UEFA have warned Manchester United and Tottenham fans that tickets for the Europa League final purchased from “unauthorised third parties” may be cancelled.
There has been huge demand for tickets as supporters scramble to see Wednesday’s all-English showdown in Bilbao.
Thousands are set to travel to Bilbao without a ticket and UEFA have warned supporters about buying tickets “on the secondary market”.
UEFA say tickets purchased “from unauthorised third parties, websites, agencies or from touts” could be cancelled and that fans “are likely to be refused entry or be ejected from the stadium”.
In a statement on Monday, UEFA said: “In view of the upcoming UEFA club competition finals, UEFA warns fans not to purchase tickets on the secondary market, from unauthorised third parties, websites, agencies or from touts.
“Such tickets may be cancelled by UEFA at any time and fans are likely to be refused entry or be ejected from the stadium. In addition, fans may not receive the tickets which they have purchased from these unauthorised third parties.”
Manchester United and Tottenham have been allocated 15,000 tickets each for the Europa League final in Bilbao, but thousands more are expected to buy tickets in other parts of the stadium.
In their warning to fans, UEFA said: “Tickets issued for the UEFA club competition finals are 100 per cent digital and made available exclusively through the official UEFA Mobile Tickets App, which includes several security features that aim to combat unauthorised ticket sales through a secure digital mobile ticket solution.”
