New Jersey is ready and excited to host eight FIFA World Cup matches this summer – including the World Cup Final.
Since I took office, my Administration has been working to prepare for the biggest sporting event our state has ever seen – and today, NJ TRANSIT released their Mobility Plan to move 40,000 fans to and from each match safely and efficiently.
In the FIFA World Cup agreement that my Administration inherited, FIFA put zero dollars towards transporting World Cup fans. It also eliminated parking at MetLife Stadium, putting the burden of transporting four times more matchday riders than typical for an event at the stadium on NJ TRANSIT.
This agreement will cost NJ TRANSIT at least $48 million, while FIFA is positioned to make $11 billion during the World Cup.
As I have said repeatedly, FIFA should cover the cost of transporting its fans. If it won’t, we will not be subsidizing World Cup ticket holders on the backs of New Jerseyans who rely on NJ TRANSIT every day.
From @TheAthleticFC: New Jersey Transit confirmed on Friday that World Cup match goers will be charged $150 for a return rail trip from New York's Penn Station to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey this summer. Tickets are ordinarily priced at $12.90. https://t.co/QMm8dMaaw7
Canadian PM Mark Carney and Finnish President Alexander Stubb were born three years and 4,000 miles apart.
But Donald Trump’s detonation of the rules-based order has united them as leaders of a movement offering centrists a way to survive the storm.
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Zajímavostí je, že oba mají k hokeji velmi blízko.
Mark Carney byl v 80. letech náhradním brankářem Harvard University v NCAA a jeho spolubydlícím byl Peter Chiarelli.
Otec Alexandera Stubba, Göran Stubb, byl 40 let šéfem evropského skautingu NHL a je členem Síně slávy IIHF.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney mixed diplomacy with hockey, taking the ice with players from the Ottawa Charge during Stubb’s first formal bilateral visit to Canada
Trump now attacking the Pope, who Tuesday criticized Trump’s threat to wipe out the entire Iranian civilization, calling it "truly unacceptable. There are certainly issues of international law here, but even more so a moral issue for the good of the whole, entire population”
The victory of the opposition in Hungary yesterday, like the Polish election in 2023, is a victory for democracy, not just in Europe but around the world. Most of all, it’s a testament to the resilience and determination of the Hungarian people – and a reminder to all of us to keep striving for fairness, equality and the rule of law.
Jalkapallon MM-lopputurnauksen on määrä alkaa kahden kuukauden päästä maassa, jonka presidentti on juuri sanonut tuhoavansa kokonaisen sivilisaation ensi yönä. Hyvä meno.
Ja kyllä, tiedän. Jalkapallo on tässä kokonaisuudessa hyvin toissijainen asia. #mmfutis
🚨 In the time between Tiger Woods flipping his car and being arrested for DUI, the golf legend dialed up President Donald Trump from the scene of the crash.
Tiger Woods crashing his car while under the influence of something, then immediately calling Donald Trump to weasel his way out of it, is the perfect metaphor for Trump’s second term.
The Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA’s reigning champion, will not make the customary visit to the White House while in Washington due to a “timing issue”, a team spokesperson told @TheAthletic.
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