NYON, Switzerland (AP) â When it comes to charging traveling fans for Champions League tickets, German clubs give the best value to away teams and Scottish clubs the worst. Celtic and Rangers routinely charged visiting fans 70 euros ($77) â the UEFA-mandated maximum for the away section at Champions League games â last season while Bayer Leverkusen asked for just 15 euros ($16.50), according to research published Tuesday by Football Supporters Europe. The FSE, UEFAâs official fan liaison group,
If it wasnât the âWelcome to Hellâ signs at the airport, it was the bell boy at the team hotel performing a throat-slitting gesture as the players arrived. Or the deliberately timed phone calls during the night to disrupt sleep, and the mud and flags thrown at the bus to the stadium. Or the riot police bundling players down the steps to the locker room with their shields after the match. Manchester Unitedâs first Champions League match against Galatasaray at the Turkish teamâs Ali Sami Yen Stadi
The permanent bronze tribute on the west side of the ground captures the three players in dynamic poses characteristic of their styles of play.