Atop this year’s agenda is ratification of the

FIFA created an incentive program that says fans who buy two or more tickets to the Club World Cup “may” be guaranteed the right to purchase one ticket to the World Cup next summer.Navarro said economic uncertainty and fears of inflation may make fans hesitant to spend their money on the Club World Cup — when the more desirable World Cup is looming.

In some host cities, there’s little sign the Club World Cup is happening. A light rail station in Seattle had a lone sign advertising the event. The Seattle Sounders are among the teams playing in the tournament.Hans Hobson, executive director of the Tennessee State Soccer Association, suggested part of the problem is that, unlike the national teams that play in the World Cup, some of the club teams playing in Nashville are just not known to U.S. fans.“It’s not leagues that they watch. If it was the Premier League or the Bundesliga or something like that, then they’d go, ‘Oh, I know players there. Let’s go check it out,” Hobson said.

There were tickets available to LAFC’s match against Esperance Sportive de Tunisie in Nashville on June 20 for $24.45.FIFA President Gianni Infantino has traveled to several host cities to gin up enthusiasm.

But some say the United States isn’t exactly rolling out the red carpet for visitors in the current climate.

“I could see trepidation for anyone looking to travel to the U.S. at this current political climate,” said Canadian national team coach Jesse Marsch. “So it’s a sad thing, I think, that we have to talk about visiting the U.S. in this way but I think everybody has to make decisions that are best for them and that fit best with what’s going on in their life and their lifestyle.”It goes on: “I accepted responsibility, I did my time (literally) and paid my debt to society in full.”

A man who answered one of Weiner’s door knocks told the candidate that he saw the mailer and said it was a smart move to address the scandals head-on.The two then dove into political issues, chatting about crime, the subway and homeless people. As the conversation was coming in for a landing, the man told Weiner that showing up at his door to speak with him showed that he cared. He declined to give his name to an Associated Press reporter who approached him after Weiner had said goodbye and taken off down a flight of stairs.

After a few more meet-and-greets, Weiner wrapped up for the day. He left he complex, hopped on a bicycle and zipped off down the street.NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in