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A crackdown on ticket touting ahead of the 2028 European Championship will form part of plans designed to make the Republic of Ireland’s co-host, the UK, the “go-to destination” for hosting major sporting events, their government said.<\/p>\n

The unauthorised reselling of tickets for specific events, such as Euro 2028, could become a criminal offence under current proposals.<\/p>\n

The changes are designed to make it easier for the UK to bid for, secure and deliver such events, their Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said, adding a new sporting framework is being developed to meet the requirements of international federations and event owners.<\/p>\n

The UK government is considering potential bids to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the 2040s and golf’s Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup in the 2030s.<\/p>\n

Any attempt to host the Olympics for the first time since London 2012 would consider the potential cost, socioeconomic benefit and the likelihood of its success, the DCMS said.<\/p>\n

Britain has already backed bids to host the World Athletics and Para-Athletics Championships in 2029.<\/p>\n

By moving to outlaw unauthorised resales for certain events, the hope is to crack down on “exploitative” touts so more tickets are sold to fans at face value.<\/p>\n

It comes ahead of the European Championship, which will take place across the UK and Republic of Ireland in 2028, and follows a bill backed by the Scottish parliament designed to restrict ticket resales for the competition.<\/p>\n

The bill will ban the unauthorised sale of Euros tickets for more than the face value, or with a view to making a profit. Ireland banned ticket touting in 2021 but on Monday it was reported that after five years in law, no one has been prosecuted for ticket touting<\/a> here.<\/p>\n

It will also make ticket touting and unauthorised street trading and advertising illegal, as well as grant powers to enforce such offences.<\/p>\n

If the British government is successful in its bid to host the 2035 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup, it could also become one of the events covered by new ticket resale rules.<\/p>\n

In November, the country announced plans to make it illegal to resell tickets to concerts, theatre, comedy, sport and other live events for more than their original cost.<\/p>\n

A UK government spokesperson previously said it remains committed to stamping out ticket touting “once and for all”.<\/p>\n

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