FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Monday defended controversial ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup, revealing that organisers had received a record 150 million requests for tickets in the past two weeks.
Speaking at the World Sports Summit in Dubai, Infantino stressed that all revenues from next years tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada would be pumped back into football around the world.
Infantinos comments were his first public remarks since the ticketing furore erupted earlier this month, with fan groups branding ticket prices as extortionate and astronomical.
