From @TheAthleticFC: The price of watching live sport in the U.S. has ballooned — and the World Cup is taking full advantage of the landscape. “In chasing maximum revenue, FIFA risks shrinking the very audience that made the World Cup seemingly priceless.” https://t.co/byJqj1jBUY
Douane roept op te stoppen met kopen van goedkope vortbalshirts.
Ik roep @Nike en @KNVB op om te stoppen met het verkopen van shirts voor 168 euro.
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Douane onderschept 42.000 nepvoetbalshirts op Schiphol.
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Justin Bijlow blijft definitief bij Genoa. De 28-jarige voormalige doelman van Feyenoord tekende afgelopen winter voor een half jaar bij de Italiaanse club, maar mag daar nu drie jaar aan toevoegen.
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World Cup fixtures could face lengthy delays if they are interrupted by severe weather conditions as FIFA does not have a cut-off point in its regulations for calling a match off.
According to U.S. thunderstorm protocol, a fixture taking place at a stadium must be immediately suspended if lightning or electrical discharge is detected within an eight-mile radius of the venue.
The players are led off the pitch and must take shelter in their dressing room, while fans are evacuated to safe areas inside the venue.
Once a lightning strike has been detected within eight miles, then a 30-minute countdown clock begins.
And if this time passes without any further strikes, then the match can resume. However, if there is another lightning strike during that 30-minute window, then the clock is reset to zero, and it will continue to be reset until 30 minutes pass without a detected strike.
Although FIFA is not responsible for U.S. thunderstorm protocol, nor can they override it, this could lead to World Cup fixtures being delayed for hours.
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Fifa has been accused of using unofficial resale websites to shift cut-price World Cup tickets in an effort to avoid refunding those who paid face value.
As @ben_rumsby explains, the claim emerged days after the governing body was subpoenaed by the New York and New Jersey attorney generals amid allegations supporters had been misled over seating plans at stadiums ⤵️
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🚨JUST IN: FIFA has been accused of using unofficial resale platforms to sell low-demand tickets
If FIFA lowered prices on its own platform, fans that already paid full price could ask for compensation
Economische impact voetbal; circa 2-3 miljard per jaar
Publieke kosten voetbal tientallen miljoen.
De baten zijn nog stukken hoger dan ik altijd had vermoed.
Dit voor de onwetenden die vinden dat het voetbal zoveel geld kost, zoals bijvoorbeeld het panel van @HartvNL
A book to read before the World Cup starts, revealing the background of @FIFAWorldCup and @FIFAcom, by @thomaskistner, "look forward" to the game with more knowledge
Norway's soccer federation is backing a complaint to FIFA that creating a Peace Prize and awarding it to President Trump violated FIFA's ethics code.
"We will follow up, push forward, request meetings, and build momentum on this as soon as the World Cup is over," the NFF said.