“Pigs”: Crystal Palace Fans Protest Ticket Prices With Brilliant Banner Before Arsenal Clash

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Protests comes in wake of £5 billion TV deal.

Crystal Palace fans have protested the rising cost of football by unfurling a quite brilliant banner before their match with Arsenal.

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Eagles fans were seemingly questioning why ticket prices in the English top flight continue to rise despite the Premier League announcing TV rights for games between 2016 and 2019 costing a record £5 billion.

“£5 billion pounds in the trough yet supporters still exploited. Share the wealth, pigs,” exclaimed the fan made sign.

Palace supporters have been particularly disgruntled over the past week after it was revealed they will have to pay £43 for their upcoming fixture at Upton Park against West Ham, reports London Evening Standard.

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