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The $occer World Cup

Worchihan Zingkhai distinctly remembers when he first fell in love with soccer.It was the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and his whole community in Ukhrul, a small village in India near the Myanmar border, was gathered to watch Italy play Chile on a black-and-white TV.The game was a tense, back-and-forth that…

Another city’s transit system is jacking up prices for World Cup fans

Tickets for Miami’s Brightline railway will be up to six times the usual price for FIFA World Cup fans. Loading audio narration… A round trip between downtown Miami and Aventura, the Brightline station closest to the Hard Rock Stadium, typically costs $24. On days when it hosts World Cup games,…