Liverpool’s victory over Villarreal in the UEFA Champions League semi-final triggered a huge clamour for tickets to the final that takes place in Paris this Saturday, May 28. In an official statement, Liverpool have today taken aim at social media sites where they claim over 50 accounts are “actively involved in selling, or offering to sell, Champions League final tickets online.”
Liverpool’s official statement reads: “Liverpool Football Club has called on social media companies to close more than 50 social media accounts and groups it believes are actively involved in selling, or offering to sell, Champions League final tickets online. The club has also identified 13 supporters who have offered their tickets for Saturday’s game against Real Madrid for sale online. Those fans have had their tickets cancelled, while their accounts are in the process of being investigated further, with the possibility of added sanctions to follow. The move comes following a recent warning reminding supporters to buy tickets from official sellers only. The club received an allocation of 19,618 tickets for the all-ticket fixture at Stade de France in Paris this weekend. There has unfortunately been an increase in the number of fans being defrauded, online in particular, by fake match ticket offers. If any supporter is offered a ticket online, they should report it to LFC here- and to Action Fraud. Liverpool FC will not stand idly by and watch people try to sell tickets they have been fortunate enough to get access to via the ballot.”
