Paywalled UCL final: Joint statement from Prime Minister, fan groups and FSA

Following TNT Sport’s decision to keep the Champions League final, taking place on Saturday evening, behind a paywall and unavailable to the British public via free-to-air supporter groups from nine Premier League clubs in Europe this season have issued the following statement – supported by the Prime Minister and FSA.

Statement:

‘Football is for the fans. We stand together in support of the tradition of European club competition finals being shown free to air and urge TNT to honour this tradition by making the Champions League final free to watch for millions of fans, as it always has been. This is bigger than any one club or match. This is about putting fans first. There is still time to make the right call’.

Signatories:

Arsenal Supporters Trust
Aston Villa Supporters Trust
Citizens Trust – Manchester City Supporters Union
Chelsea Supporters Trust
Crystal Palace Independent Supporters Association
Newcastle United Supporters Club & Newcastle United Supporters Trust
Nottingham Forest Supporters Trust
Spirit of Shankly – Liverpool Supporters Union
Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Trust

Football Supporters’ Association

Keir Starmer, Prime Minister