# Sources — Video 8: "FIFA Promised You a $1,550 Ticket. Then Charged You $32,970."

Pulled from `CASE_FILE.md`'s citations. Format: outlet name, ready to
paste into the YouTube description at publish time (per
`HYPERFRAMES_VIDEO_PRODUCTION_RUNBOOK.md` § 10.6). Cited by outlet, not
retrieval method.

**ESPN**
- https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/48947095/2026-fifa-world-cup-sticker-shock-ugly-cost-beautiful-game-grand-event
- https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/48885837/new-jersey-new-york-subpoena-20926-fifa-world-cup-tickets

**Fortune**
- https://fortune.com/2026/06/09/world-cup-fifa-ticket-prices-hidden-markets/
- https://fortune.com/2026/06/19/fifa-biggest-payday-world-cup-history-host-cities-foot-bill/
- https://fortune.com/2026/05/28/fifa-doj-indictment-world-cup-ticket-prices-ag-2026/

**Newsweek**
- https://www.newsweek.com/dad-paid-dream-world-cup-front-row-seats-then-fifa-moved-them-12049784
- https://www.newsweek.com/world-cup-2026-host-cities-losses-12066163

**NY Attorney General (official press release)** — https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2026/attorney-general-james-and-attorney-general-davenport-subpoena-fifa-over-world

**CNN** — https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/27/business/world-cup-tickets-new-york-new-jersey-subpoena

**NPR** — https://www.npr.org/2026/05/28/nx-s1-5836514/2026-world-cup-fifa-ticket-prices

**CBC** — https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/bc-stubhub-investigation-world-cup-resale-tickets-9.7250888

**Sports Illustrated (SI)** — https://www.si.com/soccer/fifa-president-ridicules-2026-world-cup-ticket-price-backlash-hot-dog-promise

**The Conversation** — https://theconversation.com/the-ticket-price-fiasco-for-the-mens-fifa-world-cup-has-been-a-spectacular-own-goal-282532

**ProPublica** — https://www.propublica.org/article/world-cup-2026-host-cities-revenue-houston

**HITC** — https://www.hitc.com/how-fifa-will-spend-record-breaking-13bn-world-cup-revenue/

**Daily Dot** — https://dailydot.com/tiktoker-exposed-beverage-prices-at-fifa-world-cup

**We Got This Covered** — https://wegotthiscovered.com/social-media/tiktok-creator-calls-out-fifa-over-world-cup-ticket-prices-jumping-from-60-to-167-and-fifa-has-now-responded-to-the-claims/

**Bored Panda** (TikTok empty-seats compilation) — https://www.boredpanda.com/fifa-make-desperate-excuse-for-world-cup-empty-seats-embarrassment/

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This is a live, unfolding story. Every investigation's status is current
as of 2026-07-11 — check the outlets above directly for the latest
developments before treating any status as final.
