https://www.scmp.com/rss/327729/feed Andrew Zimbalist, a professor of economics at Smith College, is the author of Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Whom would you trust more, Russian President Vladimir Putin or Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel? Whereas Putin is revelling in the attention that Russia is receiving as host of the 2018 World Cup, Emanuel has informed the US Soccer Federation and Fifa that Chicago has no interest in serving as a host city when the tournament comes to North America in 2026. Canada and Mexico will each host 10 matches, and the United States will host a further 60. So why is the third-largest US city taking a pass? To... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2152156/why-host-fifa-world-cup-sacrifices-seem-outweigh-gains?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2152156/why-host-fifa-world-cup-sacrifices-seem-outweigh-gains?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 Jun 2018 09:45:15 +0000