Recent Quotes View Full List My Watchlist Create Watchlist Indicators DJI Nasdaq Composite SPX Gold Crude Oil Hydroworld Market Index Markets Stocks ETFs Tools Overview News Currencies International Treasuries Greece implements state-issued QR code requirement to attend soccer games following officer's death By: FOXNews.com April 09, 2024 at 10:49 AM EDT The Greek government will issue all soccer match tickets as QR codes so attendees can be identified and attendance bans can be enforced in the wake of soccer-related violence. Greek authorities launched a ban on paper tickets for all league soccer matches on Tuesday as part of an effort to crack down on the violence that has plagued the sport for decades.Under new rules, fans will only be allowed into stadiums using their cellphones and displaying a government-issued QR code so they can be identified and attendance bans can be enforced.Stadiums have been closed to spectators for two months so security measures could be overhauled following the death of a police officer who was hit by a flare during a fan riot in Athens in December.SPANISH POLICE ARREST EX-SOCCER FEDERATION HEAD RUBIALES ON RETURN TO COUNTRY AMID CORRUPTION PROBEStarting Tuesday, fans will have to buy tickets online and verify the purchase using a state-run app used to pay taxes and access online government services.Dimitris Papastergiou, a minister for digital governance, said the full paper ticket phase out would last one month. Exceptions, he said, would be made for minors and seniors, adding that the new system would be expanded to other sporting events after the summer."The goal is also … to relieve the Greek police of the need to provide hundreds of policemen at stadiums. Police will not be needed at stadium entrances," Papastergiou told state-run ERT television.The minister said 10,000 of the current 80,000 season-ticket holders had already switched to the new electronic system. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io Stock quotes supplied by Barchart Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes. By accessing this page, you agree to the following Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Greece implements state-issued QR code requirement to attend soccer games following officer's death By: FOXNews.com April 09, 2024 at 10:49 AM EDT The Greek government will issue all soccer match tickets as QR codes so attendees can be identified and attendance bans can be enforced in the wake of soccer-related violence. Greek authorities launched a ban on paper tickets for all league soccer matches on Tuesday as part of an effort to crack down on the violence that has plagued the sport for decades.Under new rules, fans will only be allowed into stadiums using their cellphones and displaying a government-issued QR code so they can be identified and attendance bans can be enforced.Stadiums have been closed to spectators for two months so security measures could be overhauled following the death of a police officer who was hit by a flare during a fan riot in Athens in December.SPANISH POLICE ARREST EX-SOCCER FEDERATION HEAD RUBIALES ON RETURN TO COUNTRY AMID CORRUPTION PROBEStarting Tuesday, fans will have to buy tickets online and verify the purchase using a state-run app used to pay taxes and access online government services.Dimitris Papastergiou, a minister for digital governance, said the full paper ticket phase out would last one month. Exceptions, he said, would be made for minors and seniors, adding that the new system would be expanded to other sporting events after the summer."The goal is also … to relieve the Greek police of the need to provide hundreds of policemen at stadiums. Police will not be needed at stadium entrances," Papastergiou told state-run ERT television.The minister said 10,000 of the current 80,000 season-ticket holders had already switched to the new electronic system. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd