Bundesliga tickets cheaper because of football culture, says La Liga president

They are desperate to improve their image and compete with the Premier League. However, La Liga, led by its fans, feels it has become a second-rate competition.

Frequent weekday evening games and weekday kick-offs have become a gradual habit in La Liga. However, in a big country like Spain, travelling to away games can sometimes be a journey of several days and a superhuman task for fans to get to these matches.

In addition, ticket prices have come under scrutiny. According to the Barcelona International University of Catalonia, tickets in Spain are the most expensive of any in Europe. Tickets here are 4% of the average wage, while in the rest of Europe most seats are under 2.5%.

In an interview with Madrid’s Marca newspaper, La Liga president Javier Tebas said he thinks the idea of expensive ticket prices is a myth. You have access to matches on television, through social networks, in different media and sizes.

It’s very different from what was happening 10 to 12 years ago. And in terms ofticket prices, I think it’s a myth,” the 60-year-old official said.

If we look at the revenue of the clubs, we can see that the revenue from season tickets has decreased despite more people going to the stadiums. “It is true that in Germany the stadiums are full, but the way of watching matches is different.

They come two hours before the game and then stay another hour after the game, which allows clubs to get income beyond the ticket price because fans spend more in the stadium environment than at the ticket office itself. This allows them to reduce prices,” explained Javier Tebas, who has been at the helm of Spanish football since 2013.

The average ticket price in Spain is 68.79 euros, while in the Bundesliga it drops to 53 euros. France has the cheapest tickets at 42 euros, while in England they cost 58 euros and Serie A tickets cost 60 euros on average.

Tebas himself admits that prices at all stadiums are often out of control. Indeed, the problem arises when their team visits Real Madrid or Barcelona. This forces them to raise prices and for the occasional fan the admission fee is too expensive.

Source: Football-Espana