Ticketmaster and Major League Soccer (MLS) announced they have entered into a multi-year agreement that makes the Live Nation Entertainment-owned ticketing giant the official ticketing partner of the top level of North American soccer. SeatGeek had previously served as the Official Ticketing Partner of the MLS, a deal that... Read more
FIFA World Cup Unveils Tightly Restrictive Ticket Resale Platform
FIFA World CupIndustrySoccerSportsWorld August 12, 2022
Fans who purchased tickets to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar got their first glimpse of the ticket resale platform they are required to use by event organizers this week, and it is a tightly restrictive one. The official resale platform is the only authorized option for those... Read more
Iranian Ban On Women At Soccer Matches Ends After FIFA Order
FIFA World CupSoccerSportsWorld October 11, 2019
Thousands of Iranian women finally have the chance attend a football match after FIFA ordered an end to the male-only policy this week. For around 40 years, female spectators have been unable to attend games due to the Islamic republic’s harsh rules that claims women must be shielded from... Read more
NHL Games, Lana Del Rey Tour Lead Tuesday Onsales
Onsales August 5, 2019
We may be in the middle of summer, but the NHL is already gearing up for the start of its season, with several teams releasing presale tickets tomorrow. The Pittsburgh Penguins will have presales available to their home games, along with select home games from the Tampa Bay Lightning... Read more
Slayer’s fall tour and a US Women’s National Soccer Team face-off are among tickets on sale Friday. Slayer’s The Final Campaign tour will be their last, as the name suggests, and will cap off the metal kings’ nearly 40-year career with help from fellow metal bands Primus, Ministry and... Read more
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
FIFA Files Criminal Complaint Against Viagogo For World Cup Tickets
FIFA World CupIndustryLegalSoccer June 6, 2018
Before the 2018 World Cup tickets were distributed to purchasers, the secondary ticketing site Viagogo AG already had tickets listed for resale – some for nearly four times the price of the original ticket. Now, FIFA has filed a criminal complaint against the site. The 2018 World Cup is... 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
Market Heat Report: Post Malone Makes Debut
MusicSoccerSportsTop EventsTop Sports Events February 21, 2018
After announcing a 28-date North American tour, Post Malone made a strong debut on yesterday’s best-seller list. The rapper earned five spots on the Top 20 list, four of which landed in the top half of the rankings. Ed Sheeran snagged the top spot for when his Divide stadium... Read more
Market Heat Report: Weekend Sports Games On Top
Top EventsTop Sports EventsTour Dates December 15, 2017
Leading today’s Market Heat Report are sporting events taking place in the days to come: tomorrow’s Chiefs vs. Chargers stands at No. 1, Sunday’s Raiders vs. Cowboys at 2, and Monday’s Lakers vs. Warriors is No. 3. The Super Bowl, Rose Bowl, and Sugar Bowl also all make Top... Read more
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