LONDON (AFP) - Liverpool and Tottenham fans are calling on sponsors to return a portion of their Champions League ticket allocations, so more supporters can attend next month's all-English final in Madrid.
Both clubs have received around 16,600 tickets apiece for the June 1 meeting at the Wanda Metropolitano, which has a capacity of 63,500 for the final, meaning demand will far outweigh supply.
About 22,300 tickets have been made available to the local organising committee, Uefa and national associations, commercial partners and broadcasters, and to serve the corporate hospitality programme.
Liverpool group Spirit of Shankly (SOS) and the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust (THST) have asked sponsors to consider giving some of their allocation to fans who will otherwise miss out.
"Spirit of Shankly and Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust - the independent official fan groups of LFC and THFC - are calling on the main sponsors of the Uefa Champions League to return a proportion of the tickets they have received for the Champions League final to the pot for supporters of both clubs," said a joint statement.
"We ask Nissan, PlayStation, Gazprom, PepsiCo, Banco Santander, Mastercard, Heineken and Expedia Group to help redress the balance in the current unfair allocation that means fans of both competing clubs receive less than 25 per cent of available tickets.
"As major sponsors of the Uefa Champions League, your companies appreciate the passion and dedication of the fans who follow their teams and make every game a spectacle."
Â
Â
The statement also called for each sponsor to lobby Uefa to allocate tickets for future finals "on a fairer, more equitable split".
Fans have also seen prices for flights and hotels skyrocket since they both produced remarkable semi-final comebacks last week, Liverpool beating Barcelona and Spurs overcoming Ajax.
Pochettino Loses His Cool as Spurs Slump, Huddersfield Closer to Relegation Mauricio Pochettino launched a furious rant at referee Mike Dean after Tottenham's Premier League title challenge suffered a crushing blow in a controversial 2-1 defeat against Burnley, while Huddersfield were pushed closer to relegation by their 2-0 loss at Newcastle
Pochettino loses his cool as Spurs slump, Huddersfield closer
Norwich City have been promoted back to the Premier League after a three-year absence, while Sheffield United are on the brink of having their own promotion confirmed. Following their relegation in 2016, it has been somewhat of a stagnant couple of seasons for the Canaries, finishing eighth and 14th respectively.
Sheffield United promoted to Premier League - ProSoccerTalk
Spurs look like they will be without star Moussa Sissoko for their Champions League clashes with Ajax Credit: Reuters. That means he will definitely miss the home leg against the Dutch giants next
Spurs' Sissoko likely to miss Ajax opener | Free Malaysia Today
Hazard leads tributes for departing Fabregas, Football News
Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jermaine Jenas has suggested Hugo Lloris should be dropped for Paulo Gazzaniga against Crystal Palace on Wednesday. Lloris made a costly mistake in the 90th minute against Liverpool on Sunday, resulting in a Toby Alderweireld own goal and consigning Spurs to their fourth defeat in five Premier League outings.
Pundit says Spurs must consider dropping star after Liverpool
Man City Inflict More Pain On Man Utd To Top Premier League a point clear of Liverpool at the top of the table with three games to go. raced in behind Kompany once more. Manchester United
Man City Inflict More Pain On Man Utd To Top Premier League
Manchester City have launched a legal bid to stop UEFA banning them from the 2020-2021 Champions League, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Monday. Abu Dhabi-owned City, who retained the Premier League title this season, are in danger of being kicked out of future editions of the Champions League after UEFA looked into reported
Manchester City appeal against potential FFP Champions League
WATCH: Mourinho humiliated by fall at Russian hockey league face-off AFP Former Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho fell as he presented a symbolic face-off at a Russian hockey match.
All Eyes On: Richie McCaw & Morgan Parra. The All Blacks will want to celebrate captain Richie McCaw's 100th cap with a convincing win over the French in Auckland. McCaw's qualities should be familiar to any rugby fan; his work at the breakdown, big defence and deceptive pace when running with the ball setting him above the rest.
All eyes on Milan clash for Juventus boss Massimiliano
Manchester United captain Ashley Young describes missing out on top-four as a 'disappointment' Description: Ashley Young is gutted after Manchester United missed out on Champions League after their exit from the top-four race was confirmed on Saturday against Huddersfield.
(Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min wanted a transfer back to Germany after struggling in his debut season at the Premier League club but stayed put after a conversation with manager Mauricio Pochettino, the South Korea international has said. Son moved to Tottenham from Bayer
0 comments:
Post a Comment