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Soaring ticket prices and transport costs at this year's World Cup will expose fans to cyber fraud and scams as supporters are attracted by fakes in the mistaken belief they have bagged a bargain, an industry expert has warned, Reuters reported. 

Scam artists are active around every major global sporting event but there is an increased danger with World Cup tickets more expensive than at any previous edition, Nuno Sebastiao, the CEO and co-founder of Feedzai, told Reuters.    

"Large gatherings like a World Cup are a scammer's dream," said Sebastiao, whose company works with banks around the world to detect and prevent fraud and other financial crime. 

Defender John Stones will leave Manchester City when his contract expires at the end of the season, bringing ​the curtain down on a decade-long stay, the Premier League club said on Tuesday, Reuters reported. 

The 31-year-old England international has made 293 appearances for City since joining from Everton in 2016. Injury problems ​have limited his involvement this season, when he has ​made 16 appearances.

Stones has been a central figure ⁠in City's recent dominance of English football, winning six Premier ​League titles, one Champions League crown, two FA Cups, three ​League Cups and one FIFA Club World Cup.

FIFA has removed World Cup tickets for matches at Toronto's BMO Field stadium from their official resale marketplace after the Canadian province of Ontario passed legislation last week banning the reselling of event tickets above face value, Reuters reported. 

The bill, called the 'Putting Fans First Act', says no person shall make a ticket available for sale on the secondary market or facilitate the sale of a ticket on the secondary market for an amount that exceeds the ticket's face value.

FIFA operates the official resale and exchange marketplace for eligible ticket holders, which it says aims to protect fans and is subject to federal and local regulations, and has now acted after Ontario's 2026 budget bill passed on Thursday.

Amid widespread complaints about the cost of tickets and transportation related to World Cup games, FIFA announced on Tuesday (April 28, 2026) that it will ​hike the money received by all 48 teams participating this summer by ‌15%, Reuters reported. 

The national teams competing in the event in the ​United States, Mexico and Canada will see their preparation ⁠money rise from $1.5 million to $2.5 million.

Qualification compensation goes from $9 million to $10 million, and contributions toward team delegation expenses and increased ticket allotments will go up ‌more than $16 million.

Remaining additional income that FIFA receives will be split among all 211 national federations.