GENEVA, June 5, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – FIFA on Tuesday said it had filed a
criminal complaint against the secondary ticketing site Viagogo, insisting it
wanted to “protect fans” from participating in unauthorised ticket sales
during the upcoming World Cup.
“Over the past months, FIFA has received numerous complaints from
individuals, consumer protection bodies and other market players over the
opaque and deceptive business conduct of Viagogo AG,” FIFA said in a
statement, noting that it had filed a criminal complaint with Geneva
prosecutors on June 4.