'I flew 5,500 miles and paid £900 for a Premier League ticket but was turned away'
Summary
A football fan from South Korea flew to England and paid £900 for a Premier League ticket from an unauthorized site but was denied entry because the ticket was invalid. An investigation by the BBC revealed widespread issues with ticket reselling and Brighton is using technology to combat the illegal ticket market. The Premier League plans to introduce new rules to make ticket reselling harder.Key Facts
- A fan from South Korea traveled over 5,500 miles to attend a Premier League match but was not allowed entry.
- The ticket was bought for £900 from an unauthorized resale website.
- The ticket had been deactivated, and Brighton staff told the fan it was purchased illegally.
- Over a hundred similar cases occurred at the match where tickets were invalidated.
- Reselling tickets in the UK is illegal, but websites operating abroad continue to sell them.
- Websites often use bots and fake identities to buy tickets in large volumes for resale.
- Brighton is hiring staff and using new technology to stop illegal ticket sales.
- The Premier League is implementing new digital ticketing rules to make ticket reselling more difficult.
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