Fans lose out in ticket agency sting (AP)

 
Hundreds of fans have been left without tickets at the European Championship after paying premium prices to one of Europe's biggest agencies. Norwegian agency Euroteam said it fell victim to a sting by a company in Germany that failed to supply the 1,200 tickets it promised. Euroteam's office in Zurich was shut down by police only hours before the Italy-Romania match in the city last Friday when... [link]

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