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Liverpool Fans Launch Anfield Protests Over Multi-Year Ticket Hikes

The dispute tests whether rising costs justify CPI-linked increases capped at five percent.

Overview

  • Spirit of Shankly and the Supporters' Board said Monday they will stage protests starting with Saturday's home game against Fulham.
  • Liverpool set ticket prices to rise with inflation for the next three seasons after an initial 3% jump, with any yearly increase capped at five percent.
  • Adult season tickets are slated to go up by between £53.50 and £67.50 across the period, which the club says works out to no more than about £3.50 per match.
  • Supporters urged a matchday spending boycott under the slogan Not a pound in the ground and asked fans to delay season-ticket renewals until close to the 25 May deadline.
  • The club cites an 85% rise in matchday operating costs since 2016–17 and has frozen junior, local and senior prices while expanding young-adult discounts, as critics note record revenue of about £703m, an £8m profit, and only about £1.2m a year expected from the increases, recalling a 2016 walkout that forced a U-turn.