Zohran Mamdani: Fifa Putting Profit Before Fans with World Cup Dynamic Pricing
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FIFA is facing criticism for implementing dynamic pricing for the World Cup, with politician Zohran Mamdani arguing it prioritizes profit over fans; the discussion revolves around the fairness and impact of this pricing strategy.
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I mean it’s fine if you feel that’s sports tickets should be rationed a different way, but then just say it - when there are fewer seats than sports fans who want to fill them at an “affordable” price, then some form of rationing will be required. It can be price, it can be random, it can be waitlist, it can be whatever you want. Just don’t pretend that by dropping the price, rationing is magically no longer necessary.
Halftime’s over, if I can get out of this game with a photo of a header I’ll feel like I won.