The boom years at the top of English football risk squeezing out younger, less well-off fans
The opening day of a new football season is always a moment to savour for fans who have allowed the seeds of optimism to grow over the summer. For supporters who will take their place at Premier League grounds around England this weekend, a blank slate is also a licence to dream.
At the nation’s top clubs, there will also be the satisfying spectacle of sell-out crowds in expanded, better-appointed stadiums. Compared to three decades ago, when the Premier League was formed, far more people are going to watch games live throughout the football pyramid. Last week, stadiums up and down the country were packed as Championship, League One and League Two teams kicked off. Crowds are also more diverse in their makeup, including more women and more minority ethnic spectators.
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