Liverpool issue bans as £1.2m seized from ticket touts
Liverpool Football Club has issued over 400 lifetime bans following a joint operation with Merseyside Police to seize £1.2m in assets from illegal ticket touts. The crackdown aims to protect genuine fans by identifying and blocking thousands of fake accounts used for illicit ticket sales.
Why it matters
This action represents a significant effort by a major sports organization to combat organized crime and ticket fraud, directly impacting fan access to live events.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Liverpool won the Premier League title in 2024-25
Liverpool have issued over 400 lifetime bans after more than £1.2m of assets relating to the illegal selling of tickets was seized by police.
The club worked with Merseyside Police to seize the assets from organised ticket touts.
The police operation focused on the laundering of criminal proceeds from illicit ticket sales and took place alongside the club's crackdown on ticket touting, both online and in the ground.
The club has since issued 432 lifetime bans to the guilty parties, as well as 115 indefinite suspensions.
Detective Chief Inspector Nick Suffield said: "This is a fantastic example of partnership working between ourselves and Liverpool Football Club for the good of the fans and the general public.
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