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Os ganhos do torneio nos EUA, México e Canadá farão desta a competição mais lucrativa da história do esporte, mesmo que alguns dos 48 países competidores digam que estão lutando para fechar as contas. Uma Copa do Mundo que o presidente da Fifa, Gianni Infantino, classificou no sorteio em dezembro passado como “o maior evento que a humanidade já viu” será certamente a competição mais lucrativa da história do esporte. A Fifa passou os últimos anos atualizando suas projeções de receita, com o relatório financeiro mais recente afirmando que a entidade máxima mundial arrecadará US$ 13 bilhões (£ 9,6 bilhões) no ciclo de quatro anos que culmina no torneio deste verão, dos quais quase US$ 9 bilhões serão arrecadados este ano. Continue lendo...

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...