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Trump’s World Cup czar calls early entry for Iran team a ‘goodwill gesture’
DALLAS — Andrew Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s point person on the 2026 World Cup, said allowing Iran’s national team to enter the U.S. a day before its matches is an example of the administration being nice. “We want them to be able to compete,” Giuliani said in an interview Sunday in Dallas. “Even just coming…
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The countless control rooms running the World Cup in New York and New Jersey
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — During the World Cup, FIFA officials, law enforcement agencies and transit planners across New York and New Jersey will be keeping an eye on things from a constellation of command centers and control rooms. The sites — spread from Miami to Trenton, New Jersey to Brooklyn — will house a…
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Andrew Giuliani says ‘dozens’ of World Cup visa cases landed on his desk
DALLAS — The Trump administration has elevated dozens of more complex World Cup visa decisions to senior leadership as officials try to balance FIFA commitments with national security concerns. In an interview Sunday, White House World Cup task force Executive Director Andrew Giuliani said many high-profile or complicated visa cases have ultimately reached his desk…
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Inside the Croatian government’s World Cup event with John Malkovich and Luka Modrić
John Malkovich, NBA champion Toni Kukoč and the Croatian men’s soccer legend Luka Modrić walk into a bar. It’s not the start of a joke, that was the scene at the AKA Hotel in Alexandria, Va., Saturday evening. The Croatian National Tourist Board hosted a boozy reception for its country’s soccer team as it competes…
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Perceived corruption of World Cup countries
Haiti has the highest level of perceived corruption of any country taking part in the World Cup, with Norway and New Zealand scoring lowest (something New Zealand might have to get used to!). These figures came from Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index.
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UK and US voters are highly cynical. They express it differently.
It’s not just football versus soccer. Britain and America share a language and deep historical ties, but their political systems are an ocean apart. That could be good news for President Donald Trump. As Republicans in the United States search for clues about the political mood ahead of November’s crucial midterm elections, a parliamentary by-election…
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Secretive super PAC funding is skyrocketing in primaries
A record number of groups are exploiting a gap in campaign finance law to flood this year’s primary elections with money — without disclosing their donors until long after the race is over. More than $48 million has already been spent on House and Senate primaries this year by super PACs that did not have…
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The government officials who can’t wait to clean out stadium toilets
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Those in charge of SoFi Stadium have two days to clean out SoFi Stadium between the United States’ thumping of Paraguay on Friday and a face-off on Monday between Iran and New Zealand. They can count on the L.A. County Department of Health to help with the grossest part. County health officials…
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The man who runs the town between the stadiums
ARLINGTON, Texas – In the run-up to the 2026 World Cup, politicians around the country have complained they’re being asked to foot the bill for transportation and security, while sky-high ticket prices make it impossible for locals to attend the matches. You won’t hear that argument from Jim Ross, the mayor of Arlington, Texas. His…
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A king with 3 teams
The Dutch king, Willem-Alexander, is in luck this World Cup: He has not one, not two, but three countries to root for. For the first time, the Dutch are not the only country from what is today the Kingdom of the Netherlands to qualify for football’s biggest tournament. Curaçao’s squad will represent its population of…