This week, FIFA announced a change to its World Cup code of conduct. From now on, refillable water bottles will not be permitted in stadiums. It’s a safety issue, apparently. It doesn’t trust that you savages won’t chuck them at the refs. Stay tuned for upcoming bans on belt buckles, phones, shoes and loud voices.
This water-bottle news dropped at the same time as the medium-range weather forecast. Canada’s opener in Toronto next Friday – kickoff is at 3 p.m. ET – is likely to start in temperatures cresting 30 C.
What a grift!
Toronto spent tax dollars on World Cup tickets. The city says it’s almost sold them all
The City of Toronto says only a fraction of the 2026 FIFA World Cup tickets it bought as an investment remain unsold, with the soccer gamble looking set to pay off a week before the games begin.
Officials put a plan into action last year to use host city privileges to buy more than 3,500 general admissions tickets to the six international soccer matches taking place in Toronto, planning to sell them on for a profit to fund future events.
h/t Patti Jo
