Premier League facing supporter revolt after announcing £14.95 fee for matches that had...

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The Premier League was facing another major revolt from supporters on Friday after it was decided they should be charged almost £15 to watch matches it had previously given away. The world’s richest league confirmed that half of games for the rest of this month and start of next would be sold on a pay-per-view basis in an attempt to claw back some of the millions of pounds a week its clubs are losing from playing behind closed doors. But revelations by Telegraph Sport that fans would have to pay £14.95 for those matches on Sky Sports and BT Sport’s ‘Box Office’ channels provoked a backlash even more furious than when the Premier League tried to stop fans watching them at all. Telegraph Sport can also reveal only one club voted against the initiative at a meeting on Friday, Leicester City, courtesy of chief executive Susan Whelan, with Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward failing to join her despite arguing it placed an unfair burden on supporters.

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