Football not part of government ticket crackdown
Summary
The government plans to make it illegal to resell tickets for sports events at higher prices than their original value, but this new rule will not apply to football matches. Football ticket sales in the UK are already covered by a law from 1994. The existing law only covers sales within England and Wales, allowing foreign websites to continue reselling Premier League tickets at high prices.Key Facts
- New government rules will stop reselling sports event tickets at inflated prices, but do not include football.
- A 1994 UK law already regulates football ticket sales.
- The 1994 law makes it illegal to sell football tickets outside of approved platforms by the game organizers.
- The law applies only to ticket sales within England and Wales.
- Many websites selling Premier League tickets at higher prices are based outside the UK, allowing them to avoid this law.
- A BBC investigation found tickets being sold for two to four times their original prices.
- Websites from other countries like Spain and Dubai are involved in this resale market.
- Wimbledon has an exemption for certain premium tickets, which might benefit clubs like Manchester United in using similar sales methods.
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