The beautiful shame: RED CARD
Posted by The Verge on June 26, 2026
"Jules Boykoff, author of Red Card: The 2026 World Cup, Sportswashing, and the FIFA Greed Machine, described the Trump administration’s stance toward international travelers as an unusual break from World Cup practice. “When you bought a ticket to the Russia men’s World Cup in 2018 or the Qatar 2022 men’s World Cup, that was tantamount to getting a visa,” Boykoff said. “Your ticket was your visa. That is definitely not happening with the United States.”