The cost of attending Premier League football has come down in the first season of a record £8bn global TV rights deal, a BBC study has found. The Price of Football, the biggest study of its kind in Europe, looked at prices at 223 clubs. More than two thirds of ticket prices across the UK have been either cut or frozen for the 2016-17 season. However, an away ticket in the Championship can now be more expensive than for a Premier League match. This is because top-flight clubs have capped prices for visiting fans at £30. Malcolm Clarke, chairman of the Football Supporters' Federation, said: "On their current £8.3bn deal, the Premier League could afford to let every single fan in free for every game and still have as much money as they had under the previous deal. "That gives you an idea of the scale of the amount of money they have got." The Premier League said in a statement: "Clubs are listening to their fans and working hard to make sure that Premier League football is accessible as well as competitive and compelling." The study also found replica shirt prices have increased year-on-year and half of top-flight clubs put up the price of their junior shirts. For the first time, we asked clubs for the percentage of male and female season-ticket holders. In the Premier League, 14 clubs responded, with Southampton revealing one in five of their season-ticket holders are women, while at Liverpool the figure is 11%. Read more
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