'World Cup for the people': New York’s street soccer push kicks off • FRANCE 24 English

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World Cup fever has arrived in New York City.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to make sure that even those who can’t afford a ticket to a match can participate.

His administration has set up public street soccer programs in partnership with non-profit Street Lab to give kids in immigrant and working-class neighbourhoods access to the beautiful game.


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