FIFA has defended using dynamic pricing to sell tickets for next summer's World Cup, describing the policy as a reflection of an "existing and developing market practice" in North America.

Soccer's governing body was responding to a petition launched by NYC mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani, which called on FIFA to ditch dynamic pricing and introduce limits on the price at which resale tickets can be sold.

Mamdani, who is the current frontrunner ahead of November’s general election, launched his “Game Over Greed” petition on Tuesday night and said the petition has already received thousands of signatures.

The three-pronged petition calls on FIFA to end dynamic pricing, introduce a price cap on resale tickets, and set aside 15% of tickets at a discounted rate for local residents.

“For the

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