Posted on 05/29/2026 2:58:14 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Fans going to the World Cup have complained of being misled about the locations of the seats they were purchasing while Fifa’s public statements and ticket releases have possibly contributed to soaring prices.
Sir Keir Starmer said he is urging world football’s governing body to “take action” amid concerns fans are being exploited.
The Prime Minister’s intervention also comes after the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey insisted Fifa must answer questions after allegations of “artificially inflating prices” and “misleading fans” over the sale of match tickets earlier this week.
Speaking to the Sun, Sir Keir said: “Football fans should come first, that’s why I’m urging Fifato take action to ensure people buying World Cup tickets are not ripped off.
“In less than a fortnight, thousands of passionate supporters will be making their way to the US, Canada and Mexico to cheer on England and Scotland.
“It is unacceptable for fans to be exploited for wanting to support their country on the biggest stage.”
It is the latest intervention by Sir Keir, an Arsenal fan, into the cost of football for fans.
Last week, he urged broadcaster TNT Sports to make Saturday’s Champions League final available for free, saying he was “saddened” to see the competition not be free to watch for football supporters in the UK.
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Fifato, please save us. You're our last hope, Fifato 🤣
Yeah, I may have been willing to fork out $100. It would have likely been the only one I would ever go to.
What should they be ripped off for?
Being a Soccer fan and being WAY too nice to the left are too things I hold against President Trump.
+1 👍
That being said.
I was planning on going to a couple of matches, however the $$ is Way too much.
All games are televised thankfully.
I love world cup. You get countries facing off who went to war against each other in past times.
Absolutely.👍
A War between countries without weapons.
No commercials also. That’s what really grabbed my attention in the ‘90’s.
I’m close to giving up on American Sports broadcasts as the commercials are more than the game.
Nobody has time for that.
Faggots
In
Faggots'
Asses?
So agree. If one of my teams goes deep into the playoffs I’ll tune in but that’s about it..
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