FA spending on Wembley hospitality and free tickets for FA Council rises by 25%

Expenditure rises to £564,000 in 2025-26 seasonCost of hosting FA Council meetings also almost doublesThe Football Association spent 25% more on Wembley hospitality and freebies for FA Council members last season, the Guardian can reveal. Latest accounts show expenditure on tickets and hospitality rose from £452,300 in the 2024-25 season to £564,400 in 2025-26.While fans across the country have staged protests and walkouts in recent years over ticket price rises, and the cost-of-living crisis has made football increasingly unaffordable, the FA has upgraded the hospitality it offers to VIPs. Liverpool scrapped plans to increase ticket prices over three successive seasons following widespread unrest from supporters at the end of last season. Continue reading…

The Football Association spent 25% more on Wembley hospitality and freebies for FA Council members last season, the Guardian can reveal The Football Association spent 25% more on Wembley hospitality and freebies for FA Council members last season, the Guardian can reveal. Latest accounts show expenditure on tickets and hospitality rose from £452,300 in the 2024-25 season to £564,400 in 2025-26. While fans across the country have staged protests and walkouts in recent years over ticket price rises, and the cost-of-living crisis has made football increasingly unaffordable, the FA has upgraded the hospitality it offers to VIPs.

Liverpool scrapped plans to increase ticket prices over three successive seasons following widespread unrest from supporters at the end of last season. There are more than 120 FA Council members, including some of the most influential figures in the game, such as the English Football League chairman Rick Parry, Professional Footballers’ Association chief