by Our Sports Desk

THE Premier League has been trounced by Germany’s Bundesliga at giving fans value for money, according to new figures released yesterday.

England’s top league came fourth on the list while Germany were streets ahead, followed by Spain and Portugal in the GoEuro Football Price Index.

Ticket prices informed the big disparity with Premier League ticket prices topping the charts costing an average of £53.76, compared to just £23.02 for the Bundesliga.

The index picked 25 top-tier leagues and took the average price of a match ticket, from all stadiums of all teams, excluding luxury or VIP packages.

The quality of the leagues was measured using several world football rankings such as Uefa, Fifa and third party databases.

It found the best value league for Britons to travel to based on the quality of the league and the cost of the ticket is Germany, followed by Spain, Portugal and then England.

GoEuro chief executive Naren Shaam said: “It costs almost the same to travel to Germany to see a Bundesliga match as it does to stay in the UK and attend a Premier League game.

“Each week more than 2,000 British fans travel to see Borussia Dortmund play, in addition to the 1,500 Brits travelling to St Pauli games in Hamburg and the 1,000 Brits going to Union Berlin games on a weekly basis.

“These numbers might lead you to question whether home fans in the UK are really getting a fair deal for their money.”