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Published 19:37 14 Oct 2015 BST
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A report in the Guardian highlights a post on the Facebook page of FC Bayern Worldwide, which claims that Bayern supporters were charges a minimum of £64 to attend the match at the Emirates.
'This kind of a price structure makes a stadium visit impossible for younger and socially disadvantaged fans. It destroys fan culture, which is the basis of football. In England, this development has already taken place,' the post reads.
'We want to protest at the price structure and at the same time changes in the stadia. We want to remind clubs and associations of their social responsibility and warn them of the effects, which we will all feel, both as fans and club officials. We express our support for campaigns like “20’s Plenty” from England and “Kein Zwanni” in Germany. Especially the developments in English football should be a sobering example.'
The statement continues to give details of the Bayern fans' intended protest.
'The first five minutes of the game in London will be, what future football will look like if this madness continues. Empty seats in the stands and no singing or emotion in the stands. In the following 85 minutes we want to show the alternative and show how fundamentally important a lively fan-culture is for football.'
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