We’ve reached that point where there are enough rich people, who are willing to pay the exorbitant prices, that squeeze out everyone else.
A perfect example are the big European soccer clubs, who cater to the tourists who want to watch an FC Barcelona game, and are willing to shelve out a couple hundred bucks for the tickets. It’s squeezing out the local fans.
Maybe money will ruin professional sports.
The only teams that have ever won the cup are from Europe or South America. Chances are a team from there will win as usual. A US win would be fun to see and the meltdown of the rest of the world would be phenomenal.
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Expensive ticket just to be sure target options of Iranian sleeper cells.
It's like the whining about Taylor Swift's tickets.
What sane person pays good money to watch paint dry?
Another post about the most retarded professional “sport” in the world.
“In the U.S., it is permitted to resell tickets as well, so if you were to sell tickets at the price which is too low, these tickets will be resold at a much higher price”
Tickets in theory could be sold on-line and physically picked up at the venue in the hour before the event from a machine using the same card by which they were purchased.
Tickets might be printed at home using an image of your picture ID you supplied (just) prior to the time of purchase via a smartphone.
The picture ID might itself be the ticket.
Perhaps the clubs themselves could bypass FIFA in the future.
“....so we have to apply market rates”
Oink!
But FIFA President Gianni Infantino rationalized World Cup ticket prices that are as high as $32,970 for the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium by asserting that those prices are in line with the marketplace for similarly high-profile events in the U.S. And though many people hemmed and hawed in response, he might be (at least partially) right.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/complaints-price-world-cup-tickets-100000075.html
LOL! FIFA is even more corrupt than either the IOC or the UN. That money is going to FIFA officials. Maybe they drive through some Third World slums and throw out some soccer balls but that's it.
FIFA doesn’t want more American audience cause we’re so cool. We’ve got money. We spend money. We spend money on sports. The fact is the average American spends more being a sports fan (cable, merch, etc) than the vast majority of FIFA fans make. So yeah, they’re charging American prices. That’s literally the whole point.
5 bucks?