£1.2m seized in Liverpool FC and police crackdown on ticket touts

Need to knowThe club said it identified nearly 68,000 fake accounts20:49, 22 Jul 2026Exterior of Anfield Stadium(Image: Iain Watts)Everything you need to know as Liverpool FC ban hundreds for life in huge crackdownLiverpool FC and Merseyside Police have confiscated more than £1.2 million from organised ticket touts, with further Proceeds of Crime Act cases still ongoing.The club has issued 432 lifetime bans and 115 indefinite suspensions to supporters caught breaching ticketing rules, mainly through the unauthorised sale of season tickets, memberships and hospitality tickets.Liverpool analysed almost 700,000 ticket registrations last season, identifying nearly 68,000 fake accounts, while a further 121,000 accounts remain under investigation.The club cancelled 3,847 tickets over suspicious