Jennifer Davenport
New Jersey Attorney General who issued a subpoena to FIFA on 28 May 2026 over ticket-pricing practices at eight MetLife Stadium matches.
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Can two state attorneys general force FIFA to open its pricing books before the World Cup final?
Timeline for Jennifer Davenport
Issued a subpoena to FIFA on 28 May for ticket-pricing documents covering eight MetLife matches
2026 FIFA World Cup: Two states subpoena FIFA over tickets- Who is Jennifer Davenport and why did she subpoena FIFA?
- Jennifer Davenport is New Jersey's Attorney General. On 28 May 2026 she and New York AG Letitia James subpoenaed FIFA over alleged post-sale ticket-price increases at MetLife Stadium World Cup matches, including the final.Source: New Jersey Attorney General's office
- Why does New Jersey have jurisdiction over FIFA's ticketing?
- MetLife Stadium, where eight World Cup matches including the final are held, is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey. This gives New Jersey's Attorney General direct jurisdictional standing to investigate consumer-protection claims related to those matches.
Background
Jennifer Davenport is the Attorney General of New Jersey, the state's chief law enforcement and consumer-protection officer. New Jersey's attorney general is an appointed rather than elected position, appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the state Senate.
On 28 May 2026 Davenport and New York Attorney General Letitia James jointly issued subpoenas to FIFA compelling production of internal ticket-pricing and seat-category documents for eight MetLife Stadium World Cup matches, including the final on 19 July . MetLife Stadium sits in New Jersey, giving the New Jersey AG direct jurisdictional standing. The allegation is that FIFA created premium 'Front Category' seat tiers after sales had closed, raising prices by roughly 25% across more than 90 matches between October 2025 and April 2026. These are the first compulsory US legal instruments aimed at FIFA over World Cup ticket pricing.
Note on this page: Davenport's biography beyond her current role and the FIFA subpoena is not independently verified in available sources. This page covers confirmed facts only.