5 h. ago BBC's to unveil new funding ideas 'including plans that could target the wealthy'

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy will share a series of proposals in response to concerns raised over people opting not to pay the broadcaster's licence fee in favour of other streaming platforms.

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9 h. ago FA to raise concerns with FIFA over 'laughable' World Cup ticket prices after fan group branded costs a 'monumental betrayal'

MIKE KEEGAN: The Football Association will share fans' concerns with FIFA over their outrageous ticket prices for the World Cup. It has emerged that the cheapest seats at the final will cost £3,129.

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11 h. ago Football Association to pass on fan anger over World Cup ticket prices

Prices 10 times those promised in initial bidFifa not expected to change policy for 2026The Football Association will pass on England supporters’ concerns about high 2026 World Cup ticket prices to Fifa. However, despite the growing outrage, it is understood none of the international federations expect world football’s governing body to change its policy.Anger among supporter groups continued on Friday after it emerged that the cheapest tickets will cost 10 times the price promised in the original bid for the United States, Canada and Mexico to host the tournament. For England fans it will mean having to pay at least $220 (£165) for group games – when the bid document’s ticket model stated the cheapest seats should be $21 (£15.70). Continue reading...

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11 h. ago FA set to take action as fans lash out at Fifa’s ‘scandalous’ World Cup ticket prices

The eye-watering prices for World Cup tickets were revealed on Thursday

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16 h. ago Welcome to the 2026 World Cup shakedown! The price of a ticket: the integrity of the game | Marina Hyde

In World Cup parlance, Qatar was Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s qualifier. Now it’s the big time for Trump’s dictator-curious protegeI used to think Fifa’s recent practice of holding the World Cup in autocracies was because it made it easier for world football’s governing body to do the things it loved: spend untold billions of other people’s money and siphon the profits without having to worry about boring little things like human rights or public opinion. Which, let’s face it, really piss around with your bottom line.But for a while now, that view has seemed ridiculously naive, a bit like assuming Recep Erdoğan followed Vladimir Putin’s election-hollowing gameplan just because hey, he’s an interested guy who likes to read around a lot of subjects. So no: Fifa president Gianni Infantino hasn’t spent recent tournaments cosying up to authoritarians because it made his life easier. He’s done it to learn from the best. And his latest decree this week simply confirms Fifa is now a fu...

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17 h. ago Slot set for Salah talks; FA Cup TV ties revealed; World Cup ticket outrage – football live

⚽ All the latest updates heading into the weekend’s action⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Email DominicYet more Slot: “Alex [Isak] got a knock in the first half, so let’s see how he recovers from that today and if he is able to start tomorrow.It’s helpful in the upcoming weeks that we won’t play as many games as we did until now. I wonder if there are more teams that have played three games in seven days this season. We had to do it three times already this season. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Rio Ferdinand's 'accessible' comments make World Cup ticket prices look like a sick joke

Supporters groups are outraged by how much it will cost to attend matches next summer with FIFA asking for over £3,000 for the cheapest seat at the final in New Jersey

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18 h. ago Fans call on FA support to challenge ‘disgraceful’ World Cup ticket prices

The cheapest ticket for the World Cup final for fans looking to buy through the FA’s allocation has been set at over £3,000.

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19 h. ago FIFA are KILLING football and obscene World Cup ticket prices are a final slap in face

Supporters have been asked to stump up a MINIMUM of £3,120 for a ticket for the World Cup final in New Jersey in an unrelenting show of greed by FIFA

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20 h. ago Slot set for Salah talks; World Cup ticket prices a ‘slap in the face’ – football live

⚽ All the latest updates heading into the weekend’s action⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Email JohnYet more Slot: “Alex [Isak] got a knock in the first half, so let’s see how he recovers from that today and if he is able to start tomorrow.It’s helpful in the upcoming weeks that we won’t play as many games as we did until now. I wonder if there are more teams that have played three games in seven days this season. We had to do it three times already this season. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago World Cup ticket prices revealed as England fans brand it as a 'slap in the face'

It has been revealed a run to the World Cup final would cost supporters over £5,000 for tickets

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30 h. ago FIFA accused of 'monumental betrayal' over latest World Cup ticket prices

Soccer fans have accused FIFA of a “monumental betrayal” after latest prices for World Cup tickets began to circulate

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35 h. ago England fans slam 'laughable' World Cup ticket prices as a 'slap in the face'

FIFA have been urged to halt sales amid what Football Supporters Europe labelled a ‘monumental betrayal’

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35 h. ago England fans slam ‘outrageous’ World Cup ticketing as ‘ruining football’ with Three Lions supporters to pay thousands

ENGLAND fans got a kick in the ballots yesterday as Fifa launched a rip-off ticket lottery with sky high prices of at least £135-a-seat. The main ticket ballot for next summer's World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico gave fans a chance to stake their claim on a seat. But only a tiny proportion...

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36 h. ago England ticket prices for World Cup in full as FIFA accused of 'monumental betrayal'

England fans heading to the 2026 World Cup in North America have learned how much it will cost them to watch Thomas Tuchel's side in the group stages and later rounds

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36 h. ago ‘Laughable’ World Cup ticket prices branded ‘slap in the face’ for England fans

Football Supporters Europe (FSE) called the pricing policy adopted by FIFA a ‘monumental betrayal’ of fans.

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37 h. ago 'Monumental betrayal': FIFA urged to halt World Cup ticket sales over 'extortionate' prices

Angry fans ‘astonished’ by pricing for next summer’s tournament in North America, where cheapest final ticket is over £3,000

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37 h. ago Fifa urged to halt World Cup ticket sales after ‘monumental betrayal’ of fans

Prices five times more than 2022 Qatar World CupFA to confirm cost for England matches on ThursdayFifa has been urged to halt World Cup ticket sales after it emerged countries’ most loyal fans faced paying “extortionate” prices for tickets, with the cheapest for the final coming in at more than £3,000.The Croatian federation published details of prices in its participant member association (PMA) allocation early on Thursday, designed to be made available to fans who attend the most matches, with tickets at fixed rather than dynamic prices. It listed the cheapest tickets for the final on 19 July as costing $4,185 (£3,120, €3,563). The Football Association subsequently confirmed those prices in emails to members of the England Supporters Travel Club. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Scotland World Cup ticket prices revealed for Brazil, Morocco and Haiti as Tartan Army go postal

Scotland fans have been hit with an outrageous bill to watch all three games and the Tartan Army chiefs aren't standing for it

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38 h. ago FIFA urged to halt World Cup ticket sales over ‘betrayal’ of fans pricing plan

Supporters could pay thousands to follow their team

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