Jamie Carragher in bitter public row with Rio Ferdinand as Liverpool legend provoked with Mo Salah jibe

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Jamie Carragher took a swipe at Rio Ferdinand as the pair locked horns in fiery social media messages.Ferdinand kicked off proceedings with his former England teammate by tagging him in a post on X.Carragher and Ferdinand have exchanged words on social mediaHe wrote: “Thoughts @Carra23? ‘Mo Salah’ being sung by the Kop.”The Liverpool legend has been strong in his criticism of Salah, branding him a ‘disgrace’ for his interview after the 3-3 draw with Leeds earlier this month.The Egypt international claimed he had been ‘thrown under the bus’ by the club amid their poor form, while also saying his relationship with Arne Slot had broken down.Carragher had been central to the fallout as he was even name-checked by Salah in his bombshell interview.View Tweet: https://twitter.com/rioferdy5?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwSalah was left out of the Champions League squad who beat Inter Milan this week, before returning to the bench against Brighton on Saturday.He came on as a first half substitute for the injured Joe Gomez and grabbed an assist in the second half.Ferdinand pointed out that Salah’s name was sung by the fans at Anfield.Jamie Carragher’s responseCarragher sent a message back with a swipe of his own.He wrote on X: “And rightly so, he was fantastic when he came on.“Thoughts on the price of the World Cup tickets @rioferdy5? A man of the people would surely call @FIFAcom & Infantino out.Salah returned to the Liverpool team – but now heads to AFCON with EgyptAFP“Or was your pay packet for the draw (acting) to buy your silence.”The Liverpool legend is referencing comments made by the ex-Man United man that he was a ‘man of the people’.He was one of the hosts for the World Cup draw in Washington.However, he has not spoken about the concern around the price of World Cup tickets thus far.World Cup tickets furoreFans hoping to access tickets through their national associations’ travel programmes and loyalty schemes discovered on Thursday that the cheapest final ticket would cost 4,185 US dollars (£3,120).The Football Association shared pricing information with the England Supporters Travel Club (ESTC) on Thursday evening, which showed that if a fan bought the cheapest ticket for every game through to the final it would cost 7,020 US dollars (£5,228).Ferdinand hosted the World Cup draw in WashingtonGettyThese tickets are the ring-fenced, fixed-price tickets FIFA had pledged to set aside for national associations, known as the participant member association (PMA) allocation, following the controversy over FIFA adopting a dynamic pricing strategy in earlier ticket sales.The PMA allocations equate to eight per cent of a stadium’s capacity for each game. An England fan buying a ticket in the most expensive category for each game would end up spending 16,590 US dollars (£12,364).An England fan who managed to buy tickets in the ‘fan first’ category at Euro 2024 could have watched every game for 375 euros (£328), while even a supporter who bought all their tickets in the next category up would have spent 860 euros (£753).Football Supporters Europe (FSE) described FIFA’s approach as a ‘monumental betrayal’ of fans. It said based on the information it so far had available, fans faced paying just over £6,000 to attend every match from the first game to the final via the PMA allocation – five times more than they would have paid to do so at the last finals in Qatar.“Football Supporters Europe is astonished by the extortionate ticket prices imposed by FIFA on the most dedicated supporters for next year’s FIFA World Cup,” a statement said.“This is a monumental betrayal of the tradition of the World Cup, ignoring the contribution of supporters to the spectacle it is.“We call on FIFA to immediately halt PMA ticket sales, engage in a consultation with all impacted parties, and review ticket prices and category distribution until a solution that respects the tradition, universality, and cultural significance of the World Cup is found.”