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From $473.9 to $13.4: Fifa cuts ticket price for Club World Cup semifinal

FIFA cut standard ticket prices for the semifinal between Chelsea and Fluminense at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Tuesday to USD 13.40 from USD 473.90 earlier in the past week. FIFA has used dynamic pricing for the 63-game tournament. Standard ticket prices for Wednesday's semifinal between European champion Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid in New Jersey start at USD 199.60. FIFA had dropped ticket prices to $11.15 for a quarterfinal in Orlando, Florida, between Fluminense and Al Hilal. and in Philadelphia between Chelsea and Palmeiras. The dramatic drop in prices was first reported by The Athletic. Many matches during the tournament have had sparse crowds. Real Madrid has been an exception, drawing at least 60,000 for all five of its matches, including 76,611 for its quarterfinal win Saturday over Borussia Dortmund in New Jersey.

Al-Hilal's win over City justifies Saudi Arabia's great football experiment

The great Saudi Arabian soccer experiment is on full show at the Club World Cup. The oil-rich kingdom, which is spending billions of dollars to become a major player in the world's most popular sport, scored a big win on the field Monday when Al Hilal beat Premier League giant Manchester City 4-3 to advance to the quarterfinals. It was a seismic result in soccer terms; possibly the biggest upset of the tournament and precisely the type of statement Saudi Arabia has wanted to make since embarking on a project that will ultimately see it stage the World Cup in 2034. We wanted to show that Al Hilal has the talent, the power to be here, said defender Kalidou Koulibaly, who was among a slew of star players paid fortunes to leave Europe's top clubs for the Saudi Pro League in recent years. Superstar signings and ones that got away =========================== The biggest of them all was Cristiano Ronaldo, who completed one of the most stunning moves in soccer history when joining Al Nas

FIFA Club World Cup R016: Flamengo vs Bayern live match time, streaming

Flamengo head into their Club World Cup quarter-final with a nearly full-strength squad, as Nicolás de la Cruz remains their only confirmed absentee

FIFA Club World Cup R016: PSG vs Inter Miami live match time, streaming

Despite Miami's firepower, PSG enter as clear favourites and are expected to progress to the quarter-finals, where Flamengo or Bayern Munich await

FIFA Club World Cup R016: Benfica vs Chelsea live match time, streaming

Cole Palmer and Pedro Neto could return to the starting XI for Chelsea, likely replacing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Christopher Nkunku

FIFA Club World Cup R016: Palmeiras vs Botafogo live match time, streaming

Igor Jesus will lead the line for Botafogo after an excellent group stage, where he scored twice and was the team's most active forward

Low group stage turnout puts pressure on FIFA Club World Cup knock

Despite FIFA's emphasis on international ticket sales, average attendance during the group stage was just over 34,700, a figure that represents 56.7% of listed seating capacity

FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Monterrey vs Inter live match time, streaming

Monterrey will be without defender Carlos Salcedo due to injury, the only absentee for head coach Domenec Torrent

FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Fluminense vs Dortmund live match time, streaming

The FIFA Club World Cup match between Fluminense and Borussia Dortmund will take place at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, USA

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Highlights: Chelsea beat LAFC; Boca draw Benfica

At Miami's Hard Rock Stadium, Boca Juniors and Benfica produced an emotionally charged 2-2 draw in front of a crowd dominated by Boca supporters

FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Highlights: Bayern, PSG register thumping wins

Bayern Munich opened their campaign in brutal fashion at TQL Stadium, tearing apart Auckland City with a ten-goal blitz

FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Bayern vs Auckland live match time, streaming

The FIFA Club World Cup match between Bayern Munich and Auckland City will take place at TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, USA

How FIFA Club World Cup can change the landscape of global football

The month-long event is spread across 11 U.S. cities, symbolising FIFA's intent to tap into global markets and reshape how elite football is consumed and contested

Blatter, Platini acquitted again in FIFA financial misconduct trial

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini won again in court Tuesday and now lead 2-0 in trial verdicts against Swiss federal prosecutors. The former FIFA president and former UEFA president were acquitted for a second time on charges of fraud, forgery, mismanagement and misappropriation of more than $2 million of FIFA money in 2011. Blatter, now aged 89, gave little reaction listening to the verdict of three cantonal (state) judges acting as a federal criminal appeals court. The attorney general's office in Switzerland had challenged a first acquittal in July 2022 and asked for sentences of 20 months, suspended for two years.

Club World Cup: FIFA promises $1 billion total prize money to 32 teams

FIFA promised USD 1 billion in total prize money to the 32 teams playing at the men's Club World Cup in the United States. The long-awaited confirmation on Wednesday, just over three months before the opening game in Miami follows a broadcast deal belatedly being agreed with streaming service DAZN backed by Saudi Arabian money. Clubs in Europe with 12 entries in the inaugural lineup, including Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain had sought promises from FIFA they could earn tens of millions of dollars from the month-long tournament. FIFA gave no details of the prize money formula. The first edition of the four-yearly club event will have total revenue of USD 2 billion, FIFA said, publishing its financial report for 2024, and will include funding payments known as solidarity to teams that did qualify. FIFA's report said ticket and hospitality sales of USD 500 million are expected across the 63 Club World Cup games being played across 12 American ...

Fifa staffer reportedly arrested in Miami in alleged underage sex case

A staffer at FIFA has reportedly been arrested in Miami on suspicion of having sex with an underage boy while on a work trip from Zurich. FIFA is aware of ongoing legal proceedings in Miami in relation to a private matter of a person that is employed by FIFA, the world soccer body said in a statement Wednesday. FIFA has no further comment at this stage. The Miami Herald reported Jack Coles was detained Friday by federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations at a hotel near FIFA's offices in the Coral Gables neighborhood. Coles is a project leader with FIFA Sound, the department that organizes music for the soccer body's events and broadcasts. Coles, who is British and reported to be aged 39, is alleged to have met a 14-year-old boy through a men's dating app last October, and allegedly tried to meet with him again last week. The boy reportedly told the FIFA staffer he was 16, and was later in contact with federal investigators. FIFA opened a United States base in Coral Gabl

FIFPRO disagrees with FIFA's temporary changes to its transfer rules

The world soccer players' union disagreed with FIFA's temporary changes to transfer rules on Monday following the landmark Lassana Diarra judgement. Former France international Diarra challenged FIFA 's rules due to a dispute with a club dating to 2014, and the European Court of Justice ruled in October that some rules were contrary to European Union law because they restricted freedom of movement and were anti-competitive. FIFA then opened a global dialogue and on Monday published interim amendments which take effect in time for the January transfer window. They strike a balanced compromise, FIFA said in a statement. But global players' union FIFPRO was against the changes, and accused FIFA of failing to reach consensus. Following Lassana Diarra's successful challenge against the legality of Article 17 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, FIFPRO informed FIFA of the conditions under which it could negotiate the amendments to the regulations to reflect the

Mexico City to boost mobility, security ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup

The city's proposed mobility budget, which includes initiatives to make it easier for fans to enter and exit the iconic Azteca stadium, will increase to nearly 7 billion pesos

Norway to protest FIFA, abstain from 2034 World Cup vote for Saudi Arabia

Norway's soccer federation plans to abstain from giving its approval when Saudi Arabia is confirmed Wednesday as the 2034 World Cup host, saying FIFA has done too little to protect human rights around the tournament. FIFA's own guidelines for human rights and due diligence have also not been adequately integrated into the process, increasing the risk of human rights violations, Norway federation president Lise Klaveness said in a statement Tuesday. FIFA's 211 member federations are holding an online meeting on Wednesday to rubberstamp the decision to give Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup and award the 2030 edition to a six-nation project led by Spain, Portugal and Morocco that will see games played on three continents. (Wednesday's) vote is not about who gets the 2030 and 2034 World Cups that has already been decided, Klaveness said, adding that FIFA's approval without an itemized vote does not align with the principles of a sound and predictable governance system. FIFA shaped the

FIFA and Saudi Arabia brace for decade of scrutiny after World Cup rights

The inevitable result has been clear since last year: Saudi Arabia will be confirmed by FIFA as the 2034 World Cup host on Wednesday. The 2030 World Cup also will be awarded to a six-nation, three-continent project led by co-hosts Spain, Portugal Morocco. It gives a single game each at South American neighbors Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, the first host in 1930. Two men's World Cups, one candidate for each, both a shoo-in to win. The outcome will be as FIFA and its president Gianni Infantino intended in October last year. Then, on the same day, the 2030 race was effectively decided and the 2034 one surprisingly opened. FIFA is sending one of the biggest prizes in world sports toward the state modernizing project of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. A decade of global scrutiny will follow. WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON WEDNESDAY? FIFA hosts a special congress in Zurich from 3 p.m. local time (1300 GMT) and its 211 member federations will attend remotely online. The closed-doors me