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Los ingresos procedentes del torneo en EE. UU., México y Canadá lo convertirán en la competición más lucrativa de la historia del deporte, incluso si algunos de los 48 países competidores afirman que tienen dificultades para llegar a fin de mes. Un Mundial que el presidente de la Fifa, Gianni Infantino, calificó en el sorteo del pasado diciembre como “el mayor evento que la humanidad haya visto jamás” será, sin duda, la competición más lucrativa de la historia del deporte. La Fifa ha pasado los últimos años actualizando sus proyecciones de ingresos, y el informe financiero más reciente indica que el organismo rector mundial obtendrá 13.000 millones de dólares (9.600 millones de libras esterlinas) del ciclo de cuatro años que culmina en el torneo de este verano, de los cuales casi 9.000 millones se ingresarán este año. Continuar leyendo...

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...