Top Premier League footballers have seen pay rises of 1,500% over the past 50 years, many times more than the 186% increase in average wages in Britain, according to a new study.

Premier League clubs may be courting Arab trillionaires but it is a different story for their supporters, the majority of whom are being priced out of watching live football on television, according to a new survey.

Fans opposed to Wimbledon’s move to Milton Keynes have claimed a moral victory after a new report urged football’s governing bodies to prevent a similar scenario happening again.