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Greek authorities on Tuesday launched a ban on paper tickets for all league soccer matches as a part of an effort to sort out the violence that has plagued the game for many years.
Below the brand new guidelines, followers will solely be allowed to enter stadiums utilizing their cellphones and exhibiting a government-issued QR code to allow them to be recognized and an attendance ban enforced.
Stadiums have been closed to spectators for 2 months so safety measures might be reviewed following the dying of a police officer struck by a flare throughout a fan riot in Athens in December.
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Beginning Tuesday, followers should purchase tickets on-line and confirm the acquisition utilizing a state-run app used to pay taxes and entry authorities companies on-line.
Greek police safe entry to Peristeri Stadium throughout a Greek Tremendous League soccer match between Atromitos and Panathinaikos in Athens, Greece, on December 17, 2023. Greek authorities imposed a ban on paper tickets for all high flight soccer matches on April 9, 2024 as a part of an effort to sort out the violence that has plagued the game for many years. (AP Picture/Yorgos Karahalis, file)
Dimitris Papastergiou, Minister of Digital Governance, stated the entire phase-out of paper tickets would take a month. Exceptions could be made for minors and seniors, he stated, including that the brand new system could be expanded to different sporting occasions after the summer season.
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“The intention can also be… to alleviate the Greek police from the necessity to place tons of of law enforcement officials in stadiums. There can be no want for police on the entrances of stadiums,” Papastergiou informed state tv ERT.
In response to the minister, 10,000 of the present 80,000 season ticket holders have already switched to the brand new digital system.
