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Manchester United fans protest season-ticket bans ahead of derby
September 14, 2026 at 01:31 AM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 1 hour
Hundreds of Manchester United supporters marched on Old Trafford before the Manchester derby to protest the club's cancellation of 685 season tickets.
- Hundreds of Manchester United fans marched to Old Trafford ahead of Sunday's derby against Manchester City in a protest organised by The 1958 fan group.
- United confirmed on Friday it removed 685 season tickets as part of a crackdown the club says disrupted organised ticket-touting networks.
- The Red Army supporters' group said members would not stage a flag display during the match in protest at the club's handling of the case.
- United acknowledged the investigation caused "significant concern and distress" for some supporters and that it underestimated how widespread password sharing was.

