First charge for tailgating at football match brought by UK police

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2026-03-23

London (PA Media/dpa) - A man has been charged over allegedly entering the Carabao Cup final at Wembley without a ticket in the first charge for tailgating at a football match, London's Metropolitan Police said. Tailgating, which is when fans get through stadium turnstiles by walking closely behind ticket holders, became a criminal offence ahead of the match, five years after thousands of ticketless fans stormed the same stadium. Offenders across......

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