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By Gregory Svirnovskiy 0 comments

Did World Cup permanently change ticket-price politics?

Stories of fans left outside stadiums, duped by “ghost tickets”…
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By Ry Rivard 0 comments

New York, New Jersey to examine whether World Cup funds were money well spent

New York and New Jersey planned to spend roughly a…
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By Sophia Cai 0 comments

It’s Giuliani (extra) time

White House FIFA Taskforce executive director Andrew Giuliani told me…
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Spot the pol!
By POLITICO Staff 0 comments

Spot the pol!

This Washington-based diplomat had two pieces of good news to…
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By Sophia Cai 0 comments

All the president’s guests

President Donald Trump is watching the World Cup from a…
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By Sophia Cai and Ry Rivard 0 comments

A very Infantino-coded show

Shakira, Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and a coitier of other…
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By Aude Van Den Hove 0 comments

FIFA’s soccer-agent rules survive EU court ruling … for now

With the World Cup putting soccer firmly in the global…
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By POLITICO Staff 0 comments

The World Cup final came to town. The town grew 8 times larger.

Forget Zohran Mamdani. The local elected official who really rules…
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By POLITICO Staff 0 comments

The awkward encounters ahead of Trump

NEW YORK — Trump’s first World Cup appearance could double…
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By Jonas Loesel 0 comments

Europeans say ugh to half-time show

Europeans are much less likely than Americans to support the…
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