Jeff Rueter
speaker
461 appearances
4 recordings
2 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 6 Jul
Jeff Rueter’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The infrastructure is already there.
These are world class facilities.
We can go in.
It's been the cheapest tournament to operate, I believe, since it was held in Germany in 2006, given the lack of stadium necessary to be built, as we've seen in every World Cup in between.
And so it has been pure profit for them.
But I think that they do recognize that if you're holding this, for example, rattling off six countries here, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Spain, Portugal, Morocco for the 2030 installment for its 100th anniversary, you cannot possibly price these tickets so lavishly.
And so the idea is that this is the bankroll and then the rest of the tournament can operate.
And I think that that's a shame.
on how they're treating the North American soccer fan, frankly, as saying, if you want to enjoy this the way the rest of the world does, you have to pay it in a way that no part of the world could possibly afford to.
And I think that's just a shame.
I mean, don't worry, I'm not an American football fan.
So this is all fine.
We're not tiptoeing around dangerous territory with me one bit.
I don't know if it will, but there is a much greater portion of this country that is embracing it and pushing it into the mainstream than ever before.
I think that when you look at this tournament, finally seeing all these great players who are certainly past their best, but are the players who were their gateways and to fall in love with the sport.
When you think of, you know, Messi.
When you think of Luka Modric, when you think of, for some, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo.
When you think of Neymar Jr.
But for the first time in a long time, Neymar takes to the field for the... You know, these players making a grand return to North America and being able to play even for 20 minutes off the bench once in a while is something that is just crystallizing what had become this sort of curiosity about the sport.
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