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12/17/2025 |  FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets to $60 after global fan backlash (Associated Press (AP)) GENEVA (AP) — FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams’ most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 seats for the final instead of being asked to pay $4,185.

12/17/2025 |  Manchester City records third highest revenue with 115 charges update (Insider Sport) Manchester City recorded a loss of nearly £10m ($13.3m) in its 2024/25 financial statement while providing an update on the 115 financial charges placed against the club from the Premier League. 
Total operating expenses for 2024/25 was £790m, an increase of £11m from the previous 2023/24 period. 

12/17/2025 |  FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets to $60 after global fan backlash (NBC Sports) FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams’ most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 seats for the final instead of being asked to pay $4,185.
FIFA said Tuesday that $60 tickets will be made available for every game at the tournament in North America, going to the national federations whose teams are playing. Those federations decide how to distribute them to loyal fans who have attended previous games at home and on the road.

12/17/2025 |  FIFA agrees 50% rise in prize money for 2026 World Cup (Reuters Sports) LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Prize money for next year's World Cup will be 50% higher than the previous edition with world governing body FIFA agreeing a record $727 million financial contribution to the tournament on Wednesday.
The biggest slice of FIFA's funding package for the North American showpiece - $655 million - will be performance-based payments to 48 participating nations with the champions taking $50 million and the runners-up $33 million.

12/17/2025 |  Netflix to add soccer video game based on FIFA World Cup next year (Reuters Sports) Dec 17 (Reuters) - Netflix (NFLX.O), opens new tab on Wednesday said it will add a soccer simulation title to its gaming portfolio, as the streaming giant looks to leverage the FIFA World Cup 2026 tournament to deepen its video game push.