NEW YORK.- The attorneys general of New York and of New Jersey announced on Wednesday the opening of an investigation “into the ticket sales practices of the FIFA“for him World of 2026 football, which begins on June 11.
Exorbitant income prices have been a cause of tension around the first World Cup expanded to 48 teams, which will be played in USA, Mexico and Canada.
The justice system of both states demands from FIFA information on ticket sales, in particular for the eight matches scheduled in the MetLife Stadiumin New Jersey, near New York, including the final on July 19.
The attorneys general Letitia James and Jennifer Davenport They pointed out that some fans were assigned seats of a lower category than the one they had initially chosen and that, therefore, they are located in the stadium in worse conditions than expected.
“Recent media articles indicate that fans may have been misled about the location of the seats they were purchasing,” James and Davenport said in a statement.
They also stated “that FIFA’s public statements, as well as the putting on sale of tickets, could have contributed to the disproportionate increase in prices.”
In mid-May, the attorney general of California, Rob Bontahad already asked FIFA for clarification about “possible deceptive commercial practices”, based on an investigation by The Athletic.
It had also invited California consumers who believed they had been deceived to file a complaint.
Fan groups have also raised their voices against high prices.
The organization Football Supporters Europe (FSE) recently accused football’s governing body of “extortion” and “monumental betrayal.”
The federation responded to The Athletic in April that the stadium plans presented at the time of purchase, and subsequently modified, were “orientative.”
Sarri leaves Lazio
Maurizio Sarri ended his time as coach of the lazio after the parties reached an agreement to terminate the contract, the Italian club reported in a statement this Wednesday.
This decision seems to be the preamble for Sarri’s arrival on the bench. Atalantaas the press in his country points out.
“SS Lazio announced that a mutual agreement has been reached to terminate the contract of head coach Maurizio Sarri and his coaching staff,” Lazio said in its text.
Sarri, 67, leaves the capital club for the second time after a first stage (2021-2024), after a disappointing campaign in which the team was ninth in the Series A and lost the final Italian Cup.
