“Keep the Game Beautiful”: Why ICE Crackdown & FIFA Greed Could Spoil the World Cup

 

"I think a lot of the story is about Donald Trump, and he wants it to be about him. We have to also make it about how communities are welcoming these teams. Here in Philadelphia, Ivory Coast played a free game to the public, so that their fans could see. And their fans can’t come from their home country. And it was packed at the Philadelphia Union Stadium. Folks in Virginia, Ghana — you know, the diaspora from Ghana welcomed the Ghana team with traditional instruments. People in New Jersey are welcoming Morocco and supporting them. We have to — we have to also show that people are celebrating right now."

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