New Jersey Governor’s office fires back at FIFA over extortionate ticket prices

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill has long taken issue with FIFA's approach towards gameday transportation -Credit:Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images The war of words between New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and FIFA took a fresh twist on Friday, after weeks of back and forth between the two centered around the cost of transporting fans to and from MetLife Stadium to New York City. Train tickets from Penn Station to the Meadowlands, a roughly nine-mile journey which usually costs $12. 90, were set to cost fans $150 on gameday , with Sherrill furious with FIFA for not fronting the cost.

“We inherited an agreement where FIFA is providing $0 for transportation to the World Cup,” she wrote on social media. “And while NJ TRANSIT is stuck with a $48 million bill to safely get fans to and from games, FIFA is making $11 billion. Real Madrid star hospitalized after locker room brawl with teammate Jonathan Klinsmann suffers neck fracture as USMNT goalkeeper's agent and club provide updates FIFA's 2026 World Cup COO, Heimo Schirgi, recently claimed that 'The NJ Transit current pricing model will have a chilling effect' -Credit:Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu via Getty Images “I’m not going to stick New Jersey commuters with that tab for years to come.

FIFA should pay for the rides. But if they don’t – I’m not going to let New Jersey get taken for one. ” In response, the World Cup’s COO, Heimo Schirgi, stated via Reuters , “The NJ Transit current pricing model will have a chilling effect.

Elevated fares inevitably push fans toward alternative transportation options. “This increases concerns of congestion, late arrivals, and creates broader ripple effects that ultimately diminish the economic benefit ‌and ⁠lasting legacy the entire region stands to gain from hosting the World Cup. “Furthermore, to arbitrarily set elevated prices and demand FIFA absorb these costs is unprecedented.