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Being a football [fun / fan] in England is expensive. The cost of going to a match is [height / high] . The price of football shirts also adds to the expense of [following / followed] your favourite team. The [latest / least] soccer jerseys for the top English teams cost over $100. England's national team [bottom / top] for the Euros tournament this summer cost over $160. Teams from England's Premier League are [crashing / cashing] in on selling shirts. "The Sun," a UK newspaper, has revealed that some teams have increased the cost [of / by] 56 per cent over the past five years. A spokesperson [to / for] the London team Tottenham explained the high prices. He said it was because of a rise [in / to] the price of manufacturing, materials and [shopping / shipping] costs.

Consumer [expert / expat] Jane Hawkes said the jerseys were overpriced and "not remotely [justify / justifiable]" . She told The Sun: "This is an [own / touchdown] goal by mega-rich football clubs. Shirt prices have been [soaring / scoring] since the coronavirus pandemic." She added that: "Pricing shirts out of the reach of [royal / loyal] fans in a cost-of-living crisis is [offside / unfair] ." She said it could "backfire on clubs". Fans are unhappy with the increasing [penalties / prices] . Manchester United fan Shane Hopkins was fed up with his team [substituting / changing] its kit every year. He said: "Naturally, my children want the latest shirts. They love their club. But that means I have to [spend / tackle] over $400 at the start of each season. Clubs are [much / too] greedy."