Petition · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

£1 tax on top division football league tickets to fund community 3G pitches

Open for signatures 1,003 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently, many football games are getting postponed due to the weather affecting grass pitches. I call on the Government to impose a £1 tax on every top division football league ticket to fund community 3G pitches for grassroots teams in bad weather conditions via a “Let The Kids Play fund.”
I believe a £1 tax is very little and could be affordable for top league teams to contribute towards. This could help protect grassroots football and help develop our players further in the cold wet winter months, which other countries don’t have to face. Matches could still be able to go ahead and enable our next generation of top British players to continue to develop.

Timeline

30 Mar 2026 Petition opened for signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,003
Status Open for signatures
Department Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Opened 30 Mar 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.