The Liberal Democrats aim to make Premier League games available for free on TV.
The Liberal Democrats will vow to get Premier League games on free-to-air TV and reform season ticket prices and club ownership as the party targets football fans ahead of the election.
The party will launch its first ever election broadcast targeting sports fans on Thursday night to promote its plans for the beautiful game.
Culture spokesman and long-suffering Blackburn Rovers fan Tim Farron voices a minute-long segment which will air on TalkSport after the Three Lions' Euro 2024 game against Denmark in Frankfurt.
Mr Farron, the candidate for Cumberland and Westmorland, references Wayne Rooney's 211 overhead kick for Manchester United against Manchester City, and Stephen Gerrard's title-losing slip for Liverpool against Chelsea in 2014, saying: 'These moments belong to all of us, not to billionaire owners. But too many fans are priced out of the Premier League, forced to stump up hundreds of pounds in subscription fees, and even more for season tickets.
'But this is part of our shared heritage; the English Football League, the Premier league, the Scottish Premier League.'
He goes on to promote the party's 'free-to-air revolution', which would force football the Premier League to allow 10 games per season to be shown on terrestrial television, adding: 'If you're tired of shouting at Conservative politicians on the telly, vote Liberal Democrat and you can put the footy on instead.'
He told MailOnline: 'As we watch players like Saka and Rice light up the Euros, it is a disgrace that the majority of fans are unable to watch them in the Premier League.
The Liberal Democrats are aiming to make Premier League games available for free on TV. They plan to get Premier League games on free-to-air TV and reform season ticket prices and club ownership. The party has launched its first ever election broadcast targeting sports fans to promote its plans for the beautiful game.
Culture spokesman and long-suffering Blackburn Rovers fan Tim Farron voices a minute-long segment which will air on TalkSport after the Three Lions' Euro 2024 game against Denmark in Frankfurt. Mr. Farron, the candidate for Cumberland and Westmorland, references Wayne Rooney's 2011 overhead kick for Manchester United against Manchester City, and Steven Gerrard's title-losing slip for Liverpool against Chelsea in 2014, saying: 'These moments belong to all of us, not to billionaire owners. But too many fans are priced out of the Premier League, forced to stump up hundreds of pounds in subscription fees, and even more for season tickets. But this is part of our shared heritage; the English Football League, the Premier league, the Scottish Premier League.'
He goes on to promote the party's 'free-to-air revolution', which would force the Premier League to allow 10 games per season to be shown on terrestrial television, adding: 'If you're tired of shouting at Conservative politicians on the telly, vote Liberal Democrat and you can put the footy on instead.' He told MailOnline: 'As we watch players like Saka and Rice light up the Euros, it is a disgrace that the majority of fans are unable to watch them in the Premier League.'
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