By Associated Press
With tens of thousands of fans of Manchester United and Tottenham expected in Bilbao this week for the Europa League final, UEFA warned them Monday about buying unauthorized tickets which should not get them into the stadium.
Both clubs, which have huge fan bases, were each allocated 15,000 tickets in the 50,000-capacity venue with some priced at just 40 euros ($45). Those numbers are typical for a Europa League final.
Prices in the thousands of euros (dollars) have been demanded on secondary ticketing websites and UEFA said buyers could be refused entry Wednesday at Athletic Bilbao’s stadium.
“Such tickets may be canceled by UEFA at any time and fans are likely to be refused entry or be ejected from the stadium,” the European soccer body said in a statement.
“In addition, fans may not receive the tickets which they have purchased from these unauthorized third parties,” UEFA said, specifying
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