#Toronto and #Vancouver pass bylaws to block bars and resto watch parties and use of #FIFA brand.

No other branding in ‘exclusive zones’ around designated stadiums.

“Certain images, such as the World Cup trophy, mascots or any official FIFA or tournament emblems, are off limits.

He said acceptable messaging includes using country flags, the names of teams that are playing or saying World Cup instead of FIFA World Cup.”

theglobeandmail.com/business/a…

Bars and restaurants face strict FIFA licensing rules for World Cup viewing parties

Toronto and Vancouver venues must navigate the tournament’s tricky copyright rules and avoid stern whip of cities’ bylaw enforcement officers

^{Jake Ross (The Globe and Mail)}

Tickets für die Fußball-WM

Die #Fifa ist #wieder ein Fall für die #Staatsanwaltschaft ...!

Die US-Justiz ermittelt rund um die Vergabepraxis – und das könnte erst der Anfang sein...

Von Johannes Aumüller

US-Justiz ermittelt wegen WM-Tickets und deren Vergabe durch die Fifa

Der Streit über hohen Preise für WM-Tickets erreicht eine neue Eskalationsstufe: Die US-Justiz ermittelt gegen die Fifa

^{Johannes Aumüller (Süddeutsche Zeitung)}

FIFA: Everything's a f***in' travesty with you, man! ⚽ 💩 🐳 😢 🤬

Thanks to FIFA, downtown Dallas’ enormous, beloved whale mural is ‘gone forever’

The artist Wyland gifted the environmental message to us in 1999, but this week it was drowned beneath blue paint.

@dallasnews

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#WhalingWall #Dallas #FIFA #CityHall #Wilonsky #Mural #Art #Texas

nobody in this article about how #nyc is getting screwed by #FIFA mentioned the one reason people aren't coming to #WorldCup2026 : the year and a half #Trump has spent broadcasting his #ICE anti-immigrant revenge porn.

no sports event is worth the risk of ending in a #MAGA concentration camp.

but more importantly, the article reveals how USA politicians can’t fathom a #BDSUSA movement

❝ Dreams of a World Cup Bonanza Turn Dark on Empty Hotel Rooms, High Transit Costs thecity.nyc/2026/05/12/world-c…

Dreams of a World Cup Bonanza Turn Dark on Empty Hotel Rooms, High Transit Costs

FIFA predicted the New York area would take in $3 billion from the World Cup. But some official estimates say the city could lose money on the world’s biggest sporting event.

^{Greg David (THE CITY - NYC News)}