Over 2.3M Ticket Requests Received this Month for 2018 World Cup
SoccerSportsTop Sports EventsWorld December 20, 2017
FIFA has provided their most recent update on ticket requests to the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and reports that over 2,300,000 requests have been received thus far in the second sales phase that began December 5. Fans from all over the world requested 1,318,109 tickets in the first... Read more
Juventus president Andrea Agnelli was handed a one-year ban in September for selling tickets to ultra fans, but the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has reversed the ban this week, reports ESPN. Agnelli had originally been banned for one year from all football activity and fined €20,000 for “violating sporting integrity and... Read more
LAFC Introduces SeatGeek as Club’s Official Ticket Partner
IndustryPress ReleasesSoccerSports December 18, 2017
LOS ANGELES, CA (December 18, 2017) — The Los Angeles Football Club today announced a partnership with SeatGeek to make the company the Club’s official ticketing provider for its inaugural 2018 season. As part of the partnership, SeatGeek will serve as both the primary and secondary market ticketing partner... Read more
Liverpool FC, a Premier League team with notoriously die-hard supporters and hard-to-get tickets, has taken legal action against Great Events, an Australian travel agency, for advertising a Liverpool-themed trip that included match tickets. Fans brought the trip to the attention of the Liverpool organization because they were angered to... Read more
In the first round of sales, FIFA reports 742,760 match tickets sold to the 2018 World Cup, with the majority of applications from host country Russia and 47 percent from other countries including USA, Brazil, Germany, China, Mexico, Israel, Argentina, Australia, and England. “We are very pleased with the results... Read more
UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Bayern Munich after its fans launched a protest about ticket prices at last Wednesday’s Champions League match at Anderlecht, reports ESPN. During their team’s 2-1 win at Constant Vanden Stock Staium in Brussels, Bayern fans threw fake money onto the field, delaying play,... Read more
In news that came as a bit shocking to this relatively casual fan of football (soccer) – Atlanta United are one of the world’s top season tickets to have a piece of, according to Bleacher Report. The piece, penned by Sam Tighe, ranks the 25 most desireable season tickets... Read more
Updated- Columbus Crew SC owner-operator Anthony Precourt had stated last week that any 2018 season tickets already purchased would not be refunded despite a possible team move to Austin, Texas. Now, Precourt says that though he hopes fans will stay, he will now offer full refunds to those who... Read more
According to Sky Sports, analysis compiled by the league and professional services company Ernst & Young, using data collected from all 20 clubs, shows more than half of all attending fans are paying £30 (about $40) or less per match during the 2017-18 season. E&Y results show that the... Read more
Over two million requests have been submitted worldwide for ticket to the 2018 World Cup in Moscow, Russia, FIFA said in a statement on Friday. Less than two weeks ago, that number had just surpassed one million. “Russian fans lead the way, while more than 30 per cent of... Read more
