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The UK government has introduced a new law aimed at ticketless fans ahead of Sunday’s Carabao Cup final at Wembley.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arsenal and Manchester City will compete for the first trophy of the English football season in London.<\/p>\n

Both clubs have sold out their allocations of around 32,000 tickets each, with the remaining capacity filled by hospitality.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the final, the UK government have formally banned ‘tailgating’ – when supporters without a ticket walk closely behind a ticket holder to enable them to pass through the turnstiles.<\/p>\n

It is therefore now illegal to enter a football match without a ticket, with sanctions including a football banning order of up to five years and a fine of up to \u00a31,000. Offenders will also be arrested.<\/p>\n

Sarah Jones, Minister of State for Policing and Crime, said in a statement: “Football fans should be able to enjoy the game without feeling unsafe or threatened.<\/p>\n

“We’re giving the police the tools they need to ensure the chaos we saw at Wembley five years ago never happens again.<\/p>\n

“Anyone who endangers others by forcing their way into stadiums faces serious consequences.”<\/p>\n

Why has the law been introduced?<\/h2>\n

Ahead of the Euro 2020 final between Italy and England, which was staged at Wembley, thousands of ticketless fans managed to force their way into the stadium prior to kick-off.<\/p>\n

The Met Police had earlier urged those fans against travelling, and stated that there was ‘a worry large numbers of unticketed fans will try to push onto the concourse’.<\/p>\n

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The Euro 2020 final was marred by ticketless fan disorder outside Wembley (Image: Getty)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Over 500 police officers were deployed to prevent those fans from entering the stadium, although many managed to evade security and get through the turnstiles.<\/p>\n

A review by Baroness Louise Casey found that there were a number of ‘near misses’ that could have led to ‘significant injuries or even death’.<\/p>\n

The review found that more than 2,000 people entered Wembley without tickets, while there were 17 ‘mass breaches’ of security and ‘systematic targeting of disabled entrances as means of access’.<\/p>\n

It was also noted that around 6,000 people were stood outside Wembley, on the Spanish steps, throughout the match, and would have attempted to enter the stadium had England won.<\/p>\n

Gareth Southgate’s side eventually lost to Italy on penalties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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