Live entertainment operators are cancelling events and cutting ties with Russia in the wake of the countries invasion of the Ukraine, as public opinion has swelled in opposition to the action. Live Nation announced this week it has plans to cease all business activity in the country, following a... Read more
Football fans swarmed the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup ticket site Tuesday morning in hopes of scoring tickets, but many were kicked out of the site before they had the chance. Tickets have been on fan’s minds for months as the countdown begins for the 2018 World... Read more
German Court Grants FIFA Preliminary Injunction Against Viagogo
January 19, 2018
The Hamburg District Court has issued a preliminary injunction against ticket resale marketplace Viagogo, banning the Switzerland-based company from offering tickets to the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia until the sport’s governing body has officially allocated them and/or the company physically possessing them. A violation of the... Read more
2018 FIFA World Cup Sees Over 3M Ticket Requests
January 17, 2018
It’s no secret that the FIFA World Cup is a big deal. The highest profile event in the world’s most popular sport proved that fact, with FIFA announcing that over 3 million ticket requests have been submitted through the first two phases of sales for the 2018 World Cup,... Read more
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
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
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
Contrary to the woeful sales for the upcoming winter Olympics in South Korea, business is booming for World Cup 2018 in Russia, which has seen over a million requests for tickets in the two weeks since the registration period began. FIFA officials told Sky Sports News that more than... Read more
