#football
“The odious message comes after #FIFA, #soccer’s international governing body, met with Trump Wednesday and reportedly got his assurance that the Iranian team would be welcome”
“Aside from the Iran question (and the badly planned war), the Trump administration has badly managed preparations for the #WorldCup. Host cities haven’t received hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for security, leading to a cancellation of public fan fests across the country” https://newrepublic.com/post/207691/trump-warns-iran-men-soccer-team-world-cup

#football #soccer
#FIFA’s operating budget has been cut for the #WorldCup, including those working on safety, logistics, security and accessibility. All 4 people had been told the cuts comfortably exceeded $100m and that the order for tighter cost controls had come from #FIFA’s headquarters”
#FIFA would argue that it therefore deserves praise for going to the most lucrative market in the world and extracting maximum value before distributing the spoils” https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7103618/2026/03/10/fifa-world-cup-budget-cut/

#NewYork #NYC
“the city comptroller recently estimated in a budget report that, even if the event were as successful as predicted, the city would spend more on direct costs, like policing, than it would receive in additional tax revenue”
“Sports economists earlier told THE CITY that the earlier #FIFA estimate was wildly out of line with previous #WorldCup event”
“Another factor could be the Trump administration’s policies abroad and at the border” https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/20/world-cup-economy-business-tourism-hotels-revenue/