FC Barcelona: partnership with FEAT to combat the illegal resale of tickets

FC Barcelona (LALIGA EA Sports) has signed an agreement with FEAT, the Face-value European Alliance for Ticketing, to combat the illegal resale of tickets, announced the club on 30/01/2024.

Barça is "the first sports club to join feat in the campaign against unauthorised ticket resale. By signing the agreement with FEAT, the club joins other professionals associated with the events industry in its mission for a Europe-wide ban on event ticket resale above face value," explained the club.

FEAT has three "key promises:
• to fight for face-value ticket resale;
• to only support resale marketplaces that are legally compliant and embrace transparency;
• to stand up to search engines and social media platforms accepting advertising from irregular resale platforms."

"As part of its 'Visiting Supporter Security and Control Protocol', which FC Barcelona set up for high-risk fixtures, the club has already started implementing a series of measures to combat unauthorised ticket resale, including personalised tickets and a tracking system to prevent misuse. Hence, the alliance between FC…