Even more outrageous is the price charged for a ticket in block 638 on the opposite stand, which is even further away from the action. Original retail price: 400 US dollars (approx. 350 euros). Resale price including the obscure fee: 3,450 US dollars (approx. 3,000 euros).
The only “protected” people with this business model are unscrupulous opportunists who want to fill their pockets with almost criminal energy at the expense of real fans. And the officials from Fifa headquarters in Switzerland are the height of audacity to present themselves as justice fighters for the interests of those who still want to go to the stadium for the love of the game and now finally have the opportunity to get tickets. By the way, ticket prices were already driven up during regular sales by demand-based “dynamic pricing”.
Football has always thrived on being there for everyone. This is also what makes it so fascinating. Football is a common good, contributes to society and is affordable for everyone. Business people and academics play and watch it, as do college dropouts or job seekers. In the stadium they stand, sit, cheer and mourn next to each other. For many who don’t have anything left until the end of the month, football is the only distraction from their daily misery.
The world football association, its windy boss Gianni Infantino and his no less windy assistants also like to adorn themselves with the millions and millions of passionate football fans worldwide, with their emotions and their enthusiasm. Their importance for the sport is emphasized with warm words. In live broadcasts, increasingly excessive audience reactions in the stands are shown in close-up.
As it stands, FIFA is nothing other than a fence – because nothing other than stolen goods is being sold here – as a result of a major theft from football fans.
