Ticketing and supporters 2008 UEFA Champions League Final
a ticket 2008 uefa champions league final
although luzhniki stadium had usual capacity of 85,000 spectators, reduced 69,500 final. of tickets, approximately 21,000 reserved each finalist club, further 10,500 available purchase general public via uefa website. recipients of tickets determined random ballot following online application process ran 28 february 19 march 2008. tickets available in 3 categories, priced @ €80, €140 , €200 depending on location in stadium. uefa received around 125,000 applications tickets general public on course of three-week application process.
the clubs able distribute tickets wished; manchester united chose make allocation available executive seat holders , season ticket holders had applied ticket @ least 1 of club s 5 away champions league matches between group stage , quarter-finals, while chelsea opened applications club members , season ticket holders.
manchester united chief executive david gill expressed disappointment club had been allocated 21,000 tickets supporters, claiming have potentially sold 100,000. while manchester united managed sell out entire allocation, uefa director of communications william gaillard indicated chelsea still had couple of thousand tickets unsold day before game, despite claims chelsea s chief operations officer, ron gourlay, contrary.
one of major concerns english fans attending final acquisition of visas entry russia. however, after period of negotiations between representatives of russia, united kingdom, uefa , 2 clubs, agreed fans tickets match not require visa, provided able produce passport @ least 6 months before expiry , completed immigration card on entry russia. visa-free period supposed run 72 hours between 19 may , 23 may, later extended eight-day period lasting 17 may 25 may. because of difficulty , expense of acquiring ticket , visa, fans had not got tickets advised against travelling moscow uefa s william gaillard, warned fans russia s strict laws regarding consumption of alcohol.
although 2 clubs claimed have sold of 42,000 tickets allocated them, 25,000 fans said have travelled moscow united kingdom, 110 charter flights arriving ahead of game. according head of russian national tourist office, mikhail ignatiev, many fans put off cost of travel , accommodation. additionally, of moscow s hotels full on night of game. fans looked offload tickets match, moscow times reported black-market price dropped high of €2,000 (£1,600) around €500 (£400), while russian tv channel sport-1 reporting prices low £300 tickets belonging fans had failed make trip moscow. among celebrities did not travel chelsea supporter , chairman of london organising committee of olympic , paralympic games (locog) sebastian coe, had attend meetings ahead of 2012 summer olympics, , manchester united fan , red lead singer mick hucknall, due perform @ bmw pga championship @ wentworth.
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