About this episode

The episode discusses the controversies surrounding the World Cup 2026 and whether it can be loved despite the issues.

Nedum touches down in USA and joins Gabby & Mark to discuss the opening game of the World Cup 2026 ; How excited are the locals, dark horses for the tournament & more... But with such a constant stream of controversy in the days leading up to the first match - fans fleeced for tickets , a Somali referee banned from entering US, national teams greeted by ICE on arrival and FIFA President Gianni Infantino 's call for everyone to just "chill out" - has a World Cup ever been harder to love? The Athletic's Adam Crafton also joins to debate whether the questions will actually stop, once the football starts? 📩 Got a question for The Sports Agents? https://forms.gle/9SBbW1SYWqXLKnRT7 🖥️ Watch our full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SportsAgentsPod 📱Follow us on socials: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thesportsagents Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thesportsagents/ X - https://x.com/sportsagentspod 📥 Email: thesportsagents@global.com 💭 Take our listener survey: https://forms.gle/YMUvajQktqBuimgh6 Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides Producer: George Sexton-Kerr Video Producer: Samuel Trudgill Social Media Editor: Jasmine Wissart Tom Hughes is Editor for…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nedum, Gabby, Mark

Guest: Adam Crafton

Topics covered

• World Cup
• controversy
• sports
• tickets
• referee
• fan experience

Keywords

• World Cup
• tickets
• controversy
• referee
• Gianni Infantino
• fan experience
• USA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FIFA, ICE

Places: USA

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