The risky business of sports travel

A SOCCER trip organiser had to pay almost €30,000 of his own money when the English match ticket agent he was dealing with ran off with the proceeds.

Tour operator Tony Bernie might have deep pockets but they are not so cavernous that he relishes the notion of forking out a hat-full of money, even if it is good business to keep his customers happy.

Yet that is exactly what he did when the agent in England did a runner with 100 tickets for next Saturday’s clash between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford.