Tuesday April 21st 2026
Scotland football fans
Written by Glasgow View Reporter, Liam Eunson
It’s time to bring football closer to the fans, explains Greens co-leader Gillian Mackay, as the party announces that it’s time to cap costs for football fans in Scotland.
With the Scottish Premiership taking an exciting turn this season and Scotland’s return to the World Cup only a few months away, the Scottish Green Party have announced that they will start working with football clubs across the nation to review ticket costs and potentially introduce a £25 price cap for travelling away fans.
A cap has been in place in England for over a decade and means travelling fans do not pay more than £30 for a ticket. There are also price caps on Europa and Champion’s League matches but no such cap exists in Scotland.
This price cap is part of a package of steps that the Green party is calling for ahead of next month’s election. Other commitments within the party’s manifesto include working with the UK government to ensure all major sporting events are broadcast on free-to-air channels, alongside empowering fans to have an ownership stake in their sports clubs.
Green co-leader led calls for Scotland games to be shown on free-to-view TV in the lead up to the World Cup but she has expressed that this should be made permanent.
Scottish Greens co-leader Gillian Mackay said:
“Scottish fans are some of the best and most dedicated anywhere in the world, but in the current environment too many are being priced out of our national game.
“For away fans in particular, it is getting increasingly expensive to follow their teams.
“We will work with fans, clubs and other parties to look at the impact of capping prices and making football more affordable for people at a time when bills and costs are soaring.
“Price caps are already common in European competitions and in the English Premiership, and have had clear support from fans across Scotland. We will do anything we can to make them a reality.
“With Scotland set to play in the world cup, one of the most fitting legacies we could leave is embracing the excitement that so many are feeling and making our sport more affordable for the people who follow their teams through good and bad times.
“I’ve already met with supporter groups and have written to clubs. I’m looking forward to meeting with them after the election and seeing how we can work together.”
Gillian added:
“Bringing football closer to fans isn’t only about the price of tickets. It’s about how our clubs are structured and who they work for.
“Fan-ownership is thriving in Scotland with 3 out of the 4 top flight clubs in the top 6 and the other winning the league cup.
“We will work to ensure that fans have their voices heard by football governing bodies to prevent the loss of our historic game to big business profiteers.”
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