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Telegraph/Henry Winter
FA cut price of tickets to England matches at Wembley
The Football Association have responded to the credit crunch by cutting ticket prices by up to 25 per cent for England's Wembley internationals for the remainder of the season.
On a busy day for the FA on Tuesday, the governing body announced some important appointments to their 2018 World Cup bid team. Jane Bateman has been named as director of campaign operations while Simon Johnson has been confirmed as chief operating officer. David Magliano, who won huge praise for his marketing work on the 2012 London Olympic bid, has been given the job of director of commercial and marketing.
The FA's marketing department have addressed the economic crisis with Tuesday's move on ticket prices. The 'Fabio Factor' has made England even more of an attractive draw, with Capello's men flying down the road to 2010 World Cup qualifying, but Soho Square are determined to help fans stuggling to afford tickets.
"We want to make watching the national team as affordable as possible – particularly for families – during this difficult economic period,'' said Alex Horne, the FA's chief operating officer.
Prices for England's friendly with Slovakia on March 28 are first to be slashed, with tickets from £30-£40. In an attempt to keep families attending internationals, the FA have expanded the family enclosure by 60 per cent, pricing tickets at £30 for adults and £15 for children.
England appeared to have bucked the credit crunch when 8,000 supporters travelled to Berlin for the Nov 19 friendly, but Wembley has been criticised over the cost of tickets. Supporters' organisations have pointed out that some fans visit Wembley just once, simply to experience the world's most expensive stadium.
The new deal will be particularly beneficial to members of the official supporters' club, englandfans, who will enjoy additional discounts of £5 per adult ticket and £2.50 per child's ticket if they buy between January 23 and 26.
Slovakia tickets go on sale to the general public at 10am on Jan 27.
England then host Ukraine in a World Cup qualifier on April 1, with prices ranging from £29 to £58.50, a reduced amount taking into account the cut in VAT. Englandfans can apply for Ukraine tickets, including the discount, from Feb 6 while the general public can apply from Feb 10.
England dates
Mar 28: England v Slovakia (F)
Apr 1: England v Ukraine (WC)
Jun 10: England v Andorra (WC)
Sept 5: England v Slovenia (F)
Sept 9: England v Croatia (WC)
Oct 14: England v Belarus (WC)
www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/england/4143451/FA-cut-price-of-tickets-to-England-matches-at--Wembley.html
FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION - FA crunches ticket prices
Wednesday, 07 January 2009.
The FA has reduced ticket prices for all England’s Wembley matches for the remainder of the 2008/09 season.
Fabio Capello’s team won eight of their ten fixtures in 2008 and currently sit five points clear of their qualifying group for 2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaTM.
England’s first home game of 2009 is against Slovakia on Saturday 28 March at 5.15pm and tickets for this game will be £40 and £30 throughout the stadium. These new prices are a 25% reduction on last season’s equivalent prices.
In addition, the number of family enclosure seats has been increased by 60% with tickets at £30 for adults and £15 for children.
Members of the official supporters club englandfans will benefit even further for tickets bought in the four-day members-only sale. There is a further £5 off the above adult prices and £2.50 off child prices.
The members-only sale starts on Friday 23 January and the general public sale starts at 10.00am on Tuesday 27 January.
Four days after the Slovakia clash, England host Ukraine in a 2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaTM Qualifier. Prices for this fixture have been reduced to pass on the reduction in VAT to fans.
Tickets start at £29, up to a top price of £58.50. Again englandfans get a £5 discount (with £2.50 off for children) for tickets bought in their priority sale period.
Tickets for the Ukraine game go on sale to englandfans on Friday 6 February and to the general public on Tuesday 10 February.
FA Chief Operating Officer Alex Horne said: "We want to make watching the national team as affordable as possible – particularly for families – during this difficult economic period."
www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2009/01/TicketPrices_2009.htm
Interesting concept!
Telegraph/Henry Winter
FA cut price of tickets to England matches at Wembley
The Football Association have responded to the credit crunch by cutting ticket prices by up to 25 per cent for England's Wembley internationals for the remainder of the season.
On a busy day for the FA on Tuesday, the governing body announced some important appointments to their 2018 World Cup bid team. Jane Bateman has been named as director of campaign operations while Simon Johnson has been confirmed as chief operating officer. David Magliano, who won huge praise for his marketing work on the 2012 London Olympic bid, has been given the job of director of commercial and marketing.
The FA's marketing department have addressed the economic crisis with Tuesday's move on ticket prices. The 'Fabio Factor' has made England even more of an attractive draw, with Capello's men flying down the road to 2010 World Cup qualifying, but Soho Square are determined to help fans stuggling to afford tickets.
"We want to make watching the national team as affordable as possible – particularly for families – during this difficult economic period,'' said Alex Horne, the FA's chief operating officer.
Prices for England's friendly with Slovakia on March 28 are first to be slashed, with tickets from £30-£40. In an attempt to keep families attending internationals, the FA have expanded the family enclosure by 60 per cent, pricing tickets at £30 for adults and £15 for children.
England appeared to have bucked the credit crunch when 8,000 supporters travelled to Berlin for the Nov 19 friendly, but Wembley has been criticised over the cost of tickets. Supporters' organisations have pointed out that some fans visit Wembley just once, simply to experience the world's most expensive stadium.
The new deal will be particularly beneficial to members of the official supporters' club, englandfans, who will enjoy additional discounts of £5 per adult ticket and £2.50 per child's ticket if they buy between January 23 and 26.
Slovakia tickets go on sale to the general public at 10am on Jan 27.
England then host Ukraine in a World Cup qualifier on April 1, with prices ranging from £29 to £58.50, a reduced amount taking into account the cut in VAT. Englandfans can apply for Ukraine tickets, including the discount, from Feb 6 while the general public can apply from Feb 10.
England dates
Mar 28: England v Slovakia (F)
Apr 1: England v Ukraine (WC)
Jun 10: England v Andorra (WC)
Sept 5: England v Slovenia (F)
Sept 9: England v Croatia (WC)
Oct 14: England v Belarus (WC)
www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/england/4143451/FA-cut-price-of-tickets-to-England-matches-at--Wembley.html
FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION - FA crunches ticket prices
Wednesday, 07 January 2009.
The FA has reduced ticket prices for all England’s Wembley matches for the remainder of the 2008/09 season.
Fabio Capello’s team won eight of their ten fixtures in 2008 and currently sit five points clear of their qualifying group for 2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaTM.
England’s first home game of 2009 is against Slovakia on Saturday 28 March at 5.15pm and tickets for this game will be £40 and £30 throughout the stadium. These new prices are a 25% reduction on last season’s equivalent prices.
In addition, the number of family enclosure seats has been increased by 60% with tickets at £30 for adults and £15 for children.
Members of the official supporters club englandfans will benefit even further for tickets bought in the four-day members-only sale. There is a further £5 off the above adult prices and £2.50 off child prices.
The members-only sale starts on Friday 23 January and the general public sale starts at 10.00am on Tuesday 27 January.
Four days after the Slovakia clash, England host Ukraine in a 2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaTM Qualifier. Prices for this fixture have been reduced to pass on the reduction in VAT to fans.
Tickets start at £29, up to a top price of £58.50. Again englandfans get a £5 discount (with £2.50 off for children) for tickets bought in their priority sale period.
Tickets for the Ukraine game go on sale to englandfans on Friday 6 February and to the general public on Tuesday 10 February.
FA Chief Operating Officer Alex Horne said: "We want to make watching the national team as affordable as possible – particularly for families – during this difficult economic period."
www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2009/01/TicketPrices_2009.htm
