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re: Trump threatens to remove Boston World Cup match. FIFA pushes back.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 12:57 pm to Wally Sparks
Posted on 10/15/25 at 12:57 pm to Wally Sparks
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Fine, then he should’ve said his issue was with the state, not Boston.
Foxboro is PART OF THE GREATER BOSTON METRO AREA you friggin' retard.
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Posted on 10/15/25 at 12:59 pm to LSUTANGERINE
FAFO is pushing back at FIFA.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 1:34 pm to Indefatigable
"No authority"? Sorry if germans but I'd guess that there will be millions of Federal money needed to run said matches? It's funny, if it wasn't so sad, libs keep forgetting how much POTUS Donald Trump loves to troll. As Bill Mahr put it best, he's very much an entertainer.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 1:44 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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“With all due respect to current world leaders, football is bigger than them and football will survive their regime and their government and their slogans,” Montagliani said in an on-stage interview. “That’s the beauty of our game, is that it is bigger than any individual and bigger than any country.”
Another reason why globalism is a stain on global history. When any organization pretends they are bigger than the geopolitical groups that have existed for centuries
Posted on 10/15/25 at 1:47 pm to Lsut81
FIFA about FAFO
Posted on 10/15/25 at 1:59 pm to Wally Sparks
saving federal tax money
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The 11 cities in the U.S. that will stage 2026 FIFA World Cup matches are “facing a battle to obtain a requested” $625M in federal funding towards the security costs of the tournament, according to Adam Crafton of THE ATHLETIC. The World Cup host committees in Atlanta, Boston, Seattle, K.C. and Philadelphia have all enlisted Hogan Lovells U.S. LLP “as lobbyists.” The filings from those five committees say that the cities “spent around $10,000" each for Hogan Lovells’ services in Q4 of 2024, except for Boston, which “committed $20,000.” The documents say that the lobbying “will target” the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate and the White House. Crafton noted the N.Y./New Jersey committee will be enlisting Hogan Lovells U.S. LLP, though, it also “paid around $60,000” to lobbyists Foley and Lardner LLP between 2023 and 2025, with the reported intent being “to seek federal funding opportunities and awareness.” The L.A. committee has “spent $100,000” on Foley and Lardner to seek “federal funding opportunities for security and transportation.” An L.A. committee spokesperson said, however, that the figure is “actually $62,591.” Crafton noted a letter was sent by U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) and Darin LaHood (R-Illinois) last year on November 26 to the leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees “requesting consideration in the end-of-year funding packages” to “assist security operations during the World Cup.” The letter said that the request “has ‘broad support’ from the 11 U.S. Host Committees, law enforcement agencies, local governments and security professionals.” It also said that the U.S. federal government has “precedence for allocating dollars in security funding for major events” (THE ATHLETIC, 3/21).
Posted on 10/15/25 at 2:02 pm to dr
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President Donald Trump has celebrated next year’s World Cup as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to show off the United States. But in many host cities, that honor is tempered by a growing concern over shouldering millions of dollars in security and logistical costs.
Local host committees, private organizations established to stage the World Cup in their areas, find themselves squeezed between two much bigger forces. Soccer governing body FIFA — for whom the quadrennial tournament is a leading source of revenue — significantly constrains local organizers’ ability to raise their own funds. While Congress has approved $625 million in security funding nationwide, local governments still have to find the money to cover other expenses that could run up to $150 million per city.
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“There's a little bit coming in, but certainly there is not enough to cover our cost,” said Lisa Gillmor, mayor of the Bay Area city of Santa Clara, California, where six matches will be played. “It’s a tall task to take on.”
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Posted on 10/15/25 at 2:10 pm to LSUTANGERINE
quote:That ain't gonna go over well, anywhere.
"With all due respect to current world leaders, football is bigger than ... any country.”
But one thing's for certain, Gianni Infantino is bigger than Victor Montagliani.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 2:13 pm to Lsut81
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LOL... Yeah, thats not how this works.
Actually, it is. FIFA can always move it to another country.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 2:14 pm to Penrod
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The Federal Government controls entry into our country.
Absolutely.
And FIFA controls decides which country hosts.
FIFA is as corrupt as the UN. You don't think they could and would yank the whole tournament from the United States as a big "frick you" to Trump?
This post was edited on 10/15/25 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 10/15/25 at 2:19 pm to tigeraddict
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FIFI needs the US government to approve player, team, support Visas in order to enter the country
Or, they just ask Brazil if they would like to have it. It's really pretty simple.
This post was edited on 10/15/25 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 10/15/25 at 2:19 pm to LSUTANGERINE
Maybe POTUS Trump lets pompous FIFA know right before the games that they will not be held anywhere in America since FIFA controls the "jurisdictions" but owns no stadiums.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 2:21 pm to BugAC
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FIFA ultimately decides which cities will host the games, not the government.
No, the host country ultimately decides IF the games are held in that country.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 2:23 pm to Nurbis
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If Biden can do it to Novak Djokovic, then why can't Trump do it to FIFA?
You guys are so fricking hilarious.
Did Djokovic have the ability to move the U.S. Open to, oh, I don't know, Russia???
Posted on 10/15/25 at 2:26 pm to Tiger Prawn
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What's to stop FIFA from pulling games from Foxborough and possibly other US host cities and moving them to Canada or Mexico then?
Ding ding ding. Finally someone with two brain cells to rub together. Absolutely nothing is stopping them, and anyone who doesn't realize that there are countries around the world who hate us and would jump at the chance to take the World Cup, even on short notice, is too fricking stupid to even be participating in this conversation.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 2:30 pm to LSUTANGERINE
LOL, No they do not, if the President declare a city unsafe to hold events he can do nothing, period.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 2:48 pm to BamaGradinTn
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Absolutely nothing is stopping them
It's like this board is wish casting for it to happen.
Posted on 10/15/25 at 2:51 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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While I don't agree with Trump pulling from Boston, he can if he wants. He can just tell FIFA to get F'd and bar them from entering the country.
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Wouldn’t that be a state decision?
FAFO
Posted on 10/15/25 at 5:02 pm to Swamp Angel
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With all due respect to current world leaders, football is bigger than them
I think someone is in for a rude awakening when it is discovered that professional sports are not necessary for the survival of a nation or mankind.
Especially a sport where a score of 1 to nothing is considered a great game!
Posted on 10/15/25 at 5:28 pm to BeeFense5
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I’m laughing imagining the absolute face melting that would be going on here if Biden said something like this when he was president
The problem with your lame attempt is that the majority of people on here couldn't give a fat rats scrotum about soccer and the WC.
I hope Trump tells this homo "hold my beeer" forcing the head of fifa to drop any garbage political and ghey shite. Ban rainbow flags from the games.
He better also tell the us team to stay away from ghey pride garbage on uniforms too.
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