United warning over tickets

Published: 22 May 2009 - 21:44:39

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Manchester United have urged fans not to buy any UEFA Champions League final tickets from unofficial sources after confirming 216 tickets have gone missing. The tickets were part of a batch that were sent out by recorded delivery on Tuesday night. 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. 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. "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. After discussions with Uefa, United have confirmed European football's governing body will issue replacement tickets in Rome next week. 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.