W/S Protesters shouting "enough is enough, you greedy bastards, enough is enough"

W/S Protesters playing with plastic balls

W/S Protesters playing with plastic balls

W/S Protesters holding banners and shouting "Enough is enough, enough is enough, you greedy bastards, enough is enough"

SOT Young protester: "I am down here today to protest against the ticket prices in modern football. The prices are a joke, they are pricing a lot young people."

SOT Protester: "I've come down here because I think that the tickets prices are too expensive, particularly since there are a lot of tv rights now"

SOT Young protester: "I just had enough of it, everyone has got enough of it, and that is why we are here today, lots of clubs coming together, for one day together, just to protest against the FA and the Premier League about ticket prices"

W/S Protesters marching and shouting "enough is enough, you greedy bastards, enough is enough"

W/S Protesters marching and shouting "They don't care about football, they don't care about fans, all they care about is money and brands"

M/S Banner with "Working class game, business class prices" written on it

W/S Protesters holding banner with "Football without fans is nothing" written on it

M/S Protesters holding banners and shouting "enough is enough, you greedy bastards, enough is enough"

W/S Banner with "Enough is enough written on it"

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UK: Angry football fans unite against big money "greedy bastards"

Hundreds of football fans marched in front of the headquarters of the English Premiere League in the heart of London on Wednesday. Fans protested against high ticket prices for club matches at the country's top professional football league, shouting slogans such as "enough is enough, you greedy bastards, enough is enough", coinciding with the release of fixture list for the 2013-2014 season.

The march started out in Regents Park and cut through some of the busiest roads in London, bringing traffic to a standstill, and finished outside the Premier League's Marylebone headquarters.

Protesters marched in unison against the Premier League, Sky Sports, corporate sponsors and the influx of big money in the game they love. Rarely are the rivalries of clubs put secondary, as one protester commented: "I just had enough of it, everyone has got enough of it, and that is why we are here today, lots of clubs coming together, for one day together, just to protest against the FA and the Premier League about ticket prices".

The Premier League sealed a major broadcasting deal with TV companies around the globe thought to be worth around £5.5 billion ($8.61 bn, €6.4 bn) over three years. This deal eclipses the previous broadcasting contract by £2 billion ($3.1 bn, €2.34).

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