Ticket fiasco was 'appalling' says Olympics board member

A senior London 2012 figure has admitted that serious problems in the distribution of tickets ahead of the football matches at Newcastle’s St James’ Park yesterday were “appalling” and “unacceptable”.

Hundreds of people were forced to queue for several hours before the Mexico v South Korea game, both to collect pre-paid tickets and buy tickets, and some missed part or all of the game.