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pfitz59

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24. I'd say Trump fucking the world over is main reason

Sun May 24, 2026, 06:09 PM

May 24

No sane person wants to visit the US and be treated like shit at the border or airport. I live in Seattle and have watched the city dump a ton of money into FIFA preps. They'll be lucky to break even.

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Empty rooms and Fifa cancellations - US hotels fear World Cup washout [View all] BlueWavePsych May 24 OP

Kansas City is interesting Renew Deal May 24 #1

I live relatively near KC indusurb May 24 #33

This is being discussed across the planet malaise May 24 #2

Understandibly Renew Deal May 24 #3

You nailed it malaise May 24 #4

Not only did you nail it with all the governmental misuse of power... slightlv May 24 #26

We are not bdamomma May 24 #35

How about the rooms in Canada and Mexico? You know, the countries without Trump. dem4decades May 24 #5

Not great here as well. Disaffected May 24 #8

Maybe so, but what about Mexico? TheRickles May 24 #16

I dunno, never been there. Disaffected May 24 #34

Toronto has not seen a surge in hotel bookings. Wiz Imp May 24 #19

Majority of unsold game tickets are in the US. Wiz Imp May 24 #20

But FIFA has released 40% of the hotel bookings for Mexico City TheRickles May 24 #37

That's not many unsold tickets RussBLib May 24 #39

I believe those numbers are very misleading. Wiz Imp May 24 #44

The tickets are still sold by the venue regardless of whom bought them. MichMan Monday #52

who knew a government behaving like fascists could be a bad thing Skittles May 24 #6

Pretty fine line between behaving like a fascist and being one. BWdem4life Monday #50

Not surprising, folks don't want to get tossed Disaffected May 24 #7

Hockey. Now there's a sport! paleotn May 24 #11

YES! Disaffected May 24 #30

I've listed ways to improve soccer in the past. cab67 May 24 #15

Boring 😳❗️ La Urraca May 24 #27

Meh, Disaffected May 24 #31

If you've ever watched a football game in a pub GenThePerservering May 24 #48

The OP is about people attending games in person, not sitting in a dark pub watching TV MichMan Monday #53

Are they boycotting . . . AverageOldGuy May 24 #9

By my count, 78 of the 104 total games are in the US. That's exactly 75%. Wiz Imp May 24 #18

America is back baby! MAGA! IronLionZion May 24 #10

This does not surprise me one bit. ShazzieB May 24 #12

was going to say this. cab67 May 24 #14

I can't understand why people wouldn't want to pay exorbitant prices for tickets and hotel rooms MichMan Monday #54

Go figure orangecrush May 24 #13

if I didn't live here, barbtries May 24 #17

We bdamomma May 24 #36

There are two reasons for this jmowreader May 24 #21

Bizarre. Disaffected May 24 #32

Yep. Insane prices awesomerwb1 May 24 #46

Britbox has an hilarious series on planning the World Cup nuxvomica May 24 #22

I have BritBox and will have to check it out. Thanks! IronLionZion May 24 #40

No surprise. Joinfortmill May 24 #23

I'd say Trump fucking the world over is main reason pfitz59 May 24 #24

Just an idea to boost ticket sales.. Permanut May 24 #25

Something that might actually work better jmowreader May 24 #43

Most of them are sanctuary cities. Trump threatened to divert planes IcyPeas May 24 #28

Don't know about other cities edhopper May 24 #29

in Los Angeles, too MurrayDelph May 24 #42

You just had to go elect the fucking asshole a second time. Initech May 24 #38

Where they stand? RussBLib May 24 #41

Gosh! It's almost as if soccer fans around the world had decided not to visit the USA struggle4progress May 24 #45

I wonder who Trump will decide to blame the poor turnout on. ShazzieB May 24 #47

The liberal cities of course. nt BWdem4life Monday #51

I'm north of Seattle and this is a soccer loving area GenThePerservering May 24 #49

Most of my Portland friends are all attending games in Vancouver. Reader Rabbit Monday #55