Justice Department investigating US Soccer ticket policy

Washington Post ^ | September 6, 2001 | David Cho

[Azzurri]

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether restrictions on ticket sales to fans of other national soccer teams playing at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium violated federal civil rights laws, officials said yesterday.

Most recently, Honduran fans complained that they were denied tickets for good seats at last Saturday's World Cup qualifying match between the United States and Honduras. Many Hondurans, including the ambassador, said the U.S. Soccer Federation and D.C. United, whose office handled ticket sales, denied them access to seats closest to the field when they identified themselves as native Hondurans.

[Azzurri]

The Politically Correct Police have now invaded the world of sports. There is a big debate in the US Soccer community about this topic. Fans of opposing nations have been given lousy seats and the PC Police are claiming it as racial bias. But, they are not being discriminated against because of their race they are being seated elsewhere because of their fan loyalty. Hopefully, the John Ashcroft Justice Department can see thru this silly investigation. US Soccer policy is no different than what is practiced by NFL and College Football teams. Home fans get the good seats, opposing fans get shipped to the upper deck.

[eureka!]

Memo to Jesse Jackson: Reparations candidates Alert...

[Bikers4Bush]

Waaaaaa, I couldn't sit close to the field, waaaaaa!

Cry me a freakin' river.

[Hillary 666]

The Justice Department doesn't give a sh!t about China-gate or the ATF gassing and burning people they don't like, but they're all over the alleged improprieties of the distribution of World Cup Soccer tickets. What a great set of priorities! And people still have the nerve to act surprised whenever a government agency gets caught up in a scandal.

[Baytoh]

Not that it matters. The US team has lost its last three games and probably won't make it to the World Cup. The US team sux.

[Patrick]

Don't forget the Macdonalds lottery scam that threatened the nation.

[Kermit]

You also keep fans separated to prevent violence. Stupidity trumps common sense.

[danielobvt]

proved that wrong on Sunday, didn't they? Go US!

[Azzurri]

proved that wrong on Sunday, didn't they? Go US!

I was at the game on Sunday! What an awesome, patriotic atmosphere we had in Sam's Army! USA qualifies for the 2002 World Cup.

[danielobvt]

I was there too. Though not in the Sams Army area, because I wanted a really good view of the game(was in the middle of a large group of Jamacians, which had way too many supporters at the game).