European Championship quarter-final against Spain
Germany tickets at sky-high prices – UEFA warns fans
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Before the quarter-final against Spain – Nagelsmann and Gündogan inform about preparations
In the European Championship quarter-final against Spain, the national coach can make full use of his squad’s personnel. All 26 players are present at the final training session. Julian Nagelsmann and captain Gündogan provide information about the preparations at a press conference.
Demand for tickets for the European Football Championship far exceeds supply. The result: tickets are priced ten times higher. UEFA is warning fans to beware of unauthorized sellers – otherwise they could be in for a nasty surprise.
They are also standing around the stadiums of the knockout rounds, the fans with questioning looks and homemade signs made of paper or cardboard. “Looking for tickets” can be read in various versions. Others ask, perhaps a little more cautiously: “Who else needs tickets?” If both find each other, price negotiations are conducted in secret.
Demand for tickets to European Football Championship matches exceeded supply long before the tournament and still far exceeds supply. The European Football Union reported 50 million applications for almost 2.3 million tickets on the freely accessible market. This is arousing desire – for the final on June 14, there are offers for tickets online outside of the UEFA portal that are now eight to ten times the price, and the trend is rising.
Tickets can be cancelled
The umbrella organization warns fans “about unauthorized ticket sellers” who are trying to “exploit the high demand by offering tickets on the secondary market.” Before the tournament, almost 10,000 supposed tickets were canceled, and the number is now even higher. Passing on purchased tickets via the official app is technically possible without any problems, but UEFA does not allow them to be resold for profit.
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One of the online providers is the well-known and controversial company Viagogo in the football industry. The tickets listed “come from various sources,” said Julian Dwenger, responsible for “business development and partnerships,” when asked by dpa. He named “multinational organizers, professional resellers, holders of company tickets, sponsors and, of course, above all, fans.”
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Ticket prices at Viagogo are not set by the company. “Rather, the sellers set the price and the fans decide whether they want to buy a ticket at that price and according to their budget,” said Dwenger. Viagogo functions as a ticket exchange, as an intermediary.
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UEFA announced: “UEFA has already taken legal action against secondary ticket sales sites, including Viagogo.” There are several similar websites. The consumer advice center warns against providers who give the impression of being an official (pre-)sales point.
Price list for the final: 95 to 2000 euros
UEFA’s pricing policy is publicly available; the price for the final started at 95 euros, while the “prime seats” in the highest category are worth 2,000 euros. There are also more expensive hospitality offers. Both finalists are given quotas issued by their respective associations. The German Football Association recently used a points system for its fan club members. Returned tickets are offered via the UEFA portal, and the chances of getting a ticket are slim.
The association sees the move away from paper tickets, which hit nostalgic fans with collector’s albums hard, as a decisive advantage in combating the black market. UEFA can see from which source tickets are being passed on. If this happens on a large scale, the association steps in. Tickets can be passed on to guests provided that “such permissible passing on does not require any additional consideration from the addressee beyond the face value of the ticket,” the terms and conditions state. It is also stated that tickets can be passed on to “a friend or family member.”
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Accordingly, small sellers outside the stadium operate in a kind of grey area. They are not family members, and the definition of friends seems to be flexible here. In order to avoid ending up in the grey area and on the black market, it is crucial that the deals are not made on a large scale – and that the tickets are not sold at exorbitant prices.
