# Libero 080 | World Cup Tickets, Did It Need To Be Like This?

An episode of [Libero](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1804708562), 19 Dec 2025, 1 h 00 min.

Audio: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG9094079554.mp3?updated=1766098777

It's basic supply and demand, right? Fifa has stunned most of the world by making the 2026 World Cup the most expensive tournament ever for the match-going fan, with dynamic ticket prices that could see its flagship event deliver as much as $14 billion in revenues, because - ultimately - that is what football is all about. Here to question why the football powers that be are milking fans, the game's lifeblood, dry are John Brewin, Tariq Panja and Rory Smith. P1: (02:23) P2: (36:42) Produced by: Tom Bassam Email in via liberopodcast0@gmail.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel @liberopod Follow us on X @podcast_libero Follow us on Bluesky @liberopodcast.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram @liberopod Follow us on TikTok @liberopod Follow us on Facebook @liberopod Music: Kid Kodi - Blue Dot Sessions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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