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• US, Mexico, Canada에서 개최되는 이번 대회의 수익은 비록 48개 참가국 중 일부가 재정적 어려움을 겪고 있다고 말함에도 불구하고 스포츠 역사상 가장 수익성이 높은 대회가 될 것입니다. • Fifa의 회장 Gianni Infantino가 지난 12월 조추첨식에서 “인류가 지금까지 본 적 없는 가장 위대한 행사”라고 칭한 이번 월드컵은 확실히 스포츠 역사상 가장 수익성이 높은 대회가 될 것입니다. • Fifa는 지난 몇 년 동안 수익 전망치를 상향 조정해 왔으며, 가장 최근의 재무 보고서에 따르면 이 국제기구는 이번 여름 토너먼트로 정점에 달하는 4년 주기 동안 130억 달러(96억 파운드)를 벌어들일 것으로 예상되며, 그 중 거의 90억 달러가 올해 유입될 예정입니다. 계속 읽기...

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...