FIFA Partner Arrested For Ticket Scam.

There are have been some rumors of selling of tickets unofficially from some FIFA partner, but it seems investigation has opened while the Brazilian police arrested the chief executive of a FIFA partner company. 


Ray Whelan from Match Hospitality was held at the Rio de Janeiro hotel where officials from the world’s football governing body were also staying. In the police report, it was said that the gang earn as much as $90m (£52m) per tournament and could have operated at four World Cups. In a statement, Fifa said it “continues to fully collaborate with the local authorities and will provide any details requested to assist with this ongoing investigation”. “Fifa wants to reiterate as mentioned at various occasions its firm stance against any form of violation of the criminal law and the ticketing regulations, and is fully supporting the security authorities in our joint efforts to clamp down on any unauthorised ticket sales.” Among items seized during the arrests last week were 100 tickets, computers, US dollars, mobile phones and documents.

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