Eleven U.S. cities will host World Cup games this summer, which is expected to generate $11B for FIFA.

The cities get little in return. They do not see a slice of game-day revenues from ticket sales, concessions and merchandise, or parking.
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FIFA Could Make Billions From the World Cup. Host Cities Will Get Little in Return.

A review of the contracts host cities signed with FIFA shows that almost all of the costs for organizing the tournament fall on the cities, whose ability to collect revenue is limited. In Texas, that could leave taxpayers on the hook.

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A limited-government advocate in Texas persuaded five small towns to incorporate as “liberty cities,” which feature lean governments, little to no taxation and scant regulation.

At least two of them struggle to provide basic services.
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Meet the Mayor of a Tiny Texas Town Who Wants to Limit How Cities Can Govern

A push to restrict local governments’ ability to decide how they spend their money and which policies they can adopt is having downstream effects in tiny towns and big cities like Dallas.

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