Daily Mail

WEMBLEY TICKET TORMENT FOR FANS

- By MIKE KEEGAN Sports News Correspond­ent

ENGLAND fans are devastated after UEFA unexpected­ly put tickets for the game with Germany on open sale, and there are concerns touts have cashed in. As Sportsmail reported yesterday, those who bought seats two years ago a — for a fixture that was originally o due to be held in Dublin — were promised after tickets were cancelled that they would get priority to buy them again, should the capacity at Wembley be upped. Many supporters had gambled on Gareth Southgate’s men topping their group and playing in Dublin. Now 45,000 are due to attend the eagerly-anticipate­d clash in London, L but UEFA launched a flash sale and gave thousands waiting to repurchase tickets only an hour’s notice, so by the time many checked their emails it was too late. What was left of the 22,500 general allocation was snapped up in minutes and tickets are now being touted online for up to £4,000. Meanwhile, the FA have told fans they will be banned if they sing Ten German Bombers at Wembley next week, after the chant was branded ‘ultranatio­nalist’ and ‘divisive’.

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