The Olympic Stadium in Berlin or Wembley in London? The European Championship final seemed to be played in the second. The majority of English fans is overwhelming. With a capacity of 70,000 spectators, it gives the impression of yesteryear 50,000 English, 12,000 Spanish and the rest of the Germans who insist on whistling at Cucurella every time he touches the ball.
What happened? To start with, each finalist federation was given 10,000 seats for the general public and another 1,200 for guests. The Spanish woman did not achieve more, even though she tried. This led to travel agencies not chartering flights with seats for the final.
However, The English mobilization has been enormous. Those who arrived via their federation add that they secured the vast majority of the last seat package that UEFA put up for sale. The loyalty of those who attended previous matches has been rewarded and the British have been there many more.
In addition, they have a habit of buying tickets for the final, as they (last year) go on sale in anticipation of their team making it. In addition, English fans have easier access to the tournament sponsors, to whom many tickets are allocated.
And on the resale pages they have kept almost all the tickets that were there. An English fan told this special envoy today that I paid something more than 2,000 euros for a location.
In the semi-final in Munich against France, it was clear that there were many German fans holding signs offering seats they had bought in the hope of seeing their team in that match.
There were only a few people offering tickets against England. Everyone who had it and wanted to get rid of it with a very high added value had done so.