International Football

FSF Says Clubs Could Stop Online Touts With Secondary Ticket Exchanges

2.23.2016

The Football Supporters' Federation said that clubs "could prevent fans being ripped off by creating their own secondary ticket exchanges," according to Alistair Magowan of the BBC. BBC Radio 5 live "found football ticket-touting laws are being flouted, leaving fans vulnerable to online brokers." The FSF said that supporters "would not mind paying an administration fee" to clubs to keep secondary ticket prices down. FSF CEO Kevin Miles said, "Any company that gets between fans and a club will try to make a profit. We understand fans might want to sell on tickets because they can't make it to a game, but our preference would be that clubs manage that." Arsenal is one club "that already provides an in-house service where season ticket holders who cannot attend a game can resell tickets to members" (BBC, 2/22).

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