World Cup 2026: Fifa summoned to explain ticket pricing (www.bbc.co.uk)
from MonsterMonster@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 27 May 20:38
https://lemmy.world/post/47426541

Fifa must answer questions after allegations of “artificially inflating prices” and “misleading fans” over the sale of tickets for the 2026 World Cup.

It comes as the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey officially launched an investigation into Fifa’s practices.

New Jersey attorney general Jennifer Davenport called the process a “gauntlet of confusion, fake scarcity and impossibly high prices”.

She added there would be a “thorough investigation of Fifa’s conduct” with world football’s governing body subpoenaed to provide information.

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MonsterMonster@lemmy.world on 27 May 20:40 next collapse

They’ve not even kicked off yet and investigations have been called.

This is going to be the opposite of the 1994 success.

Buddahriffic@lemmy.world on 27 May 21:07 next collapse

Might be because hotels are saying there aren’t bookings, making it easier to see that demand isn’t involved in setting the prices.

FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca on 27 May 23:21 collapse

I hope the World Cup is an abject failure. I hope the few people who go are very disappointed by the gameplay

itsjustachairmary@lemmy.world on 27 May 21:08 next collapse

Surely not. FIFA exploiting people? Corruption at FIFA? Say it ain’t so!

FarceOfWill@infosec.pub on 28 May 01:44 collapse

The real international competitive sport is fifa and the olympic committee trying to get the most cash out of fans

Squatcher@piefed.social on 27 May 22:12 next collapse

Will FIFA appear via hologram and say “You summoned me, my lord?” I hope so

FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca on 27 May 23:20 next collapse

I wanna summon fifa and demand they explain the peace prize

non_burglar@lemmy.world on 28 May 00:16 collapse

With any luck, you get an octarine cloud of smoke and death appears.

FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca on 27 May 23:19 next collapse

Fuck the world cup. Burn all the tickets 🎟 🔥

desmosthenes@lemmy.world on 28 May 01:54 next collapse

I wanted to go being a NJ bai, but fuck that noise

nightwatch_admin@lemmy.world on 28 May 02:22 collapse

Seems fair? Gotta pay for those Peace Prizes somehow!