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DCDomer said:
It's already a disgrace and I hope it's an absolute disaster.

American corporatism and capitalist greed on a laughable level.
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I mean at the end of the day, this is luxury entertainment. I don’t complain about ND prices / Super Bowl tickets. Is NJ being pigs? Absolutely, but no one is forced to go to the World Cup.
 
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NDPhilly said:
I mean at the end of the day, this is luxury entertainment. I don’t complain about ND prices / Super Bowl tickets. Is NJ being pigs? Absolutely, but no one is forced to go to the World Cup.
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You aren't wrong...

However, it seems that whenever one of these events is anywhere BUT the US we get much more affordable (but still expensive) experiences.
 
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NDPhilly said:
I mean at the end of the day, this is luxury entertainment. I don’t complain about ND prices / Super Bowl tickets. Is NJ being pigs? Absolutely, but no one is forced to go to the World Cup.
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Maybe I'm just out of the loop. I don't watch much TV. It seems like there is very little excitement for the world cup this year. Occasionally my algorithm is europoors complaining about the costs or something. But im not seeing much excitement about the world cup itself
 
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NorthDakota said:
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I don't think the US is setting ticket prices?
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True. FIFA is setting extreme prices in the U.S. because they know American fans are used to getting raked over the coals by our corporatized sporting structure and there's enough pay pigs in the U.S. ready to spend thousands on a game they don't even watch on a regular basis. We are easily exploitable because anything besides paying 400% normal prices would be commie nonsense!

FIFA however, are not the ones making decisions to charge fans 10x normal fare for public transportation on match day, and they wont be the ones charging $17-20 for a pint in the stadium.


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Maybe I'm just out of the loop. I don't watch much TV. It seems like there is very little excitement for the world cup this year. Occasionally my algorithm is europoors complaining about the costs or something. But im not seeing much excitement about the world cup itself
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I also expected it to have much more hype. I honestly think the 2028 Olympics will be a bigger national story with the apathy I’ve seen.
 
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DCDomer said:
True. FIFA is setting extreme prices in the U.S. because they know American fans are used to getting raked over the coals by our corporatized sporting structure and there's enough pay pigs in the U.S. ready to spend thousands on a game they don't even watch on a regular basis. We are easily exploitable because anything besides paying 400% normal prices would be commie nonsense!

FIFA however, are not the ones making decisions to charge fans 10x normal fare for public transportation on match day, and they wont be the ones charging $17-20 for a pint in the stadium.


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American ownership is going to dominate the English Premier League soon enough.

Get ready for fucking play in games and playoffs with half of the stadium being corporate seating.
 
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DCDomer said:
It's disgusting.
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Private equity has found it's way into youth sports now. It's their next frontier. Club soccer is the center of the bullseye. As if youth soccer in America was already a mess.....

I don't think there is anyway anyone can put the shit back into the donkey. This is where we're at.
 
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"The Press Association and the Guardian reported in February some European nations were worried they stood to lose money from playing at the tournament in North America, with officials expecting costs to be significantly higher than in Qatar four years ago.

FIFA has led dialogue with national associations around the world on this topic in the intervening period and is now set to increase prize money to competing nations, plus the development funding flowing from the World Cup to all 211 member associations."

 
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More than the prices will keep the international fans away. The social media narrative is really out there and strong that the US is a warzone right now. People are afraid to come here. It's ridiculous, but its very real. As goofy as it sounds, the first red flag was Wrestlemania. Apparently, it was the least attended Wm by international fans in years.
 
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More than the prices will keep the international fans away. The social media narrative is really out there and strong that the US is a warzone right now. People are afraid to come here. It's ridiculous, but its very real. As goofy as it sounds, the first red flag was Wrestlemania. Apparently, it was the least attended Wm by international fans in years.
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Curious how much of the "fear" (or whatever you call it) is just cost copium.
 
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More than the prices will keep the international fans away. The social media narrative is really out there and strong that the US is a warzone right now. People are afraid to come here. It's ridiculous, but its very real. As goofy as it sounds, the first red flag was Wrestlemania. Apparently, it was the least attended Wm by international fans in years.
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International fans are going to games in Canada and Mexico. That's why Visa applications are lower than what the USA and FIFA were expecting.

We are not exactly giving off welcome wagon vibes here at the moment, either. People in Uruguay and Portugal might actually be more dialed in about what is happening here than a good portion of actual American citizens. There perceptions could go either way.
 
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Jiggafini19Deux said:
International fans are going to games in Canada and Mexico. That's why Visa applications are lower than what the USA and FIFA were expecting.

We are not exactly giving off welcome wagon vibes here at the moment, either. People in Uruguay and Portugal might actually be more dialed in about what is happening here than a good portion of actual American citizens. There perceptions could go either way.
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the vibes in Mexican cities are going to be insanely good, proper fans, proper football culture and proper fraternity with other nations.
 
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the vibes in Mexican cities are going to be insanely good, proper fans, proper football culture and proper fraternity with other nations.
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It's been 32 years since the USA hosted a World Cup. From the looks of things, we may not be getting it again for a very long time after this one is over.
 
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Jiggafini19Deux said:
It's been 32 years since the USA hosted a World Cup. From the looks of things, we may not be getting it again for a very long time after this one is over.
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I'm fine with getting it, I'm fine with not. I would just rotate it between like 4 or 5 countries. Germany, UK, Italy, Japan, Brazil seems about right to me.
 
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