Amid claim and Fifa 14 Coins counter claim between Match and Rio police, the British ambassador in Brazil revealed that most of the 22 British nationals arrested during the tournament had been held for ticket touting. "We have had a total of 20,000 fans coming from England at various times and we have only had 22 arrests, and the vast majority of those were for ticket touting," said the ambassador, Alex Ellis.
The British consulate in Rio was called in when Whelan was arrested on Monday, Ellis confirmed, before the executive, a former agent to Sir Bobby Charlton, was released on bail on Tuesday.
Ellis said: "We offered consular assistance when he was arrested and provided him with a list of lawyers and interpreters. I have seen the latest reports from the Brazilian police but they have not been in touch with us."
In a statement on Friday, Match said it believed that the terms of Whelan's release did not restrict his www.proutcoins.com/fifa-14-coins movements as long as he remained in the country.
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