A staggering 2,600 grassroots football clubs have folded with thousands more still at risk due to the cost of living crisis.
That's according to a new report that details how rising costs in the United Kingdom are ravaging football at the bottom of the pyramid. Inflation hit a 40-year high in the UK on Wednesday, with much of the country feeling the strain as the prices of energy, food and bills continue to skyrocket.
With many people struggling and money tight, grassroots football has once again been hit hard after the financial upheaval brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Price to Play Report, commissioned by Utilita Energy in association with former Manchester City goalkeeper David James, has discovered that a further 6,000 clubs are at risk of closure between now and the end of next season.
