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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKrasnov Threatens To Move 2026 World Cup Soccer Out Of Chicago
"Very soon were going into Chicago. It will be safe for the World Cup. If I think it isnt safe, well move into a different city, absolutely. Its actually a very fair question."
No world cup soccer matches are scheduled for Chicago.
The VP of FIFA made a response to Krasnov's threats stating that FIFA is in charge and football will survive world leaders and their slogans and their regimes. That one is going to sting Krasnov.
The 2026 Soccer World Cup is scheduled to be held in Canada, Mexico, and the US.
Krasnov needs an intervention, I think he is confusing Chicago with Los Angeles, Los Angeles is hosting 8 matches at SoFi stadium, none in Chicago.
Tetrachloride
(9,654 posts)canetoad
(20,847 posts)Kid Berwyn
(24,726 posts)Cant wait for the billionaires get their bill, whichll be righteous justice after 40 years of trickle-down larceny.
Hugin
(37,917 posts)It seems to be his MO.
Kid Berwyn
(24,726 posts)marble falls
(72,201 posts)dalton99a
(94,750 posts)Demented, but extremely destructive and actively dangerous
no_hypocrisy
(55,102 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(106,377 posts)It's not "interference", it's just total bullshit.
no_hypocrisy
(55,102 posts)ananda
(35,304 posts)with a friendly audience...
no matter where it's held.
Buns_of_Fire
(19,184 posts)So there.
leftstreet
(41,075 posts)For his daily Narcissistic Supply Proclamation:
I'm moving DC to MarALago
RogueRocket
(20 posts)There are no world cup games in Chicago
rurallib
(64,730 posts)unable to infect the world anymore.
usonian
(25,933 posts)Welcome to the USA. Now go back home.

LS0999
(280 posts)It's not safe to host an event like that in a fascist country that's on the verge of a civil war.
Celerity
(54,686 posts)While the U.S. is slated to host a majority of the 2026 World Cup alongside Canada and Mexico, Donald Trump is not in charge of the tournament. FIFA reiterated that to the U.S. president.
Last week, Trump had threatened to move World Cup matches out of U.S. cities that he deemed "dangerous" despite the fact that host cities have already been named in a tournament that FIFA is organizing not the U.S. government.
Trump specifically singled out Chicago even though it isn't a host city in the World Cup, saying via The Athletic:

When discussing those remarks FIFA vice president Victor Montagliani put an end to the notion that Trump could dictate where matches are held. He said on Wednesday:

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