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US, Mexico और Canada में होने वाले टूर्नामेंट से होने वाली कमाई इसे खेल के इतिहास की सबसे आकर्षक प्रतियोगिता बना देगी, भले ही 48 प्रतिभागी देशों में से कुछ का कहना है कि वे गुज़ारा करने के लिए संघर्ष कर रहे हैं। एक वर्ल्ड कप जिसे Fifa के अध्यक्ष Gianni Infantino ने पिछले दिसंबर में ड्रॉ के दौरान 'मानवता द्वारा देखी गई अब तक की सबसे बड़ी घटना' बताया था, वह निश्चित रूप से खेल इतिहास की सबसे आकर्षक प्रतियोगिता होगी। Fifa ने पिछले कुछ वर्षों में अपने राजस्व अनुमानों को अपग्रेड किया है, और सबसे हालिया वित्तीय रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है कि विश्व शासी निकाय इस चार साल के चक्र से $13bn (£9.6bn) कमाएगा, जिसका समापन इस गर्मियों के टूर्नामेंट में होगा, और इसमें से लगभग $9bn इसी साल प्राप्त होंगे। Continue reading...

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...