N.J. begged for the World Cup. Now we must deal with this corrupt mess. | Politi
New Jersey is learning what happens when you get into bed with the world's most corrupt sports organization.
It is noble that Gov. Mikie Sherrill has decided to stand up to FIFA on behalf of New Jersey taxpayers and commuters. But the satisfying uppercut she is throwing at the world’s most corrupt sports organization will only hit soccer fans squarely in the face.
That’s the reality of the decision to charge a reported $150 for a round-trip NJ Transit ticket from the Meadowlands following the eight World Cup games in East Rutherford. It isn’t FIFA president Gianni Infantino, the Dr. Evil of the world’s most popular sport, who will have to dig into his pocket for a seat on one of our much-maligned commuter trains.
He’ll have a limo waiting for him at Teterboro. It is the family that already has spent thousands of dollars for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that will pay this outrageous price for this 15-minute ride on an overcrowded train. Is it not fair to assume, when making this kind of investment for tickets to an event, that you’d actually be able to get there without needing to open another line of credit?
Driving isn’t an affordable option, either, not with limited parking at the nearby American Dream mall going for a whopping $225, and given what everything else costs, just imagine the price gouging that is coming on rideshare apps in two months. The World Cup has become cartoonishly inaccessible for regular soccer fans. You could spend more to attend the Norway-Senegal match than to actually fly to Oslo for a family vacation.
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