"After winning the election for mayor of New York City, an exuberant Zohran Mamdani took to the stage at his victory speech and said, If there is any way to terrify a despot, it is by dismantling the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power. He was alluding to Donald Trump, but the sentiment also applies to Fifa, the world's governing body for soccer."
"In September, Mamdani's team kicked off a Game Over Greed campaign targeting Fifa's use of dynamic pricing for 2026 men's World Cup tickets, calling it an affront to the game. His petition demanded that Fifa cease its rapacious dynamic pricing scheme, place a price cap on tickets that are resold on Fifa's ticketing platform, and reserve a tranche of tickets for local residents."
Zohran Mamdani launched a Game Over Greed campaign opposing FIFA's use of dynamic pricing for 2026 World Cup tickets and called it an affront to the game. The petition demanded that FIFA stop dynamic pricing, impose resale price caps on its ticketing platform, and reserve a tranche of tickets for local residents. Mamdani, a longtime Arsenal fan and newly elected mayor, intends to use his office to challenge FIFA's tax exemptions and onerous contractual demands on host cities. FIFA targeted $11 billion in revenues for the 2026 cycle, up from $7.5 billion in 2022, as the expanded 48-team tournament becomes the most lucrative sporting event.
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