The Price of Progress: How FIFA's High Ticket Costs Are Leaving Fans Behind The World Cup is just around the corner, but for many soccer fans, excitement is tempered by exorbitant ticket costs.
Despite some recent price drops, the average resale cost remains prohibitively high – a result of FIFA's tiered pricing system designed to manage demand.
FIFA insists on keeping prices high to undercut resellers and maintain control over the secondary market. However, this strategy seems more like a thinly veiled attempt to fleece fans of their hard earned cash.