Showbiz | Celebrity News I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice . Sir Ed Davey has pledged to tackle high stadium ticket and TV subscription prices with a plan for free-to-air Premier League games, if his party is able to form a government.
The Liberal Democrats have set out a new manifesto pledge for 10 Premier League games a season available to watch on free-to-air TV. Party analysts have looked at prices across several subscription services and have claimed that football fans face paying almost £880 for a 10-month season, if they want to pay for all the services. The next generation of fans and players are unable to watch the likes of Foden, Saka and Palmer.
That is a tragedy for the sport Sir Ed Davey “We need to tear down the paywall and give Premier League football back to the country,” Sir Ed said in a statement. The party leader accused broadcasters and Premier League clubs of being “money-grabbing”. He added: “The next generation of fans and players are unable to watch the likes of Foden, Saka and Palmer.
That is a tragedy for the sport.” Sir Ed also said: “The Conservative government has completely failed football fans, from breaking their promise to create a football regulator, to allowing greedy broadcasters to hide Premier League football away from millions.” The Government had plans for a new Independent Football Regulator (IFR) through the Football Governance Bill, which did not.
