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VIAGOGO SIGNS UP FC BAYERN MUNICH AND EVERTON FC

Viagogo, Europe’s leading secondary ticketing company, agreed two new partnership deals with FC Bayern Munich in Germany and Everton Football Club in the UK to give fans a secure and legal way of trading match tickets.

The deals make viagogo Bayern Munich and Everton’s official secondary ticketing partner and its service will enable current season ticket holders at the clubs to legally sell tickets to fellow fans at selected home fixtures.

Viagogo is an online secondary ticket exchange that allows football supporters to buy and sell live event tickets in a safe and guaranteed environment. It facilitates the exchange between people who want to sell and people who want to buy live event tickets. By managing payment and delivery the company guarantees that buyers will receive their tickets and sellers will receive payment.

The Bayern Munich deal is the first relationship of its kind in continental Europe, following viagogo’s launch of successful partnerships in the UK with Manchester United and Chelsea FC.

Eric Baker, CEO of viagogo said, “viagogo is committed to the European market. Our partnership with Bayern begins a new phase of maximising our presence on the continent. It reinforces our leadership of a European marketplace that we estimate is worth €6 billion €8 billion. Only viagogo has the flexibility and experience to deliver a benchmark service across borders. Our sales across Europe have already exceeded our expectations and we are confident that we will continue our explosive growth.”