In anticipation of the 2025-26 season, Newcastle United and their colleagues have been furnished with several critical revisions by the Premier League.
This week, Premier League clubs voted to extend the £30 price limit on away tickets for all league matches in the 2025-26 campaign, in addition to the announcement of a new Puma match ball. Last season, Newcastle United supporters traveled more than any other Premier League fan base, resulting in a higher expenditure on travel and accommodation.
The Toon Army will appreciate the preservation of affordable away ticket prices. The away ticket price limit will also benefit Sunderland supporters who are gearing up for their first Premier League tour in nearly a decade, as there was no price cap in the past.
For the first time since 2016, Newcastle and Sunderland will engage in a top-flight match next season. In 2024, Newcastle emerged victorious in the FA Cup third round at the Stadium of Light, defeating their opponents 3-0 in front of 6,000 traveling supporters.
The current £30 limit on away ticket prices was unanimously extended by Premier League clubs today, according to a statement.
“This will be the tenth season in which the £30 cap has been in effect.” Attendance at away events has increased from 82% to 91% since its introduction in 2016.
“The Premier League and clubs acknowledge the extraordinary atmospheres that fans generate at matches and the supplementary expenses that are associated with their team’s season-long support.”
In 2023, a Fan Engagement Standard was implemented to reaffirm the Premier League clubs’ dedication to maintaining meaningful engagement with their supporters over the long term.
“The 2024-25 Premier League season saw a total of 953,420 spectators attend the 380 away matches.”
The 2025-26 season will see the introduction of a new ball in the Premier League.
A new match ball will be introduced to the Premier League next season, which is a small but significant change. The Premier League has entered into a partnership with PUMA to manufacture the match ball for the first time, marking the conclusion of a 25-year partnership with Nike.
“The PUMA Orbita Ultimate PL, the official match ball of the 2025-26 Premier League season, is now available,” stated a statement from the Premier League.
“The Premier League Summer Series in the United States will be the first official appearance of the new ball this July. This will provide a global audience with a first look at the ball that will be used in the world’s most-watched league next season, which commences on the weekend of 16 August.”
The match balls for the Carabao Cup are also manufactured by Puma. In January, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta expressed his dissatisfaction with the ball after his team suffered a 2-0 loss to Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium.
Compared to Nike’s Premier League ball, Arteta asserted that the ball is “different,” and players are experiencing difficulty controlling their strikes.
After the match, Arteta stated, “We kicked a significant number of balls over the bar, and it is challenging to control the ball’s trajectory.” “We also deliberated on that matter; therefore, there are specifics that we can improve.”
“It is simply dissimilar to the Premier League ball; you must adjust to its unique flight characteristics.” The grip is significantly different when you contact it, necessitating that you adjust accordingly.
However, this did not appear to have had a significant impact on Newcastle, as they went on to win the Carabao Cup, netting 13 goals, and thereby ending a 70-year domestic trophy drought.
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