Threats, tears & £800 tickets - how Man Utd are trying to tackle touts
Summary
Manchester United is dealing with a big problem involving people reselling tickets illegally, known as ticket touting. The club has taken steps to stop the touts, including blocking tickets and monitoring suspicious sales, but they face difficulties and resistance from both the touts and sometimes their own fans. The club's efforts have so far included blocking 22,000 tickets, but they believe this issue is much larger.Key Facts
- Manchester United is facing issues with illegal ticket reselling, known as touting.
- The club reports incidents where fans pay high prices for non-existent tickets and are left upset.
- Ticket resale is illegal in the UK, but foreign companies are not bound by the same law.
- Manchester United has blocked or canceled 22,000 tickets this season as part of their crackdown.
- Touts use digital methods, like bots and fake profiles, to buy tickets, making them hard to trace.
- The club estimates that 10-15% of their season tickets might be controlled by touts.
- Fans have experienced threats and intimidation when confronting these activities.
- The problem of ticket touting also affects other major football clubs in the UK.
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