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[makam]

Wonder if reselling is going to be a thing. That will also push prices up as people try to profit by gobbling up tickets they don't want to scalp.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

Sporting events in the US are just absurdly expensive. Compared to similar events in Europe, it's mind-blowingly insane. Soccer is really affordable across most of Europe, even to see top teams. In the US, tickets to our very mid-tier soccer league cost much more. Europeans have gotten major sticker shock with the World Cup prices. Even accounting for FIFA greed, those prices are ridiculous.

There is unfortunately vast commercialisation in a lot of men's football, and many ordinary people are priced out of the top teams in some of the bigger leagues now. It's a far cry from the working class history of the sport. But we're lucky to still have very flourishing and affordable lower league scenes, and women's football is cheaper too. So there are options. I took the family to a game at the women's 2022 Euros and it was £7.50 for kids, £15 for adults. Astonishing prices.

The Olympics are stupidly expensive these days. I saw some package "deals" for Paris that were $10,000 + for a handful of competitions plus hotel rooms. It's nuts. I guess that's why the stands are full of celebrities these days.

It's difficult with hotels, since inevitably there's only a certain amount of capacity and you're probably getting gouged. But at least it used to be the case that locals could afford to get tickets. Maybe people will try for the Paralympics instead, that's usually cheaper. Everyone I know who went said the one in London was amazing.

 

[rlayt]

Compared to The Olympics the Trials and Worlds are relatively affordable.