Official staff at MU are not given tickets to watch the Europa League final. |
According to UEFA, MU and Tottenham have both been allocated around 15,000 tickets for the Europa League final at San Mames Stadium, Bilbao on May 22.
MU will hold a vote with a limited number of tickets for staff, while the majority will be invited to the live broadcast in Manchester, with the right to bring one extra person. Staff will be given two free drinks, while guests will have to pay for their own.
The view from United is to prioritize fans over staff. Ticket demand is high, and if a large proportion of tickets are distributed to staff, fans will certainly feel disappointed. The decision of the United owner has caused anger among a section of the club's staff.
Tottenham, meanwhile, have taken a different approach. Every official employee will receive a free ticket to the match. Around 700 tickets for the Europa League final are expected to go to staff.
Currently, MU has around 900 staff and 50,000 fans who own season tickets. A source inside MU said that "the top priority is to maximize the number of tickets for fans." In previous Champions League finals, MU paid for all airfare, accommodation and meals for staff.
Notably, PSG decided to pay for tickets and travel expenses for 600 employees to attend the Champions League final against Inter Milan in Munich on June 1, while the Serie A representative also provided free tickets for club employees.
Before Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS took over the sporting division, United employed around 1,140 people. However, after two rounds of redundancies, around 450 people lost their jobs. Ratcliffe tried to cut costs to strengthen the squad. A series of other cost-saving measures were also implemented.
Source: https://znews.vn/mu-doi-xu-te-voi-nhan-vien-post1552506.html
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