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Chris Cook

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FT News Briefing
World Cup ticket prices are a red card for fans

Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, yesterday basically said, look, starting the prices very, very high means that the money goes into football.

FT News Briefing
World Cup ticket prices are a red card for fans

That's, you know, the money that FIFA says it uses for developing football.

FT News Briefing
World Cup ticket prices are a red card for fans

But it's worth pointing out, by the way, that when you go to a big European football tournament, there are very strict touting controls.

FT News Briefing
World Cup ticket prices are a red card for fans

And in fact, Toronto...

FT News Briefing
World Cup ticket prices are a red card for fans

And this tournament has very strict anti-touting controls.

FT News Briefing
World Cup ticket prices are a red card for fans

So if you look on the FIFA resale website for the Toronto games, you'll see there are almost no tickets.

FT News Briefing
World Cup ticket prices are a red card for fans

That's because you're not allowed to sell the Toronto tickets for above face value, which means basically the only people who buy tickets are people who want to go to the game.

FT News Briefing
World Cup ticket prices are a red card for fans

Thanks for having me.

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