22 May, 2025 @ 10:53
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‘If they speak English, charge them double’: Bars in Bilbao accused of ripping off British football fans 

BARS in Bilbao have been accused of ripping off British football fans after ‘charging English speakers double.’ 

The owner of a popular Bilbao bar has admitted to duplicating the price of a caña for English speakers as over 60,000 Brits flooded into Bilbao for the Europea League final. 

According to Spanish newspaper Cadena Ser, the owner of Poza 42 said: “I’m charging people from here the normal price of €2 but it depends what you speak.

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“If I can tell you’re English, I’ll ramp up the price. There’s no other difference. People who know Spanish are lucky. That’s how I’m going to do it.” 

The owner of the Calle Licenciado Poza venue, an area frequented by British football fans, confessed he had ‘been duplicating’ the price to €4, saying: “It’s not all that much, you know? A little bit, but I’m not getting ahead of myself.” 

As thousands of Brits flooded into Bilbao for the match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, some worry the price increases could damage the city’s reputation. 

In the final’s fan zone at El Arenal, prices were even higher, with fans paying €5 for a caña or €10 for a 750ml cup of beer. 

It comes after a video went viral yesterday of an elderly basque man poking Manchester United fans who had climbed up scaffolding in front of his balcony.

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Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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