Ex-Liverpool CEO sides with Zohran Mamdani in emotional statement on World Cup controversy

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Peter Moore has issued a lengthy statement calling on FIFA to take action, siding with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani over the premium ticket market for the 2026 FIFA World CupNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani expressed concerns about World Cup ticket prices(Image: Leonardo MUNOZ / AFP via Getty Images)Former Liverpool CEO Peter Moore has admitted that his "heart is broken" by the extortionate ticket prices at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, calling them "detached from the soul" of soccer.Moore was hired as Liverpool CEO by Fenway Sports Group in 2017 and spent three years at the club before stepping down and being replaced by Billy Hogan. Ticket prices have been a hot topic in recent months, with fans increasingly priced out by the highest bidder.Liverpool has faced backlash for increasing season ticket costs, but the World Cup scenario has taken center stage.

"I want the price to be something that's affordable," he said."This, you'd have to mortgage your house to be able to afford that for a lot of people. I say this not just as a fan, but as someone who has spent a lifetime in and around the game.FIFA President Gianni Infantino is facing extreme backlash, but nothing has changed"During my time at EA SPORTS, we stood shoulder to shoulder with FIFA when they needed it most.

Our game kept millions of fans connected to football and to the World Cup when trust in the organization was at its lowest. Which is why this moment feels even more disappointing."This may well be one of the last World Cups I have the chance to attend and I find myself wondering if the game I’ve loved all my life is slowly drifting away from people like me, and far more importantly, from the next generation who deserve to feel what I felt in 1986."The World Cup should unite the world.