Football violence: Swiss authorities propose personalised tickets

In the latest of a series of measures aimed at curbing violence in football, cantonal authorities now want to use named tickets to track problematic fans. Such personalised tickets are an important additional instrument in the clamping down on individual offenders, the Conference of Cantonal Justice and Police Directors said on Friday. A legal review by the group concluded that a non-voluntary introduction of personalised tickets for sporting events would require a revision of the Swiss “Concordat on Measures against Violence at Sporting Events”, otherwise known as the Hooligan Concordat, it said. + Read more: Swiss authorities gamble on tougher approach to hooliganism A proposal for a corresponding legal revision will now to be drawn up. Karin Kayser-Frutschi, the co-president of the cantonal police directors, expects this to be available within the next year, she told the Keystone-SDA news agency. In the meantime, clubs could also introduce such personalised tickets on a ...