West Ham is finally getting tough on away fans who try to buy tickets in the home sections of the London Stadium.
Supporters with no prior history of buying West Ham home tickets have been challenged to prove they are genuine Hammers fans.
An email was sent to new ticket holders explaining that the ticket office is carrying out ticket checks to ensure away supporters do not purchase tickets in the West Ham home end. As reported in today’s Mirror.co.uk:
Arsenal fans could see their team clinch a first league title since 2004 away at West Ham – and the Hammers are trying to ensure there are no away supporters in the home end”
The e mail sent out suggests they must provide a photo showing themselves at a party, event or fixture showing West Ham merchandise before January 2026.
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While it is good that the club are trying to tackle the problem of London clubs’ fans buying tickets in home ends, many supporters have pointed out that it would be too easy to cheat the system with modern AI technology.
To illustrate this point, we found a random photo of Arsenal supporters on the Internet and created an image using AI in 30 seconds, putting them in West Ham clothing.