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Die Einnahmen aus dem Turnier in den USA, Mexiko und Kanada werden es zum lukrativsten Wettbewerb in der Geschichte des Sports machen, auch wenn einige der 48 teilnehmenden Länder angeben, dass sie Mühe haben, über die Runden zu kommen. Eine Weltmeisterschaft, die FIFA-Präsident Gianni Infantino bei der Auslosung im vergangenen Dezember als „das größte Ereignis, das die Menschheit je gesehen hat“ bezeichnete, wird mit Sicherheit der lukrativste Wettbewerb in der Sportgeschichte sein. Die FIFA hat in den letzten Jahren ihre Umsatzprognosen stetig angehoben, wobei der jüngste Finanzbericht besagt, dass der Weltverband im Vierjahreszyklus, der in dem diesjährigen Turnier gipfelt, 13 Mrd. $ (9,6 Mrd. £) einnehmen wird, wovon fast 9 Mrd. $ in diesem Jahr erzielt werden. Weiterlesen...

Mikie Sherrill says taxpayers should not carry burdenCosts at World Cup have come under increased scrutinyNew Jersey’s governor, Mikie Sherrill, has hit out at Fifa after reports her state’s transport system will charge $100 for a return ticket to World Cup matches this summer.New Jersey Transit lists the price for a round-trip ticket from New York’s Penn Station to MetLife Stadium, which will host eight World Cup matches this summer, including the final, as $12.90. The new pricing, reported by The Athletic earlier this week, puts the return ticket at more than $100 with no reductions for children, seniors or people with disabilities. NJ Transit told Fox 5 New York that the price has not been finalized. A decision is expected in the coming days. Continue reading...

Human rights group says US is facing an ‘emergency’ICE director said agency will play ‘key part’ at tournamentAmnesty International has warned that the World Cup, spread across three North American countries, risks becoming a “stage for repression”. The human rights organisation published a report on Monday – “Humanity Must Win” – calling on Fifa and the host countries, the US, Canada and Mexico, to take urgent action to protect fans, players and other communities.Fifa has promised a tournament where everyone “feels safe, included and free to exercise their rights”. But Amnesty said that pledge sat in “stark contrast” to conditions in all three host nations, especially the US, which hosts three-quarters of the 104 matches. Continue reading...