KOMPANY’S BEL RING A CITY TONIC
VINCENT KOMPANY has defended his decision to play for Belgium and said it has left him ready to make his comeback for Manchester City.
Kompany (below) has missed City’s last five games with a calf problem and risked incurring the wrath of his club by playing in Tuesday’s 3-1 win over Israel, which saw Belgium go top of the FIFA world rankings. But the central defen defender came through his 57-minute a appearance u unscathed and said it had left him ready to line up at the Etihad against B Bournemouth on Sa Saturday. “I f feel great and I’m glad I got to do it,” said 29-year-old Kompany. “It’s about going again now – I needed to be a part of this.
“I play for my country, I’m proud to do it. There are no small games and I have given everything for City. I will always do this, but I do the same for my country.”
THE huge cost of watching football in Britain has been revealed in a study highlighting how much cheaper it is to see some of Europe’s giants instead.
Fans could buy a Barcelona or Bayern Munich season ticket for less than the cheapest equivalent at EVERY club in the top four leagues in England and Scotland.
And while German supporters can get into a Bundesliga game for under £12, the average cost of a Premier League seat has passed the £30 mark for the first time after 11 clubs hiked up their prices.
The raw deal British football fans are getting is exposed in the fifth Price of Football study carried out by BBC Sport and reviewing 230 clubs in 13 leagues across Britain and Europe. Swansea were the solitary Premier League club not to co-operate.
While a season ticket costs just £104.48 at Bayern Munich and an even cheaper £ 73.88 at European champions Barcelona (though a £130 membership fee is also required), the cheapest season ticket in the Premier