The resale of tickets for football matches is highly regulated in England and Wales for a number of reasons, including security at sports events. Criminal law often prohibits the resale of such football tickets. For these reasons, all listings for football tickets to association football matches occurring in England or Wales, or involving an English or Welsh national or club team playing outside England or Wales, are prohibited.

In addition, all listings for tickets to association football matches occurring anywhere in the world that are part of a competition or tournament organised by FIFA or UEFA and that an English or Welsh national or club team has participated in, or is eligible to participate in, are also prohibited.

For the avoidance of doubt this prohibition includes (without limitation) the following matches:

• English Premiership, Football League, Football Conference and League of Wales matches

• World Cup and European Championships matches (including qualifying rounds)

• International matches played in England or Wales (including friendlies)

• Friendlies involving England or Wales

eBay may allow authorised sellers to list football tickets to these matches, but only through prior written agreement with eBay.