Premier League SLAMMED for new, steep £14.95 PPV Box Office prices

Football fans in UK are fuming after  Premier League anunced ir decision to charge £14.95 to watch games that aren't scheduled to be broadcasted by Sky Sports or BT Sport. harsh decision comes after  clubs were dealt a loss urds of £700 million from ir TV money last season due to coronavirus pandemic.

Premier League pay-per-view scheme slammed by netizens

" Premier League today confirmed all fixtures until end of October will continue to be made available for fans to watch live in United Kingdom," league said in a statement issued on Friday. "Under se new arrangements, current live match selections will remain in place and will be broadcast as rmal. In addition, five matches per round t already selected will be made available to supporters on a pay-per-view basis, accessed via BT Sport Box Office and Sky Sports Box Office platforms."

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Since football returned post COVID-19 lockdown, matches were broadcasted by two aforementioned networks and some select matches were broadcast on Amazon. remaining matches were streamed free-to-air basis on BBC. However, with Premier League revenues for 2020-21 season set to take ar hit - due to lack of any stadium revenue -  clubs have voted to charge fans extra for matches that will t be on TV.

This comes on top of  money fans in UK are already paying for subscription of Sky and BT Sport. Premier League pay-per-view schene will be in full-effect when football in England returns from  international break next weekend. Manchester United and Chelsea will be first two clubs to go on pay-per-view. Red Devils will be first to do when y visit Newcastle United on Saturday, October 17. 

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statement furr ted that Premier League clubs were in agreement with "interim decision" to charge extra for matches t available for broadcast. " agreement will be regularly reviewed in consultation with clubs and in line with any decisions made by Government regarding return of spectators to stadiums," it read.

Per reports in UK, Leicester City were only club to be against idea of monetising previously free-to-air matches. Manchester United executive Ed Woodward is also said to be against idea of charging extra for additional games, stating that season-ticket holders should be granted free access to service. 

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While Premier League clubs are looking to minimise ir losses for current season as much as possible, it comes as surprise that  Premier League pay-per-view was slammed online. Former United defender and current pundit Gary Neville blasted league's idea to charge fans a steep £14.95 for single matches.

sentiment was echoed by most fans on internet -

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(Im Credits: Premier League Instagram, Twitter)