Tottenham ban fans who tried to cash in on final
TOTTENHAM have handed ‘ indefinite’ bans to three supporters who tried to sell their tickets for next week’s Champions League final on a secondary ticketing platform.
Spurs have been allocated only 16,613 tickets for the showpiece against Liverpool at Atletico Madrid’s 64,000-seater Wanda Metropolitano stadium, meaning many fans will miss out.
Three season-ticket holders listed their tickets on a resale site but have been caught out, with Spurs urging fans not to ‘ruin one of the biggest occasions in the club’s history’.
A club statement read: ‘The club has this week issued indefinite bans to three season-ticket holders who have listed their Champions League final tickets for sale on a secondary ticketing platform.
‘Once again, we wish to remind all supporters that any ticket purchased is for the sole use of the individual that purchases it from the club.
‘Transferring or selling tickets on unofficially breaches our terms and conditions and is against the law.
‘We shall look to take the strongest possible action against anyone found to be engaging in such activity – including indefinite seasonticket bans.
‘Please do not ruin one of the biggest occasions in the club’s history by selling on your ticket and profiteering from fellow Spurs fans.’
Liverpool have also pledged to fully investigate after identifying five supporters who have listed their final tickets for sale on secondary ticketing platforms. The club warned last week, when one re-sale site was listing tickets ranging from £2,800 to £35,000, that supporters could be indefinitely banned from Anfield if found guilty.
■ FANS will be able to watch BT Sport’s coverage of the Champions League and Europa League finals for free via its app, Virgin channel 532 or the BT Sport YouTube channel. Nearly 8.5million watched Real Madrid beating Liverpool last year.