CovertAction Bulletin

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Sold Out: How Profit Undermines the World Cup and New York Basketball

Sold Out: How Profit Undermines the World Cup and New York Basketball10 jun52 min

The World Cup is starting on June 11th with matches across the United States, Mexico and Canada. 104 matches will be played, with the majority in the 11 venues across the US. But as this week’s openers get closer, chaos is spreading around visas, travel and the question of whether fans are even going to bother coming to the United States. Host cities like Kansas City, MO are relying on revenue from an increase in tourism to boost their local economies, with the city estimating 650,000 visitor...