Demolition Fan: Tigre announces plan to microchip supporters

A sequel to the Sylvester Stallone flick based in football stadiums? No, it is an Argentine club's rather outlandish scheme to create a ticket-less turnstile system.

EXTRA TIMEThe idea of placing a microchip inside citizens is a fixture in dystopian future fiction, with Sylvester Stallone's cult 90s flick Demolition Man a warning of what such controls could bring.

But in Argentina, Tigre is planning to bring a Brave New World to its home stadium, with a pilot scheme to track supporters that is bound to cause controversy.

Using the wonderfully euphemistic term "Passion Ticke" to describe the plan, the club proposes inserting a microchip into fans' arms which will serve as a form of ticket-less…