United warning over tickets

22 May 2009 21:44
Manchester United have urged fans not to buy any UEFA Champions League final tickets from unofficial sources after confirming 216 tickets have gone missing.[LNB] The tickets were part of a batch that were sent out by recorded delivery on Tuesday night.[LNB]While United did everything required of them, they have now been informed the tickets did not reach their destination and are now presumably heading onto the black market.[LNB]However, as the chip contained within the tickets has now been cancelled, they will not allow admittance to the Stadio Olimpico in Rome next Wednesday to see United tackle Barcelona.[LNB]"The tickets that have gone missing are worthless, so we would repeat our advice for fans not to buy tickets from any unofficial source," said a United spokesman.[LNB]After discussions with Uefa, United have confirmed European football's governing body will issue replacement tickets in Rome next week.[LNB]The precise details have still to be finalised but supporters will have to show the same identification required to buy the tickets in the first place.[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports