FIFA Forced To Pay Broker $16.8M For Unissued World Cup Tickets
FIFA World CupIndustryLegalSoccer January 3, 2019
FIFA was forced to pay $16.8 million plus interest to the U.S. ticket broker JB Sports Marketing, who never received World Cup tickets in 2014, a Swiss Supreme Court ruled. JBSM has been engaged in a lawsuit against FIFA since 2015. According to an email exchange between former FIFA general... Read more
Atlanta United Breaks MLS Playoff Attendance Record, 1 Million Tickets Sold
Soccer November 12, 2018
Atlanta United FC sold and distributed more than one million tickets during this season and broke a new MLS playoff record with an attendance of 70,526 during yesterday’s game. Following Sunday’s game, the number of tickets sold at all home games at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium totaled 1,012,571 – making... Read more
Two Sports Superfans Attend First-Ever Five-Sport Equinox
BaseballBasketballFootballSoccerSports November 1, 2018
Sometimes, sports fans have to choose between which game to watch in one day, but two Los Angeles residents decided to take on the ultimate challenge — the five-sport equinox. According to FiveThirtyEight, a four-sport equinox has happened 18 times, but a five-sport equinox in the same city has... Read more
CONCACAF Soccer, Supercross Headline Tuesday Tickets On Sale
Onsales October 22, 2018
Tuesday proves to be a sports-centered day in the ticketing market, with the day’s new sale listings dominated by both CONCACAF soccer matches and Supercross competition. Next summer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup, which is set to invade stadiums in Denver, Chicago, and Houston among other cities, has all session passes... Read more
Famed soccer (football) club Manchester United is under fire after allegations that its staff has been withholding available tickets from fans that hold paid memberships with the club, in favor of using them to hook new paid members. Fans reacted with outrage when the alleged scheme was reported by... Read more
Ticketing companies have been coming up with very creative ways to allow entry into shows; tickets have become digital and Ticketmaster is even investing in facial recognition. However, the soccer club Hertha Berlin had a new idea that could top everything else – a bar code embedded in a tattoo.... Read more
The U.S. Men’s National Team may have fallen short in its quest to make this summer’s World Cup – but U.S. fans (or at least residents) are still planning on making the trek to Russia, purchasing the second-highest total of tickets to the quadrennial showcase of the world’s most... Read more
While concerts earned the most prominent ticket listings to kick off the week yesterday, today belongs solely to sports. This summer’s International Champions Cup headlines the day’s listings, with 15 matches now heading on sale. The soccer tournament will feature some of the world’s most renowned squads – including... Read more
The International Champions Cup is set to take over stadiums across the U.S. later this summer, and tickets are now available. World renowned teams like FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Liverpool FC are all expected to compete and will surely draw huge crowds to the matches. Miami’s... Read more
London’s Tottenham Hotspur Football Club announced season-ticket prices at the team’s new stadium, and fans have made no bones about their displeasure over the sudden fee increase. The stadium, which will have a capacity of 62,000 seats, is set to be ready by next season. In the Spurs’ new digs,... Read more
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