FIFA draws EU antitrust complaint over 'exploitative' World Cup ticket sales
By Andrew Boyce ( March 24, 2026, 06:01 GMT | Insight) -- FIFA has abused its “monopoly position” over 2026 World Cup ticket sales to charge excessive prices in an “opaque and unfair” way, European consumer and football fan groups have said in an EU antitrust complaint. “We are calling on the European Commission to intervene immediately with interim measures to halt these exploitative practices before the 2026 tournament begins,” they said.Football's world governing body, FIFA, has abused its “monopoly position” over ticket sales for the 2026 World Cup to charge excessive prices in an “opaque and unfair” way, European consumer and football fan groups have said in a complaint to the EU competition regulator....
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