{"id":90554,"date":"2018-06-05T21:11:46","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T14:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/fifa-files-criminal-complaint-against-ticket-site-viagogo\/"},"modified":"2018-06-05T22:03:07","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T15:03:07","slug":"fifa-files-criminal-complaint-against-ticket-site-viagogo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/fifa-files-criminal-complaint-against-ticket-site-viagogo\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifa files criminal complaint against ticket site Viagogo"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFootball governing body acts as part of crackdown on unauthorised World Cup salesFifa has filed a criminal complaint in Switzerland against the ticket website Viagogo as part of a crackdown on unauthorised World Cup sales.The move by football\u2019s world governing body, shortly after an undercover investigation by the Guardian revealed Viagogo\u2019s involvement in the illegal resale of football tickets in the UK, represents the latest in a line of legal challenges to the company\u2019s business practices. Last week, a UK government minister urged consumers to boycott Viagogo as National Trading Standards launched an investigation into allegations that it has persistently misled consumers, while the Competition and Markets Authority has separately threatened the company with court action. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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