, external<\/span><\/a> that her administration “inherited an agreement where Fifa is providing $0 for transportation” while NJ Transit has a bill of $48m (\u00a335m), and claimed the tournament organisers will make $11bn (\u00a38.1bn).<\/p>\n“To arbitrarily set elevated prices and demand Fifa absorb these costs is unprecedented,” Fifa’s Schirgi added. <\/p>\n
“No other global event, concert or major sporting promoter has faced such a demand.<\/p>\n
“While Fifa is projected to generate approximately $11bn in revenue, not profit, as the governor incorrectly claims, Fifa has always been a not-for-profit organisation as per our statutes.<\/p>\n
“Revenues from the Fifa World Cup are reinvested into developing the game of football, particularly for youth and women, worldwide.”<\/p>\n
He added that host city agreements were signed in 2018 and that Fifa had already worked with the host committee to develop a transportation plan that “provides efficient and accessible mass transit options” for fans attending the eight matches in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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