MADRID, 14 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin announced on Monday that 30,000 free tickets will be offered to fans of teams participating in this year’s club competition finals to “reward them for their support of European football during the coronavirus crisis”. COVID.”
Thus, 10,000 free tickets will be distributed to the supporters of the two Champions League finalists, 5,000 per club; 8,000 tickets, 4,000 per club, for fans of the two Europa League finalists; 6,000, 3,000 per club, for the two Conference League finalists; and another 6,000, 3,000 per club, for those of the two finalists of the Women’s Champions League.
Each of the finalist clubs will be able to use these tickets to reward their most loyal followers -the oldest subscribers, those who have attended the most away games, etc.-, but these “cannot be delivered to sponsors, partners or club officials.
In addition, UEFA has also decided to maintain the price of category 4 (70 euros) and category 3 (180 euros) tickets for the next three men’s finals of the ‘Champions’ in 2022, 2023 and 2024, maintaining the current prices since 2020. “By limiting these prices for at least three seasons for these matches, UEFA wants to send a strong signal to fans and ensure that access is affordable for everyone,” said the body, which will assume “all costs” related with this initiative.
Ceferin stressed that the fans “are the soul of this sport” and that this measure is “a good way to recognize the difficulties they have experienced in the last two years” and how, despite everything, “they have managed to support their teams and live their passion even when they are far from the stadiums”.
“Fans play an integral role in the development of football, and we must ensure that loyal traveling fans can attend historic moments for their beloved teams at affordable prices,” he said.