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The Premier League’s “unauthorised” list of ticket sellers contains more than 50 websites including Stubhub and Vivid Seats, where Chelsea owner Todd Boehly is a director and investor.<\/p>\n
The companies operating the black market resales are registered in countries such as Spain, Dubai, Germany and Estonia. <\/p>\n
They are able to freely do this because the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act only applies to a ticket resale occurring within England and Wales – so they are untouchable.<\/p>\n
BBC Sport looked at four sites on the list which listed tens of thousands of Premier League tickets.<\/p>\n
For example, more than 18,000 tickets were advertised for Arsenal v Nottingham Forest alone – nearly a third of the Emirates’ capacity.<\/p>\n
As part of the investigation we were able to buy tickets easily through the black market for four games. <\/p>\n
Prices ranged from \u00a355 to \u00a314,962, often far exceeding face value and usually including a significant booking fee.<\/p>\n
All our tickets were transferred digitally, in one instance on the morning of the game, and worked as mobile passes.<\/p>\n
The practice has been described as “endemic” in English football, but it’s not going to be stopped.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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