While the craze around basketball is exploding in France, the Olympic tournament which will be played there this summer is already unleashing the crowds.
And not necessarily in a good way, since several French fans have expressed their dissatisfaction in recent hours.
France may not be considered a sporting country by many, but the Olympic Games it will organize this summer will still represent a major popular event.
Regardless of the discipline, there should be something for every fan, including basketball fans.
The Blues will thus advance among the favorites of the competition, they who will be keen to bounce back after their failed World Cup.
The FFBB’s pricing policy frustrates French fans
Before facing Germany, Japan and another still unknown opponent in the group stage, the French team will be able to ramp up on their territory.
Five of its six preparation matches will take place in France, including two in Orléans against Canada and Australia.
The ticket office for these shocks has just opened, and suffice to say that it did not necessarily delight those who accessed it:
En basket, les prix pour voir France / Canada ou France / Australie à Orléans sont hallucinants. De 60 euros à 350 euros en tribune. Pour info, les tarifs pour un quart aux JO à Bercy sont entre 80 et 280 euros. 95 à 510 euros pour la demi-finale ! pic.twitter.com/fGFkD6RUNR
— Arnaud Valadon (@Arnaud_Valadon) April 2, 2024
The price list proposed by the FFBB thus reveals prices which vary between €60… and €700 for a place in the boxes.
It should be noted, however, that these tickets will not only give access to France-Canada or France-Australia, but also to another friendly match contested by the two foreign selections.
That said, Internet users have not hidden their anger at these costs, which are far too expensive for them:
L'année dernière, je suis allée à Orléans pour un match de prépa de l'EDF pdt l'été, j'ai payé 40 EUROS en catégorie 3 !!!
Rien ne justifie ces tarifs, à part la putasserie de la Fédé.
— Amandine B. (@AmandineB__) April 2, 2024
@ffbasketball vous avez toujours été des buses sans nom mais alors là avec cette politique tarifaire on touche le fond. On parle d’un match amical?? Du délire, tout ça pour vendre le produit Wenby. Imaginez s’il n’est pas sur le terrain ça fait cher La Défense fantôme de fournier
— Che 87 (@Che871) April 2, 2024
Already upset after discovering the ticket prices for the Olympic tournament matches, French basketball fans were hoping for more accessible offers for the preparation matches.
The federation apparently did not give them satisfaction.
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