Children’s sporting activities cost parents £443 on average a year, survey finds

The survey found football is the most popular sport played by children (PA) -

Parents are spending an average of £443 a year to fund their children’s sporting activities, a survey suggests.

Parents with children who participate in organised sport say their offspring try an average of three sports a year, with football – played by 62% of children – the most popular, followed by swimming (42%), and dance (20%), the poll for payment provider Clearpay found.