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New Jersey leaders tried to hide FIFA expenses while also promoting economical benefits that don’t actually exist

Recently, I saw an article in the New Jersey Monitor (Monitor) discussing some people's frustration hosting World Cup matches thanks to FIFA's ever-growing list of demands and expenses. Even though taxpayers were “promised a major jolt to our economy,” the matches have instead been a financial drain on local resources. Let's go back for a second. Last year, FIFA announced New Jersey/New York as the host for several World Cup matches and the title match.…

William Neilson Jr.
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World Cup matches were going to cost Boston taxpayers virtually nothing…until now

Whenever a city or country is trying to get the World Cup to come to their area, we are told that these cities/countries will be rich after making trillions from these World Cup matches. Not only that, taxpayers will not have to spend anything for the matches. Sounds good, doesn't it? Some recent expectations include: In 2002, cities in Japan and South Korea hosted World Cup matches and were told to expect economic gains of…

William Neilson Jr.
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The San Francisco 49ers promise to pay for all World Cup expenses…somewhat…kind of…maybe?

In February 2024, it was announced that 16 cities in North America, including Santa Clara's Levi Stadium, home to the San Francisco 49ers, would host six games for the 2026 World Cup. But hosting games for the World Cup is quite costly. Brazil almost went bankrupt after spending $12 billion on now-unused stadiums for their World Cup hosting duties in 2014. Furthermore, over the last few years, big sporting events in Santa Clara promised “big economic payoff(s)”, such…

William Neilson Jr.
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The World Cup is going to make everyone billions and billions of dollars

Mexico, the United States, and Canada will jointly host the 2026 World Cup. As the event approaches, cities are getting prepared for the upcoming games. However, it is rather surprising to see how different cities are reacting to the World Cup approaching. Some cities are outraged at the rising costs, some cities are falling in love with their ever-rising economic impact projections, and some are just happy to have the games coming to their city.…

William Neilson Jr.
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San Francisco 49ers continue to find new ways of screwing over Santa Clara

Earlier this year, I wrote a story detailing the strained relationship between the San Francisco 49ers and the city of Santa Clara, the city where Levi Stadium is located. In 2009, the city and team saw eye-to-eye on everything and life was great. The 49ers got millions of taxpayer dollars and in return promised a “partnership between the city and the team”. How quickly things fell apart. It wasn't that long before the city of…

William Neilson Jr.
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Vancouver’s mayor plays the quiet game when asked about World Cup expenses

Last year, 16 cities, including Seattle and Vancouver, were selected to be hosts for the 2026 World Cup matches. Then FIFA told every city to just shut up if anyone asked about expenses. FIFA was exhausted from dodging and deflecting questions from other cities. It is well-known that the hosting cities are expected “to pay most of the costs”. But when cities like Chicago, Vancouver and Minneapolis tried to get “a basic level of certainty…

William Neilson Jr.