“We’ve had up to 15,000 tickets go out – and we actually want to fill the stadium … we want to get up to capacity, up to 32,000. We want as many Aucklanders as possible to take the opportunity to see these players.”

— Lance Vervoort, general manager of ARC Parks, which is promoting the Los Angeles Galaxy (with David Beckham) game against Oceania All-Stars in Auckland, New Zealand, announcing a two-for-one ticket deal in which anyone who has purchased a ticket can now get another one for free. (NewsTalk ZB)