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The attorneys general in New York and New Jersey, which is hosting eight World Cup matches including the final, announced Tuesday that they are investigating whether FIFA\u2019s ticketing practices violated consumer protection laws.<\/p>\n

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They have sent subpoenas to soccer\u2019s global governing body demanding information on a range of ticketing issues, including FIFA\u2019s use of \u201cvariable pricing\u201d models that sent ticket prices soaring for most matches and redrawn stadium maps that fans say relocated their seats far from the pitch.<\/p>\n

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FIFA has been here before. In May 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice\u00a0indicted nine FIFA officials and five sports marketing executives\u00a0on charges of racketeering, wire fraud, and money laundering \u2014 one of the most sweeping corruption prosecutions in the history of professional sports. The charges, built over years by federal investigators, alleged that officials had accepted more than $150 million in bribes in exchange for broadcasting and marketing rights to major soccer tournaments. Several officials pleaded guilty; FIFA\u2019s longtime president Sepp Blatter resigned within days. The organization\u00a0pledged structural reform. A decade later, these two attorneys general, working with the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, say they are focused primarily on ticketing practices for matches at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew Yorkers have been waiting years for the World Cup to come to their backyard, and they deserve a fair shot at affordable tickets,\u201d New York Attorney General Letitia James said. \u201cNo one should be manipulated into paying sky-high prices for seats, and fans should be able to trust that the tickets they purchase will be the ones they receive.\u201d<\/p>\n

New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport accused FIFA of turning the act of buying a World Cup ticket \u201cinto a gauntlet of confusion, fake scarcity, and impossibly high prices.\u201d It\u2019s an honor for New Jersey to host the World Cup, she said, \u201cbut the event is not an invitation to exploit our residents and visitors.\u201d<\/p>\n

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FIFA declined to comment.<\/p>\n

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The World Cup kicks off June 11 with matches in Mexico City and Guadalajara, Mexico. The first match at the roughly 82,000-seat MetLife Stadium \u2014 temporarily renamed New York New Jersey Stadium for the event \u2014 pits Brazil and Morocco on June 13.<\/p>\n

Some seats for the July 19 final are going for\u00a0nearly $33,000.<\/p>\n

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Last week, New York City Mayor\u00a0Zohran Mamdani\u00a0announced that 1,000 tickets \u2014 about 150 tickets for each MetLife Stadium game, excluding the final \u2014 will be made available to city residents via a lottery system at a cost of $50 each.<\/p>\n

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FIFA previously made some\u00a0$60 tickets\u00a0available for every match, distributing them through the national federations of the teams playing in the games.<\/p>\n

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[Nick Lichtenberg contributed reporting on the FIFA indictment of 2015.]<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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