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Thursday, May 22, 2014
FIFA Warns Fans About Re-sold World Cup Tickets
The Associated Press
FIFA has told fans buying World Cup tickets from unauthorized sellers that they could be barred from stadiums.
Three weeks from the opening match, FIFA said Thursday that it "cancels tickets discovered as illegally sold or re-sold with the bearers risking not being permitted entry."
FIFA marketing director Thierry Weil said some fans have already been affected.
"Over the last few weeks we have unfortunately seen more and more people leaving our ticket centers disappointed as they failed to collect their tickets purchased through unofficial websites," Weil said in a statement.
FIFA said its website is the "only legitimate source" for tickets, including a re-sale section for buyers unable to attend.
Football's governing body did not identify "companies, websites and individuals" it said was "offering tickets to unsuspecting fans through unauthorized resells at exorbitant prices."
The Stubhub website was offering tickets made available by buyers priced from $2,300 for the Brazil-Croatia game on June 12 in Sao Paulo. Viagogo's cheapest offer was for $1,149.
FIFA said it is a crime in Brazil "to sell or supply a ticket for more than the face price," and it has provided information to prosecuting authorities.
"The efforts are not limited to Brazil but applied on an international scale in engagement with local authorities in relevant jurisdictions and in particular in close collaboration with consumer protection authorities, which have far-reaching and efficient legal resources," FIFA said.
Almost 3 million tickets were made available for the 64 matches. Adding seats for guests and media, the total World Cup stadium capacity is expected to exceed 3.3 million.
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/05/22/6424708/fifa-warns-fans-about-re-sold.html#storylink=cpy
FIFA has told fans buying World Cup tickets from unauthorized sellers that they could be barred from stadiums.Three weeks from the opening match, FIFA said Thursday that it "cancels tickets discovered as illegally sold or re-sold with the bearers risking not being permitted entry."
FIFA marketing director Thierry Weil said some fans have already been affected.
"Over the last few weeks we have unfortunately seen more and more people leaving our ticket centers disappointed as they failed to collect their tickets purchased through unofficial websites," Weil said in a statement.
FIFA said its website is the "only legitimate source" for tickets, including a re-sale section for buyers unable to attend.
Football's governing body did not identify "companies, websites and individuals" it said was "offering tickets to unsuspecting fans through unauthorized resells at exorbitant prices."
The Stubhub website was offering tickets made available by buyers priced from $2,300 for the Brazil-Croatia game on June 12 in Sao Paulo. Viagogo's cheapest offer was for $1,149.
FIFA said it is a crime in Brazil "to sell or supply a ticket for more than the face price," and it has provided information to prosecuting authorities.
"The efforts are not limited to Brazil but applied on an international scale in engagement with local authorities in relevant jurisdictions and in particular in close collaboration with consumer protection authorities, which have far-reaching and efficient legal resources," FIFA said.
Almost 3 million tickets were made available for the 64 matches. Adding seats for guests and media, the total World Cup stadium capacity is expected to exceed 3.3 million.
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/05/22/6424708/fifa-warns-fans-about-re-sold.html#storylink=cpy
Friday, May 2, 2014
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Bloomberg: World Cup Tickets at $40,000 Each ...
World Cup final tickets are being advertised for more than $40,000 on the secondary market by holders ignoring a threat from world soccer governing body FIFA to void those not resold via the tournament organizer.
The cheapest ticket to the July 13 final at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana Stadium on Geneva-based Viagogo -- which describes itself as the world’s largest ticket exchange -- is $5,240 for a seat with a face value of $440. Games such as the final and the tournament opener on June 12 are sold out.
FIFA is the only authorized reseller and doesn’t allow ticket holders to charge a premium, and officials have said they will scrap tickets if they can identify sellers on other platforms. Viagogo said it’s providing a needed service and doesn’t offer World Cup tickets in countries such as the U.K., where resale is illegal.
“We abide by local law and, in the vast majority of territories, it’s legal to sell tickets and that might be for more or less than you originally paid,” Oliver Wheeler, a spokesman for Viagogo, said in a telephone interview.
Resellers, who also include EBay Inc.’s StubHub, are being used by fans who missed out on FIFA’s ticket sales. Soccer’s governing body sold almost 2.6 million tickets for the 64-game tournament before the final tranche was offered on April 15, when 126,837 tickets were snapped up within four hours.
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