Football’s alcohol ban will be lifted in a trial during Women’s Championship matches, with two stadiums taking part in the test in the English second tier. Booze is prohibited in sight of the pitch in all top five tiers of the men’s game, though allowed lower down the pyramid and in women’s football. Fans taking part in the trial will be able to take their drinks up to their seats while the match is being played. Nikki Doucet, chief executive of Women’s Professional Leagues Limited, said that the clubs and stadiums taking part in the trial had not yet been confirmed. “Our fan base and the behaviour is different to the men’s game.

Source: Express October 18, 2024 08:08 UTC