Spanish side Elche have decided to break with tradition by banning the sale and consumption of sunflower seeds at their home ground as cleaning up the shells spit out by fans led to increased costs and unhygienic conditions.
Elche play their home games at the 31,388-capacity Estadio Martinez Valero but the highly popular Spanish snack called ‘pipas’ will no longer be available for match-going supporters.
Eating sunflower seeds requires a
