Soccer / Football · BBC Sport

Drinking at football matches - would fans welcome it?

Published by BBC Sport on September 24, 2026 at 10:09 AM ET

Andy Burnham has long championed a repeal of the ban which prevents football supporters from drinking alcohol in the view of the pitch. But do fans even want it?

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