Nate Bukaty

It's not like those things weren't real stories, but those kind of dominate the news cycle.

And then all of a sudden they put the ball down and they kick it off.

And I think it's kind of the beauty of soccer.

The thing that people love about it is the game itself is not the problem.

The game is beautiful.

The game is wonderful.

And it brings people from all over the world together.

And that's what actually happens once the tournament starts.

So I think we've kind of been living in that negative cycle to this point.

And I think that on June 11th, when they kick the ball off, it's going to be a party unlike we've ever seen in this town for the next month and a half.

What is the economic output for that long term?

I'm not qualified to answer that at all.

Right.

And so this is a story that I one of my favorite stories in the book.

And to me, it's a story.

A hundred percent.

And we don't know what like what economic I was telling you this off the air.

Yeah.

I've talked to enough of the business leaders like Cliff Illig and Peter Malook in this town who talk about the way business gets done in Kansas City.

The reason Peter Malook keeps his business here instead of moving it to the east or west coast where a lot of his clients are is because they prefer the way business is done in Kansas City, where your reputation goes around town.