Article: pounds 126 NET LOSS; Shock cost of following soccer for dad and kids.(Features)

A massive roar will greet the start of the new football season today - but the sound of cash ringing through the tills could be even louder.

Our exclusive survey by CLARE RAYMOND reveals the huge cost of going to Premiership matches and a gulf in prices. At Chelsea it costs pounds 126.30 for a parent and two kids (best seats, programme, food and drink) - pounds 86.90 more than Liverpool.

A Premiership spokesman says: "Clubs charge what they can get away with."

Arsenal

ADULT: Best seats, pounds 28; worst seats, pounds 12.

CHILD: ...

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