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Liverpool FC fans travelling to Wembley to watch the FA Cup final versus Chelsea are expected to pay nearly half their weekly wage to afford to go.
Inflation-hit football fans are having to work nearly twice as long as previous generations to afford a day out at the FA Cup final.
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70 years ago the cost - including match tickets, train fare, food, drink, programme and scarf - added up to £2.66 of an average weekly wage of £10.
But all this will now cost fans £292 - 48 percent of the average UK weekly wage of £611.
It used to be known as the working man’s game, but now you need twice as much money in real terms to enjoy a day out at the Cup Final.
“As our study shows, football fans have been hit harder than most over the decades.
But this year the average Liverpool fan will need to work almost 2.5 days to be at the Wembley showpiece against Chelsea FC according to new data by cost of living researcher Nous.co.
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