(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Young-ho = As Arsenal, second in the English Professional Football Premier League (EPL), became unlikely to become champion, the price of scalping tickets in the final game also fell by 212 times.
The British Daily Mail said on the 16th (Korean time), “The ticket price for Arsenal’s final match has soared to 53,000 pounds, but as the opportunity to win has virtually disappeared, it is now sold at 250 pounds, 212 times cheaper.”
Arsenal, led by coach Mikel Arteta, continued to lead the 2022-2023 season and led until the 33rd round.
However, Arsenal drew three games in a row from rounds 30 to 32, and was chased by Manchester City (Man City) in round 33, and eventually gave Man City the lead from round 34.
In the midst of this, Arsenal (81 points) lost 0-3 against Brighton on the 15th, and was in danger of handing over the championship title to Man City (85 points), who played one less game.
With Arsenal two games left and Man City three games left until the end of the season, if Man City adds one win, it will confirm its own championship.As for Arsenal, we have to win both of our remaining games and hope for Man City to win three in a row or draw one and lose two.
Arsenal fans competed to secure tickets for the home game against Wolverhampton scheduled for May 28, local time, to watch the team win the EPL for the first time in 19 years until March, and the price of the ticket, which is usually sold at around £42, is a whopping 50,000. It soared to 3,000 pounds.
However, as Arsenal allowed Manchester City to chase, the price of the scalping plummeted, and it was currently traded at around £250, representing the ‘fans’ sense of loss’.