UK Political Party Wants To Make Premier League Matches Free-to-air

By: Gyang Dakwo

A UK political party has promised to make Premier League matches free to watch on TV if they win the general election.

Following the calling of a general election on July 4, politicians have begun campaigning up and down the UK to try and secure votes.

In the Liberal Democrats’ election manifesto, party leader Sir Ed Davey has pledged to make top flights matches free to view on terrestrial TV, something that has not been the case in the UK since the inception of the Premier League in 1992, except for a short period during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Liberal Democrats say the policy would tackle costly TV subscriptions, which they claim can cost supporters almost £880 per season due to games being spread across several different broadcasters.

Sir Ed said: “We need to tear down the paywall and give Premier League football back to the country.

“The next generation of fans and players are unable to watch the likes of [Phil] Foden, [Bukayo] Saka and [Cole] Palmer. That is a tragedy for the sport.”

Sky Sports, TNT Sports and Amazon Prime Video currently hold live broadcast rights for the Premier League.