India, Jan. 31 -- US coach Mauricio Pochettino dismissed criticism of World Cup ticket prices by American winger Tim Weah. FIFA is charging up to $8,680 list price per ticket for the tournament, which runs from June 11 to July 19 in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, and as much as $175 for parking spots. "It is too expensive," Weah was quoted as saying this month by France's Le Dauphine. "I am just a bit disappointed by the ticket prices. Lots of real fans will miss matches."

"First of all, I think players need to talk on the pitch, playing football, not outside of," Pochettino said Thursday during a Zoom news conference from Coral Gables, Florida. "It is not his duty to evaluate the price of the ticket. And then also my job, my duty is to pr...