Schumer pressures FIFA over World Cup NJ Transit costs
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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill wants FIFA to pay the $48 million it will cost NJ Transit to move 40,000 fans to eight World Cup games at MetLife Stadium this summer. During her weekly radio call-in show Wednesday night,
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill has now shifted the focus of the World Cup transportation row directly onto FIFA. The ongoing dispute has already centered around soaring transit costs, but
FIFA has fired back, and this time, the tone is unmistakably sharp. The governing body is not just rejecting New Jersey’s defense of skyrocketing transit prices; it is warning of real consequences.