Liverpool issue 432 life bans and seize £1.2m in ticket tout investigation
Almost 700,000 ticket registrations were analysed Club worked with local police economic crime team More than £1.2m in assets have been seized and 432 lifetime bans issued as part of a clampdown by Liverpool FC and Merseyside police on ticket touting. In the...
Liverpool FC and Merseyside police have carried out a large-scale ticket touting investigation that has resulted in 432 lifetime bans and the seizure of more than £1.2 million in assets, according to a monitored public feed based on reporting from The Guardian Football.
The operation is described as the first of its kind between a Premier League club and its local police authority. Liverpool’s investigations team worked alongside Merseyside Police’s economic crime unit to examine nearly 700,000 ticket registrations from last season. The focus of the inquiry was the laundering of criminal proceeds linked to illicit ticket sales.
As part of the crackdown, assets connected to organised ticket touts were detained, with several cases pursued under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Two people have already been convicted, and another case is scheduled to reach court next month.
The value of assets seized will be divided between Merseyside police and the Home Office, according to the feed summary. Liverpool’s action forms part of a broader effort to target ticket touting and the financial structures behind it, rather than only the resale activity itself.
The scale of the investigation suggests an extensive review of ticketing records and enforcement activity over the course of the season. The club and police team analysed registrations in order to identify suspected misuse of tickets and related financial activity, leading to a significant number of bans.
This report is based on a monitored public feed and attributed to The Guardian Football.
Source: The Guardian Football - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/22/liverpool-ban-ticket-tout-investigation-merseyside-police
