Top Polish football official arrested in Ireland for ticket scalping
PR dla Zagranicy
Aleksander Nowacki
03.04.2015 15:58
One of the Polish FA's top officials, Kazimierz Greń was arrested in Dublin ahead of the Ireland-Poland Euro 2016 qualifying match for illegally selling tickets at a mark-up.
Poland skipper Robert Lewandowski (right) and Łukasz Szukała (left) after Poland's draw with Ireland on Sunday night in Dublin, 29.03.2015. Photo: PAP/Bartłomiej Zborowski
Greń was apprehended by the Irish police with 12 tickets for the match in his pocket, but is charged with attempting to sell 49.
Greń is the head of one of 17 regional football associations, which bought the 49 tickets online in addition to two passes for Greń personally.
He denies ticket scalping, claiming that the 12 tickets he was found with were destined for his personal friends.
The Polish football association has launched an investigation into the affair. (an)
Source: PAP