LFC in NYC

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Immersing myself in the football and books for the next four years.

I have no opinion on what Arday may or may not have done, because the "story" started out as a bad-faith attack by a racist Substacker targeting a random Black man, and whatever followed from that is a fruit of the poisoned tree situation. I have a *lot* of opinions about the British press.

‼️ ⚽️ Top FIFA officials including Matias Grafstrom, the CEO who made peace with Gianni Infantino, signed off on the plan to sell the World Cup after a secret meeting in New York the day before the World Cup final. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/b...

FIFA Executives Were Given Ultimatum to Approve World Cup Privatization Plan (Gift Article)

The day before the World Cup final, key FIFA figures faced a stunning demand to sign off on a multibillion-dollar privatization project.

nytimes.com

In case you were curious. US Soccer will receive $27.6 million dollars for making the World Cup round of 16. They keep 20%. All players on the USMNT & USWNT will receive ~$473,000. The men's & womens share US Soccer prizes equally to promote unity & equity. Unions matter