music, arts and cultural events in Victoria. A packed schedule of events last year also saw hotels boasting an occupancy …
Manchester United and Old Trafford break ticket sales record
English Premier League club Manchester United has announced that a record number of tickets have been sold for men’s games at Old Trafford this season. Following last week’s UEFA Europa League match against Spanish club Real Betis, which was attended by a capacity crowd, more than 2.3 million tickets have now been sold for home …
Manchester United announces first season ticket hike in 11 seasons
Premier League club Manchester United has increased the price of its season tickets following 11 consecutive seasons of frozen ticket pricing. The club said that it was due to the “escalating cost of match day delivery” and the price of adult season tickets is set to increase by 5% per match. Executive club members will …
FC Barcelona introduces updated protocol for ‘high-risk’ games
Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona has revealed its ‘Protocol of Security and Control of the opposing fans’, which will be utilised for matches that are considered high-risk. The protocol has the aim of increasing security at the Camp Nou, protecting Barcelona members and subscribers, and deterring the misuse of subscriptions and fraud. Vice-president and spokesperson …
United to remove executive seats from Stretford End
Premier League football club Manchester United has announced today (Monday) that it will replace the executive seating area in Old Trafford’s Stretford End with admission season tickets following consultation with fans. United has worked with its fans’ advisory board to review the presence of 850 executive seats in the famous Stretford End in support of …
2022 in review – May
English Premier League club Manchester United kicked off the month of May with an overhaul of its season ticket policies. The move was made to give fans more choice, with the 2022-23 season allowing season ticket-holders to opt in or out of each cup competition. The changes were brought in following the consultation with Manchester …
2022 in review – May
English Premier League club Manchester United kicked off the month of May with an overhaul of its season ticket policies. The move was made to give fans more choice, with the 2022-23 season allowing season ticket-holders to opt in or out of each cup competition. The changes were brought in following the consultation with Manchester …