Hope these figures also help to answer the question, "Why do I have to pay to watch my daughter/son play?" At a standard $6 double-header match with a 3-man system, it takes 43 tickets just to break even with the officials alone. Add in the costs of transportation to away matches when we aren't taking in gate and concessions, plus equipment, uniforms, and other fees, and you can see why soccer teams need all the support they can get to stay above the red line.
