Derek Howard

Truth and Facts. Dialogue not debate. Random opinions on sport, society and the law. RTs for your 411 only. #YNWA him/he

[Rep. Rob Menendez @RepMenendez]

While FIFA makes billions, they are refusing to contribute a single dollar for transit costs to and from matches.

That’s why @RepDanGoldman, @RepNellie, and I are demanding that FIFA subsidize @NJTRANSIT’s costs.

FIFA must step up and work with our states to lower fares and ensure the World Cup is accessible for everyone.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

FIFA has released last-minute tickets to the World Cup in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, but dynamic pricing means only some fans will be able to afford the trip.

Sky's @RobHarris breaks down the price of a last-minute trip to the World Cup.

🔗 https://t.co/AADas8aE2b

[Tactical Manager @ManagerTactical]

So FIFA has denied many of their tickets only to release a last minute sales for all 104 matches 🤨

This sounds a whole lot like creating artificial scarcity to inflate the ticket prices.

What a disgrace.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

From @TheAthleticFC: FIFA came to North America years ago promising that the 2026 World Cup would bring millions of visitors and billions of dollars. But with two months to go, the long-promised World Cup boom hasn’t yet materialized. https://t.co/IphSCSKra7

[Derek Howard @beyondthetrend]

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Enjoy this article for free.

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[Derek Howard @beyondthetrend]

Let’s see if this sticks

https://t.co/Z4ys46vIy5

[Derek Howard @beyondthetrend]

@HenryBushnell @TheAthletic What next?

[Derek Howard @beyondthetrend]

@PeterMooreUSA Thank you for this important message

[Peter Moore @PeterMooreUSA]

This has been weighing heavily on me, and I can’t stay quiet about it any longer.

I am 71 years old. I’ve been fortunate enough to attend five World Cups, starting in 1986. Those tournaments weren’t just events to me, they were life chapters. They were about connection, about culture, about standing shoulder to shoulder with people from every corner of the world, united by the game we love.

But what I’m seeing now breaks my heart.

The current dynamic pricing strategy for the upcoming World Cup feels completely detached from the very soul of football. Yes, this tournament is being played mostly in the United States, and yes, it’s a premium market. But football was never meant to be a luxury product reserved for the highest bidder. It belongs to the people. Always has. I looked back fondly at USA 94 and everything we did then to fill stadiums and bring the game to life for Americans who were just dipping their toes into the water of the beautiful game.

Right now, it feels like the average, passionate supporter, the ones who save for years, who travel across continents, who bring the color, the noise, the spirit, are being pushed out. Replaced by a model that prioritizes revenue over reality.
That’s a dangerous road because once you lose the authentic fan, you lose the essence of what makes the World Cup special.

I say this not just as a fan, but as someone who has spent a lifetime in and around the game. During my time at EA SPORTS, we stood shoulder to shoulder with FIFA when they needed it most. Our game kept millions of fans connected to football and to the World Cup when trust in the organization was at its lowest. We helped carry the flame.

Which is why this moment feels even more disappointing.

This may well be one of the last World Cups I have the chance to attend and I find myself wondering if the game I’ve loved all my life is slowly drifting away from people like me, and far more importantly, from the next generation who deserve to feel what I felt in 1986.

The World Cup should unite the world. Not divide it by price.

Football deserves better. And so do the fans. Come on @FIFAcom , sort this out… It’s not too late.

[Match of the Day @BBCMOTD]

England and Scotland fans face paying more than four times the usual prices for train tickets when they travel to World Cup group-stage matches in Boston 📈💵

[Derek Howard @beyondthetrend]

https://t.co/B3zG09khfD

Drawing the line on scalping!

[Adam Crafton @AdamCrafton_]

NEW: MBTA confirm $80 return ticket Boston to Gillette Stadium during World Cup, after @TheAthleticFC first reported it would be over $75. Quadruple the usual price for NFL games. No concessions for kids, over-60s or passengers with accessibility needs
https://t.co/M9wKfNtjnU

[Derek Howard @beyondthetrend]

What next from FiFa #WorldCupScam

[Derek Howard @beyondthetrend]

@Wisdom_HQ She died suddenly

[A @bluhue123]

Do you SUPPORT Sen. Mark Kelly?

Raise your hand ✋ if you do 🇺🇦

[Chris 🇵🇸 @TheVirgilEffect]

Never forget what these players are going through every single day. They won us a league title last season and went through the worst thing imaginable over the summer, and have come back from it to get us within a point of top in October. Just back them until the very end. ❤️

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

🚨NEW: Maine fisherman Graham Platner, a marine combat veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, has announced he’s running for the U.S. Senate against Susan Collins.

RETWEET if you support @GrahamForMaine as he runs to beat Susan Collins and donate below!

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

Capitol Police Officer Michael Fanone was tased on January 6th until he went into cardiac arrest and his heart stopped. Donald Trump pardoned his assaulters and called them “patriots.”

RETWEET if you stand with Officer Fanone against Trump and the GOP!

[Andrea Junker @Strandjunker]

The fact that the President of the United States posts a fake video of a kneeling Barack Obama being handcuffed and we’re supposed to pretend it’s perfectly normal, everyday stuff shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

Donald Trump is now calling for the arrest of President Obama to distract from his close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. He gets more desperate - and pathetic - by the minute.

RETWEET if you stand with @BarackObama against the GOP!