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[Soccer on the Mat @Socceryoga]

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[Adam Crafton @AdamCrafton_]

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New York City Mayor has told @TheAthleticFC he is “concerned” by sudden change of water bottle policy at the World Cup and intends to address the matter with FIFA.

Follows Toronto mayor Olivia Chow calling it “a pure money grab”.

https://t.co/709zPrNlkd

[(P)USB(C) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @ccfc_07]

Didn't think you could get a more disgraceful world cup after Qatar but fuck me the yanks are going for it

Denying referees visas
Forcing a team to stay in another country to where all their games are
Banning water bottles in stadiums when it's likely to exceed 30°c

And more.

[New York Post @nypost]

FIFA accidentally sold free 2026 World Cup tickets to 60 fans, now they're asking them to pay up https://t.co/NPJivWDQ5f

[Abier @abierkhatib]

Don’t forget to give @FIFAcom the most glorious middle finger possible…

[Financial Times @FT]

'The World Cup is a difficult time for far-right activists,' writes Robert Shrimsley, 'since people will be putting up England flags without wishing to deport immigrants. Terribly confusing.'

Tap here to read his latest column: https://t.co/41LibDDB7G

[Polymarket Sports @PolymarketSport]

🚨JUST IN: Japan’s World Cup team was furious with Mexico over the conditions of the pitches they were provided

They were so upset, Japan almost left the country

[Sid Lowe @sidlowe]

As seen at last year’s club World Cup, this could be a MAJOR issue at World Cup

[Boston Globe Sports @BGlobeSports]

‘Excruciating’ delays and dashed hopes: Inside the World Cup volunteer disarray in Boston https://t.co/Z7yVWaxDSb

[Ted Westervelt @soccerreform]

As it should. Americans in and around MLS promised FIFA a windfall of biblical proportions.

Other Americans - versed in the artificial scarcity world of closed league American sports - advised them on dynamic pricing and myriad other accoutrements used to gouge the American fan.

FIFA just clumsily trying to realize the gold they been promised by Americans - and keep up with the US advisors who tell them how to realize that promise.

#ProRelForUSA

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani wants answers from FIFA after the World Cup organizer reversed a policy at the last minute, meaning fans are no longer permitted to bring plastic water bottles into venues this summer.

🎙️ @AdamCrafton_

🔗 https://t.co/mmQp11tvbl

[Nick Giammusso @NickGiammusso]

When a family realizes four tickets could cost $6,000–$25,000 before hotels and food, many simply opt out. Reddit threads are filled with comments like “I’d rather fly to Europe and watch soccer there.”

[Financial Times @FT]

Footballers and fans heading to the World Cup in the US face a dangerous combination of heat and humidity, with growing research highlighting the health effects of high 'wet-bulb globe temperatures'. https://t.co/1ZB7itXhl7

[Mike Keegan @MikeKeegan_DM]

Great at taking money, not so great at giving it, it would appear.

[Óskar Utd @oskarutd]

FIFA as corrupt as ever.

[Margaret Fleming @mgfleming12]

One week to go until World Cup kickoff, and FIFA still has thousands of pricey tickets for sale.

How will FIFA get rid of them? Cutting prices at the last minute? Dumping them on resale sites? More ticket giveaways?

What we know, and what we don't:
https://t.co/esYPqy6RfY

[The Final Whistle @Rufus_45]

🚨 This is disgusting from Coca Cola!
FIFA just banned reusable water bottles from ALL 2026 World Cup stadiums even empty clear ones you could bring before. Now fans can’t bring any. Why? They say “safety” so you can’t throw them. But really, it’s so people buy expensive Dasani water inside from Coca Cola.
In crazy hot weather! Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow calls it a “pure money grab.” Fans could get sick from no water. Shame on Coca Cola and FIFA for putting profits over people’s health! 😡 #WorldCup2026

[Fare @farenet]

France 🇫🇷

Not one woman will commentate a men's World Cup match on French TV in 2026. Systemic sexism, institutional timidity and vicious online abuse - including death threats - are pushing female sports journalists out of the profession.
https://t.co/oxxXWJxgCI

[AJE Sport @AJE_Sport]

US visa rejections, war on Iran keep fans away from World Cup https://t.co/FEhRRvOUnQ

[Goals Side @goalsside]

🚨🚨| NEW: FIFA has been ACCUSED of using unofficial ticket resale platforms to sell discounted World Cup tickets, allegedly to avoid issuing refunds to fans who purchased them at full price.

{@TeleFootball}

[The New York Times @nytimes]

From @TheAthleticFC: The price of watching live sport in the U.S. has ballooned — and the World Cup is taking full advantage of the landscape. “In chasing maximum revenue, FIFA risks shrinking the very audience that made the World Cup seemingly priceless.” https://t.co/byJqj1jBUY