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JBTaurus83

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30. I live in Philadelphia

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 03:15 PM

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And the city allocated hundreds and hundreds of millions towards the events this summer. I was even considering renting my home out on Airbnb since I’m close to the stadiums and Independence Hall. It seems the US Federal government has done just about everything possible to make the summer less lucrative than anticipated.

Hours long airport delays, and Nazi storm troopers to greet foreign visitors, a war in Iran which not only will increase the cost of air fare, but, makes terrorism more likely, and the Pig insulting basically everyone else on the planet.

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FIFA is canceling its reserved hotel rooms in World Cup host cities - but nobody is saying why [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

The same FIFA that awarded Trump a "peace prize"? SunSeeker Yesterday #1

That was hapless reactivity Cosmocat Yesterday #7

Actually frees up rooms JustAnotherGen Yesterday #11

so does this mean Trump, the vomit spewing toddler-in-chief, agingdem Yesterday #19

He's already eaten the chocolate, only the gold foil remains. eggplant Yesterday #20

He probably stuck the foil on wall in the Oval Office. sheshe2 Yesterday #26

Hmm... OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #2

FIFA is probably anticipating the likelihood that some athletes from some countries, Ocelot II Yesterday #27

I wonder what they will do if most of the world decides to just ignore this event? OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #34

FIFA should have pulled any games scheduled out of the US Old Crank Yesterday #3

Agree 100%, instead they tried to make a deal with the devil. dem4decades Yesterday #6

Those knowledgeable about FIFA popsdenver Yesterday #17

Short term plan: suck up to Trmp. Long term plan: move away from Trmp. eppur_se_muova Yesterday #4

Don't want to get ICEd IronLionZion Yesterday #5

Reason #1 Botany Yesterday #8

If they were going to move the World Cup events to Canada or Mexico FakeNoose Yesterday #15

eye bleaching warning bdamomma Yesterday #16

After reading all the replies, Delphinus Yesterday #9

This is standard inventory management. QueerDuck Yesterday #10

Very good point. SergeStorms Yesterday #12

Thank you AverageOldGuy Yesterday #13

That's the excuse they gave here BumRushDaShow Yesterday #14

Yes. I think that the turnout from international visitors supporting their teams will be thin. QueerDuck Yesterday #21

Well since this is the U.S. 250th/semiquincentennial BumRushDaShow Yesterday #22

Stop with the rational explanations! maxsolomon Yesterday #23

Sorry. I'll try to do better in the future... or worse... depending. QueerDuck Yesterday #25

The truth about World Cup ticket demand and why USA's opener has struggled to sell out BlueWavePsych Yesterday #18

"Hello, you've reached the FIFA TRUMP SUITES INTERNATIONAL. How can we help you?" littlemissmartypants Yesterday #24

Would not be surprised if Fifa is going to pull all it's games from the u.s. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #28

I love the USA............... Lovie777 Yesterday #29

I live in Philadelphia JBTaurus83 Yesterday #30

I live here too BumRushDaShow Yesterday #31

Well I believe Americans will come to the World Cup events FakeNoose Yesterday #32

Dont mean to jinx it, but what if the American team falls out early? LiberalLovinLug Yesterday #33

Hadn't thought of that possibility, but it certainly would be awful FakeNoose 23 hrs ago #35

This could be driven by athletes and fans privately passing the word that they won't go to the US Blumancru 8 hrs ago #36