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The American World Cup Introduced Ad Breaks—and Everyone Absolutely Hates It (www.wsj.com)

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As the World Cup landed in the U.S. for the first time in three decades, international soccer fans have been acquainting themselves with the distinctly American pleasures of barbecue, highway traffic jams and Texas summers.

But there’s one American tradition that fans of the world’s most popular sport simply cannot tolerate. This summer, World Cup games have introduced commercial breaks smack in the middle of each half.

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[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

The US is money grubbing like never before. Many of these matches don't even have full attendance from what I read, because of astronomical hotel and parking costs and the like. A shitty little swamp in New Jersey is now the most expensive place in the country or something.

https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/motels-marshland-luxury-rates-welcome-world-cup-new-jersey-2026-06-13/

' Summary

New Jersey hotels hike prices for the FIFA World Cup
Rates near MetLife Stadium list as high as $5,300 per night
Parking spots going for $450 for night of final
MetLife to host eight World Cup matches, including the final'