Anthony Zurcher

But if you were an Iranian national or you were a Haitian national who had been in the spotlight in American politics during the presidential campaign in 2024, and you're going to have a game watch maybe someplace even far from a stadium, a lot of people getting together from the Haitian community to watch, there would be concern, cause for concern,

and have targeted gathering locations for undocumented migrants in these immigrant communities before.

So why would they believe what the administration is saying, that there isn't going to be any kind of stepped-up enforcement this time around?

It seems like a risk they may not be willing to take.

Because immigration officials have targeted communities and have targeted gathering locations for undocumented migrants in these immigrant communities before.

So why would they believe what the administration is saying that there isn't going to be any kind of stepped up enforcement this time around?

It seems like a risk they may not be willing to take.

Yeah.

I think, yes, obviously, football, soccer, as we call it here, is not the most popular sport in the United States.

That is American football and the NFL and basketball and maybe baseball as well.

But it is a growing sport.

It has the highest level of youth participation of any sport in the United States.

Kids grow up playing soccer here all across various communities.

About 10% of the American public says that soccer is their favorite sport of all of them.

And that has been a steadily growing number, in part because of the growing number of migrants in this country from places where soccer is the one big sport.

I think, yes, obviously, football, soccer, as we call it here, is not the most popular sport in the United States.

So I...

something like this, this event will catch on quickly because Americans like cheering for an American team.

That is American football and the NFL and basketball and maybe baseball as well.

And if the U.S.