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Premier League Cracks Down on Ticket Touting Scams

9/26/2025

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Liverpool shut down 145,000 ticket accounts over two years and issued a record 1,114 lifetime bans last season to curb touting.
The crackdown followed discovery of software manipulation; 500 people were denied entry at Anfield for burner phones.
Investigators closed 162 social media groups selling fake tickets; Arsenal and Chelsea canceled thousands of accounts, and Premier League plans encrypted barcodes to deter resales.

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Story summary

Liverpool shut down 145,000 ticket accounts over two years and issued a record 1,114 lifetime bans last season to curb touting.
The crackdown followed discovery of software manipulation; 500 people were denied entry at Anfield for burner phones.
Investigators closed 162 social media groups selling fake tickets; Arsenal and Chelsea canceled thousands of accounts, and Premier League plans encrypted barcodes to deter resales.