Liverpool scraps plans for ticket price increases after fan protests

After facing calls to sell the Red Sox, Fenway Sports Group decided to quell the protests of Liverpool fans by withdrawing from the planned increase in ticket prices.

Liverpool said on Thursday it had changed its mind about inflation price rises planned over the next three years.

The Premier League champions were accused of greed by fans, who refused to spend money on drinks and food at the club’s Anfield Stadium in protest. Thousands of fans held up yellow cards during a recent match against Crystal Palace with the message «Caution: Anfield’s Soul at Risk.»

The unrest came at a time when Red Sox fans have also expressed anger at principal owner John Henry and Boston’s chief baseball officer Craig Breslow. Last week, a plane towing a banner imploring the owner to sell the team flew over Fenway Park during batting practice.

While Red Sox fans are angry over a poor start to the season, which resulted in the dismissal of manager Alex Cora on April 25, Liverpool supporters have accused the hierarchy of «ignoring» fans over price hikes.

They welcomed the turnaround, which will lead to a rise in inflation next season and prices will remain frozen the following year.

Fan group Spirit of Shankly thanked those at Liverpool who «listened to us and engaged with us; not all club hierarchies would have done the same.»

In February, Liverpool announced record revenues of more than $952 million for the year to May 2025. It was the highest-ranked Premier League team in terms of revenue, behind Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain in Europe, according to Deloitte.

That only further angered fans when price increases were announced in March. Spirit of Shankly said at the time: «We should not be misled into thinking that it is normal for prices to rise every season. This is a choice LFC is making and it is driven by greed.»

While fans have acknowledged the success under FSG – including two Premier League titles and the Champions League – they said the price increases were ‘tone deaf and concerning’.

Liverpool said on Thursday it would “seek alternative longer-term solutions” and “explore commercial ideas with the Supporters Board” to try to prevent future increases in ticket prices.

But it added that “without broader progress on alternative solutions, future increases in inflation may still be necessary.”

Published on May 8, 2026