UEFA to compensate €100,000 to Kyiv for free travel of fans with tickets, accredited persons in days of Champions League finals



A worker finalises the painting of a street lamp where a football ball has been set up in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, on May 10, ahead of the 2018 UEFA Champions League final football match between Real Madrid and Liverpool.

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The UEFA would compensate €100,000 to Kyiv city for the introduction of free travel for fans with tickets for matches of Men and Women’s Champions League finals and accredited persons (on May 24 through May 27).

“The match ticket would be a travel card for urban transport. During 36 hours, starting Saturday, May 26, and until 12:00 on Sunday, May 27, one can take a ride in subway or urban transport in Kyiv free of charge using the ticket for a match,” Manager for Transport and Mobility during hosting UEFA 2018 Champions League finals Serhiy Khyzhniak said at a press conference on Thursday.

This would also apply to accredited persons: journalists, volunteers and other persons.

Khyzhniak said that the scheme would be the same for fans who have tickets for the Women’s Champions League final to take place on May 24.

“UEFA and Kyiv City Administration arranged that UEFA is to compensate €100,000 to the city for this,” he said.

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