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NY and NJ Top Prosecutors Investigating FIFA Over Alleged Dishonest World Cup Ticket Pricing

Fans complained they did not get the seats they thought they paid for.
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NY and NJ Top Prosecutors Investigating FIFA Over Alleged Dishonest World Cup Ticket Pricing
General view of the MetLife stadium during the Club World Cup semifinal soccer match between Fluminense and Chelsea in East Rutherford, N.J., on July 8, 2025. Pamela Smith/AP Photo
Aaron Gifford
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New York and New Jersey attorneys general launched investigations, both announced today, into World Cup ticket pricing following complaints that the world’s soccer governing body allegedly misled fans about the location of seats they were buying.

The attorneys general, Letitia James of New York and Jennifer Davenport of New Jersey, sent subpoenas to FIFA asking about its ticketing practices, with more detailed inquiries pertaining to the eight World Cup matches planned for New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, including the July 19 finals.

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Aaron Gifford
Aaron Gifford
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Aaron Gifford has written for several daily newspapers, magazines, and specialty publications and also served as a federal background investigator and Medicare fraud analyst. He graduated from the University at Buffalo and is based in Upstate New York.