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Fifa agrees World Cup matches can be moved at Trump’s request. The president has been warning host cities under Democratic control that he will call on Fifa’s president to switch venues if he deems th (www.thetimes.com)

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The president has been warning host cities under Democratic control that he will call on Fifa’s president to switch venues if he deems there is a problem

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[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

World cup games typically need a load of infrastructure that typically is built especially for the competition.

Aren't republican states famous for neglecting infrastructure? Particularly non-car based infrastructure because of the number of people involved making it entirely non-viable without some form of alternative travel.

Is this even possible with the time remaining without blowing up in his face?

Feels like if he does this it's going to bankrupt the city it goes to

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

On the other hand red cities are famously huge soccer fans.

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