The President of the United States, Donald Trumpthreatened on Tuesday (14/10) to withdraw the World Cup matches scheduled to be held in 2026 in the Boston area, citing “insecurity“And”conquest‘ parts of the city from episodes.
Massachusetts, the headquarters of the New England Patriots and about 50 kilometers from Boston, is one of the 11 US cities selected by FIFA to host matches as part of the event co -organized with Canada and Mexico. Trump, asked about the mayor of Boston, Michellecharacterized the political “Smart but radical left‘ and left open the possibility of requesting the transfer of the games.
“We could take them back“, He said. “I love the Boston world and I know the races are sold out. But your mayor is not good” Without giving specific evidence, he argued that ‘take control of sections of the city“, Adding that”We could recover him within two seconds”
His statements were made during a meeting with the Argentinean president, Javier Mileyand it was not clear what it was mentioned. However, earlier in October, there were arrests and injuries to police in incidents that broke out during alert At Boston Common.
The Mayor of WW did not respond immediately to Trump’s statements, but her office issued a statement stating: “Boston is honored and excited to host World Cup matches and we look forward to welcoming fans from all over the world in our beautiful city, the cradle of freedom and the city of champions”
Despite Trump’s threats, the final decision on cities to host matches belongs to exclusively on FIFA. The plan of the 104 games has already been ratified by 2022 and any change would cause serious legal and organizational problems, as only eight months remain until the start of the event on June 11.
“Is FIFA tournaments under FIFA’s jurisdiction, and FIFA makes decisions“, Recently said the Vice President of the World Federation, Victor Montaglianiat a conference of athletic entrepreneurship in London.
Nevertheless, Trump insisted: ‘If someone does a bad job and I feel there are unsafe conditions, I will call Gianni -the head of FIFA, who is excellent -and I will say ” let’s move elsewhere ”. And will do it” He was referring to Gianni Infantino, with whom he maintains a close relationship, adding that “He won’t like it but will do it very easily”
For the time being, FIFA has not commented on the statements of the US president.
Source: Sport Fm
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