As we head into this FIFA Club World Cup weekend in the USA, meteorologists are warning of dangerous heat and humidity up and down the east coast. Temperatures will rise through Sunday and could last all week, with a heat index of 43ºC by Monday.

Our expectations for FIFA were already low, but goddamn.

A new memo from Marco Rubio & the Trump administration announces plans to add an additional 36 countries to the USA’s travel ban, in addition to the 19 already placed under bans earlier this month. These include Pacific & Caribbean nations, as well as nearly two dozen African & South Asian countries

Abolish ICE!

As the Club World Cup kicks off under the threat of immigration crackdowns, @hebagowayed.bsky.social & @nickocchiuto.bsky.social write in The Guardian about how FIFA corruption has put Trump’s authoritarian agenda front and center.

Bayern Munich fans at the Club World Cup held up a banner saying "world football is more poorly governed than before" and "smash FIFA". They are not going out on a limb here. A 🧵 on the experts and organisations that recently said the same thing...

FIFA Club World Cup ticket sales tank dramatically after the Dept. of Homeland Security bragged that agents would be “suited and booted" at the stadium in a now-deleted social media post

How is anyone supposed to believe Trump or Infantino that visitors from around the world will be safe visiting the USA for the World Cup, when this authoritarian regime is pulling stunts like this in front of FIFA and Telemundo?

A big test this weekend for FIFA’s dealings with the USA, as the Club World Cup kicks off in Miami. Trump’s DHS has confirmed its threat that ICE and CBP will be “suited and booted” at the event and will be interrogating fans about their citizenship.

Congratulations to Australia and the Socceroos for securing qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Saudi Arabia came out strong, attacking early with a goal, but Australia rallied from behind and secured the win. Now’s the time to punch your ticket to the 2026 World Cup.

With the Club World Cup kicking off this weekend, and the 2026 World Cup on the horizon next summer, this authoritarian Trump administration is doubling down on its violent immigration crackdowns and blaming "foreign flags" for the heavy handed national guard deployment in Los Angeles, California.

Canada, Mexico and the USA are set to host the World Cup next summer. But with the new Trump administration’s hostile immigration enforcement and racist travel bans, will visitors even be able to come? Will they even want to?

How can the USA say they are ready to welcome visitors for the 2026 World Cup in the wake of heavily-armed immigration raids, harsh interrogations at the border, and illegal deportations to foreign prisons?

Look who's offering "security at stadiums for the Club World Cup

It's time to Boycott the 2026 World Cup Next summer, the USA will partner with Canada and Mexico to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Join us in calling for a boycott of the USA as a host. #BoycottUSA2026 #Boycott2026WorldCup