Fears of England fans clashing with rivals Germany next month as Three Lions supporters buy tickets in home end
FEARS are rising over potential crowd issues at England’s Nations League clash with Germany in Munich on June 7. Many Three Lions fans have bought tickets in the home areas of the Allianz Arena, which holds just under 70,000. But because England supporters have given German addresses while buying the £25 tickets online — and […]
FEARS are rising over potential crowd issues at England’s Nations League clash with Germany in Munich on June 7.
Many Three Lions fans have bought tickets in the home areas of the Allianz Arena, which holds just under 70,000.
But because England supporters have given German addresses while buying the £25 tickets online — and they can print them at home — no rules have been broken.
England have been handed 3,500 tickets in the away end but Travel Club members are still in the process of applying for them.
Tickets in the home areas went on sale last week though.
And, online, there has been an organised campaign among England fans to go to certain home blocks.
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Two are already sold out with the majority of purchasers likely to be away supporters.
Punters may be made to show proof of a home German address before gaining entry to the stadium but this seems unlikely.
Frankfurt fans did the same for their Europa League trip to Barcelona last week.
There were 5,000 supporters in the away end but another 25,000 German fans in the Nou Camp home areas and there was mayhem.
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