Fans Sue FIFA Over ‘Excessive’ 2026 World Cup Ticket Prices
A coalition of football supporters and consumer rights advocates has officially filed a lawsuit against FIFA with the European Commission, accusing the sport’s world governing body of imposing “excessive ticket prices” for the upcoming 2026 World Cup finals. The formal complaint was filed on Tuesday by the Football Supporters Europe
FIFA Marks 100-Day Countdown, Silent on Nigeria-DR Congo Row
The world football governing body, FIFA, officially launched its final 100-day countdown to the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday, yet remained completely silent on the anticipated disciplinary verdict involving Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In a celebratory post shared on its official X handle, FIFA highlighted the
FIFA pleads with Qatar World Cup participants to “focus on football”
FIFA has written to 2022 World Cup participating teams urging them to focus on the football in Qatar and not let the sport be dragged into ideological or political “battles”. The letter from FIFA president Gianni Infantino and the governing body’s secretary general Fatma Samoura follows a number of protests
More pains as Eagles lose N5.6bn FIFA largesse
These are certainly not the best of times for the Super Eagles following their failure to qualify for The first-ever winter World Cup. billed for Qatar later this year, Adaeventsnews Sports Extra reports. The Eagles, who had appeared in six of the previous seven World Cups, were favored to book