UEFA has decided that they will be keeping 55 per cent of the tickets for the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the San Siro on 28 May, a decision which has reportedly left Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid seething.
This is the first time that UEFA has taken more than half of the tickets for itself.
The San Siro boasts a capacity of 80,000 but UEFA’s decision means that Real and Atletico will be allocated just 18,000 tickets each as Europe’s governing body has decided to keep the rest for their own purposes, which includes disbursing tickets to members of its organisation and sponsors.
Uefa held a meeting in Milan on Thursday to explain their ideas to each club, with Emilio Butragueño representing Real Madrid and Clemente Villaverde representing Atlético.
Both clubs have hugely-dedicated fanbases and are unhappy with the allocation of tickets. The clubs have demanded that they be allocated at least 30,000 tickets each and have formally complained to Spanish FA president Ángel María Villar, who is currently also acting president of UEFA. AS reports that the Spaniard is already making moves in that direction to try and convince fellow UEFA bosses that taking such a huge proportion of the tickets will hurt the organisation’s image.
For their final two years ago, UEFA had decided to take 40 per cent of the total tickets in a stadium which held 20,000 less spectators.
Source: AS
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