Originally posted by zocoss:
But their tickets are not as expensive as in England... Arsenal curreatly have the most expensive tickets for their 60 000 seats stadium. Arsenal's full house probable earns more than Barce 80%.
firstly, barca dun really have to sell tickets to the matches they played in nou camp. the bulk of their seatings are all season ticket holders for the la liga. that's why it's difficult to get tickets for its home matches for neutral visitors/tourists. visiting team fans gets only a small % of the seating.
the ticket pricing scheme are around the range. I recalled it is in the 30+ euro range for a ticket, the same as what one would roughly pay for an epl match in a top club.
i was in barcelona twice in the last 18months and was never able to secure any open tickets for their match at nou camp. frens and hotel folks i asked all told me it's very difficult to get tickets, unless u succumb to touts. i hv to make do with a stadium tour to see the ground and part 90euros for a ronaldinho jersey

unlike in milan, i was able to walk into their fan's club shop downtown pretty much a day before ac milan's match and buy a serie a ticket for a match at san siro, albeit them playing a non-consequantial match against a team relegated.
i am not sure what's barce's financial health overall, but i am sure big money is circulated within the barce system big time on a rigorous basis. no wonder everyone wants to be a part of the barce set-up.