Cartel office opens probe into ticketing system
Posted March 22, 2016 7:00 am
BONN, Germany (AP) - Germany's cartel office is looking into the national football federation's ticketing system for fans wanting to attend this summer's European Championship in France.
The federation is asking fans to join a supporters' club it is running to become eligible for tickets for the tournament. Membership is subject to a fee.
The cartel office president Andreas Mundt says in a statement that getting tickets was hard enough since demand was much higher than supply.
Mundt says membership in the fan club does not guarantee a ticket but the membership fee remains. The federation also increases the price of tickets.
Mundt says such a linkage could be "exploitative abuse."
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