The British Guardian newspaper has raised a new issue in the English Premier League, and talked about some clubs achieving significant revenues by charging fees for entering children with players before the games started.
The fans are accustomed to watching the players holding the hands of children when they enter the field floor before the start of the various games, and these people have a historic opportunity to exist alongside their favorite stars.
However, this opportunity is not available to everyone in all Premiership clubs. The Guardian newspaper confirmed that some clubs impose fees amounting to more than 800 euros in some cases, an amount that exceeds the value of the annual ticket for children in some stadiums.
While a number of major clubs prefer to give children free opportunity with the approval of the lottery to choose the lucky ones, clubs have resorted to imposing fees that are not within the reach of a wide group of football fans who come from low-income families.
According to figures published by the Guardian, Westham Club charges more than 800 euros for a child in important matches, while clubs such as Tottenham, Wolverhampton, Leicester and Brighton require amounts in the range of 400 euros.
The head of the Sports Committee in the British Parliament, Julian Knight, considered that these amounts deprive children of poor families from achieving their dream and attending matches alongside their favorite stars, and criticized what he described as the trend against the popular character of football.