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A leading charity has warned Manchester United fans who have posed as disabled supporters to get into away matches that their scam has 'damaging consequences'.
Mail Sport reported on Tuesday that United had received 'multiple' allegations, including of non-disabled fans turning up in a wheelchair to matches using tickets allocated to disabled supporters.
The revelations have sparked outrage among fans and forced United to take action to avoid a repeat in future.
Following talks with the Manchester United Disabled Supporters Association, every disabled fan with a wheelchair ticket for away games will now have to show ID to collect, while those who unlawfully pass on their tickets have been warned they could face sanctions - including lengthy bans - for touting.
And disability charity Scope have hit out at the United fans involved for 'abusing the system'.
Man United fans have been posing as disabled fans to gain access to away games (United supporters at Anfield earlier this season pictured)
'There are a limited number of accessible tickets available to disabled football fans so it’s disheartening to hear about this situation,' Scope spokesperson Alison Kerry told Mail Sport.
'We’d urge anyone abusing the system to think about the damaging consequences of their actions.
