England fans set to snub expensive Euro 2012

A relatively small amount of Three Lions fans will make the trip this summer, with travel and accommodation costs limiting the country's followers from making the journey



There will be only 3,000 England supporters in Poland and Ukraine for Euro 2012 as fans are unable to afford to travel to the tournament this summer.The sky-high cost of accommodation and the distance required to travel have been blamed for the lack of numbers by fan's chiefs.

On average, the cost of a room in Ukraine for England's group games comes in at around £250 per person per night. The FA have sold only half of their 7,800 ticket allocation for the 52,518-capacity Donbass Arena.Kevin Miles, a spokesman for the Football Supporters Federation told The Mirror: “Even the fans who regularly travel are not bothering.“The practical difficulties of getting there, travelling between the venues, the high cost of accommodation and the economic situation have combined to hit ticket sales.“The first game, France v England in Donetsk, is the one they are having real problems selling tickets for. The Sweden game is better because that is on a Friday, but overall there will be fewer England fans than at any Euro tournament in recent history.” - http://www.goal.com