Tuesday 12 April 2016 16:40, UK
Tickets for Leicester’s final home game against Everton are being advertised for more than £15,000 a pair on ticket resale websites, as the Foxes close in on the Premier League title.
The league leaders are seven points clear of second-placed Tottenham and could be crowned champions when they host Everton at the King Power Stadium on Saturday, May 7.
Season tickets sold out last May with the club setting a cap of 23,000 at their 32,500-capacity home ground.
"Tickets for Leicester City's final home Barclays Premier League game of the season sold out within 90 minutes on sale," the club announced on their website.
"There was unprecedented demand online, over the phone and in-person."
But within hours of the match selling out, tickets for the game were appearing on unofficial ticket resale websites with a price tag of almost £8,000 each, in some cases requiring the buyer to purchase a minimum of two tickets per transaction.
By way of contrast, some tickets for Kobe Bryant's last game for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday are being offered at over £19,000 a pair on some websites.
A Leicester City spokesman said: "The unauthorised sale of football tickets is a criminal offence under UK law. Leicester City Football Club will take action against any ticket touting or any attempt to resell tickets for above their face value.
"We encourage all supporters to report any such activity to the club."
The legislation forbidding the resale of tickets for football matches was brought in during the 1980s to prevent hooliganism but it remains unclear how that may be enforced now.
Sky Sports News HQ have also been contacted by a number of Leicester supporters who have told us that despite being Gold members they have been unable to secure their seats for the game.
Supporters' club chairman Cliff Ginnetta said fans were made aware of the situation at the start of the season and while he sympathised with those who missed out, he believes the club are not to blame.
"It was made clear at the start of the season. We had a meeting with the football club and they explained to everyone about everything. It was always going to be tight," he said.
"I can understand people getting upset now, but it's supply and demand and the demand is full. There are people I have known for years and last year they were taking the mick and saying they weren't going to pay to see them because they're rubbish and now they want a ticket.
"It'll be the same people if the Tigers get to the (rugby European Cup) final. It's not only been the camaraderie with the staff and the players, it's been with the fans since we were in League One. That has swept the club along and there's a real hardcore of fans and the club have been loyal to them."
A club spokesman added: "Demand was higher for City's final home match and penultimate league fixture of an extraordinary campaign, with the vast majority of Gold and Family Fox Members able to secure their seat."
Meanwhile, Leicestershire Police have confirmed to Sky Sports News HQ that the match against Everton will be a Category A match and at present, no additional safety measures have been put in place.
