Are ticket prices to blame for 'disappointing' European Championship attendance?

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BBC Sport pundits Greg Rutherford and Jessica Ennis-Hill believe that while concerns around ticket prices are understandable, being able to experience the European Athletics Championships live will create "core memories" for spectators which make the…

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