IRFU chief executive Kevin Potts and chief financial officer Thelma O'Driscoll have defended the union's ticket pricing for senior men's internationals at the Aviva Stadium and rejected the idea that those games have become a corporate day out.
It's a return to the future. We'll relive the past and we're really looking forward to it. It will be a historic moment, and we're regaining a home advantage that we don't have at Montjuic,
Inter Miami got off on the right foot in its post-season push for the coveted MLS Cup with a routine 3-1 win against an overmatched Nashville SC. Lionel Messi delighted once again with a two-goal outing, but his stellar showing could not mask the fact that Chase Stadium was not sold out, despite perceptions to the contrary. Inter Miami's modest 21,550-seat venue still had plenty of first-market tickets up for sale less than an hour before kickoff, and plenty of those went unused.
Immigration difficulties, mass deportation raids, and climate issues have plagued the United States, the biggest of the three World Cup host countries, for most of 2025. With the first phase of ticket sales leaving fans astounded by the record-high prices, it begs the question: how much will fans really be able to enjoy the 2026 World Cup? Immigration struggles Since Donald Trump's return to power, the US has made entering the country a nightmare for many.
"These prices are astonishing -- $2,000 for the cheapest final ticket is unacceptable. "If fans are successful in obtaining a category four ticket from the first game to the last, that could set them back $3,180 at least. That is more than double what Qatar cost. "Combined with travel to the Americas and accommodation, this will be the most expensive World Cup for match-going fans we've ever seen by some distance."
'That shot,' the man said, 'was poo!' His jeer came during the afternoon matches on the first day of competition at the Ryder Cup, from within a crush of spectators craning their necks to see the 14th hole. The days before the event, friends and colleagues warned me, a golf novice, to expect the kind of taunting and rowdiness that ended up making headlines as the tournament progressed.
