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EU looks at FIFA over World cup ticket sales

Article Published: Thursday 24 November 2005

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The European Union is pursuing talks with FIFA following claims the world soccer federation is abusing its monopoly on tickets sales for the World Cup.

The discussions come a week after several EU parliamentarians complained that the FIFA organizing committee for the 2006 tournament is offering tickets on-line without guaranteeing that applicants - who are required to pay in advance - will actually get tickets. The final allocation will take place in February.

"It is a matter which we have raised with FIFA," said EU antitrust spokesman Jonathan Todd. "We are actively pursuing the matter."

In May, FIFA made it easier for Europeans from 16 countries outside the euro zone to buy World Cup tickets after complaints from consumers and intervention from the European Union.

During the first phase of ticket sales, fans from the European Economic Area not paying in euros or not using a credit card issued by World Cup sponsor MasterCard often had to pay extra cross-border bank transfer fees.




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