There is something unfair about football in England.

The English Premier League, with a television audience of 4.7 billion, inspires a level of devotion among fans that may be unparalleled in the world of sport. From London to Bangkok, Kampala to Manchester, it’s hard to find someone who doesn’t have a favorite football team (or soccer team, as Americans would say).

Yet the wealth that has poured into the competition, resulting in large part from lucrative TV deals, does not trickle down to the fans. This Op-Doc short film explains a troubling situation, where ticket prices have risen to levels so high that many of the fans can no longer afford them. For example, a ticket to an Arsenal game can cost £126, or about $200.

To present the statistics, I’ve illustrated and crafted a custom set of trading cards, that includes both players and fans.

What was once the ultimate workingman’s game is quickly becoming an exclusive form of entertainment. The growing income gap between the fans and the teams painfully mirrors the financial inequality that has spread across the globe.