Is football in danger of pricing out fans?

In the Premier League, Manchester United and Newcastle have increased season-ticket prices by five per cent for 2026-2027, while Liverpool have taken the fairly unprecedented step of announcing price rises across the next three years - that decision has been met with protests from some supporters, including boycotting spending money inside Anfield Stadium. In Spain, a ticket to El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona, can cost as much as €465 ($540).

Football Finance expert, Kieran Maguire, tells John Bennett why a new breed of football owner is more concerned with financial success than the community elements that make a club.

Nils Kern - editor of Real Madrid fanzine, Real Total - says the world's biggest clubs are in danger of losing their so called 'legacy fans' due to rising costs.

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