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Freelance writer, editor, and former high school sports editor of the Boston Globe.
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Red card for FIFA: ticket prices are out of this world!

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By Bob Holmes 
| Free Malaysia Today
07-Jun-2026, 09:00 Ten grand to watch a football match? And it’s US dollars we are talking about. That’s how much Fifa is asking fans to stump up for this year’s World Cup Final. Fifa has become a scalper on a corporate scale. US$10k is more than a year’s salary for fans from many countries. It’s also 2,500 times what I paid to watch six matches, including the final in 1966. I still have the ticket stubs. Of course, it was a different world. An ancient world and ancient money.
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Basque in the glory, remember the shame

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By Bob Holmes 
| Free Malaysia Today
29-May-2026, 07:15 Season’s Awards Team – Arsenal. Didn’t bottle it and won by 7 points in the end. The season could get better if they beat PSG tomorrow, but it’s already been an historic one to end a 22-year drought. They bought well, didn’t really have a weakness and made the most of the All-In wrestling in the six-yard box. Raya, Rice, Gabriel and Saka were outstanding and they have the wonder kid Matthew Dowman, 16, to come.
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Salute the champs, but cash is king

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By Bob Holmes 
| Free Malaysia Today
22-May-2026, 07:15 To paraphrase Bill Clinton, it’s the recruitment, stupid! In a week when Arsenal won the League, Villa won the Europa League and Pep Guardiola is being lauded for a glittering legacy at City, it’s the obvious conclusion to draw. The former American president was talking about the economy being the main concern of voters. You could say the success of these clubs is also about the economy.
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