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Football not part of government ticket crackdown

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19 Nov, 2025

Fans are being charged up to four times the face value for digital tickets from resale websites based outside the UK

Why the new legislation doesn't apply to football
Football ticket sales in the UK are covered by existing legislation.
The 1994 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act made it an offence to offer for sale tickets to a football match other than by the organisers of the game. Read more...

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