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Liverpool is urging supporters not to hand money over to touts for tickets for Sunday's clash with Tottenham Hotspur.

Simply avoiding defeat will be enough for the Reds to be crowned champions — something that has not happened in front of supporters since 1990.

The Reds' only other title success over the last 35 years came in 2020, when the season was concluded behind closed doors at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.



That has led to ticket touts hiking up prices for this weekend's game between Liverpool against Spurs, with one ticket listed for more than $4,000 on Madrid-based resale website LiveFootballTickets.

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Even at that eye-watering price, there are no guarantees that the ticket is legitimate, with Liverpool's official website the only authorized seller of general admission tickets for games at Anfield.

Liverpool has done a lot of work to clamp down on touts in recent years, and in October announced the outcome of an investigation into the problem, with many handed lifetime bans from the stadium.

A statement issued by the club said: "Liverpool FC continues to take decisive action against ticket touting, shutting down close to 100,000 fake ticketing accounts, while issuing 75 lifetime bans and 136 indefinite suspensions last season alone.

"The number of accounts deactivated includes those cancelled following investigations and others blocked from sales or ballots due to suspicious online activity or identified as bots.

"A further 5,670 accounts are currently under review by the club for suspicious activity, including supplying persons who have recently been charged by Merseyside Police for fraud related to ticket touting

A total of 1,500 tickets were cancelled across the 2023-24 season, either part of mass cancellations or from account holders who had already received sanctions, and the tickets were made available for resale.

"The vast majority of lifetime bans and indefinite suspensions were handed down for unauthorised selling of season tickets, memberships or hospitality tickets, in breach of terms and conditions

This reflects the club’s zero-tolerance approach to all forms of ticketing touting.

"This season, the club has continued to increase its investment in anti-touting measures, including developing greater online protection, delivering more boots-on-the-ground operations and dedicating more internal resources to take action.

"Supporters are reminded not to buy tickets from unofficial online channels or from unofficial sellers, as there has been an increase in the number of fans being defrauded, particularly online.

"As a result, the club would like to reiterate the places where fans should purchase Anfield tickets from in order to guarantee they are genuine."


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