MONDAY 08 JUNE 2026 - TORONTO - Following our article last week on allegations of illegal ticket pricing, FIFA reportedly started selling tickets at up to 30% below face value through a resale marketplace run by Ticketmaster. Critics allege however that these are actually direct sales by FIFA to circumvent any obligation to refund earlier buyers at higher prices. This raises questions that matter as much to finance professionals as they do to football fans: Is it fair that ea

MONDAY 01 JUNE 2026 - LONDON - So last weekend I caught up on the ticket prices for the World Cup as it now looks like I can be there this month after chairing the 2026 ICAEW Webinar on Sport. Rather than kicking off with the usual spreadsheet of people, places and dates like I did for WAFCON in Morocco last year, this time I was shocked on sight as FIFA appeared to be advertising tickets up to USD 5.75m - for one match! Admittedly, my cousin has expensive taste and it was S

Gibson Alexander is proud to hear that our Managing Partner, Graham I Smith, has been honoured with the appointment as Vice Chair of the strategic advisory group on Entertainment, Sport and Media at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). The ICAEW is the professional membership organisation for Chartered Accountants with more than 210,000 people across 150 countries.

Gibson Alexander is proud to hear that our Managing Partner, Graham I Smith, has been honoured with the appointment as Vice Chair of the strategic advisory group on Entertainment, Sport and Media at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). The ICAEW is the professional membership organisation for Chartered Accountants with more than 210,000 people across 150 countries.