Why do thousands buy tickets to watch the Lionesses and not turn up?

Crowds at women’s football in England are the envy of the world but there is a curious gap between number of tickets sold and attendancesWhen the stadium announcer reads out the attendance during England home games, the immediate question that follows relates to the drop-off between the number of tickets sold and the number of fans through the doors.In 2025, on either side of a phenomenal European title defence in Switzerland, the Lionesses played eight home games, including three at Wembley. Across those fixtures, almost 48,000 bought tickets but stayed away. Continue reading…