US EditionWorld Cup Security Update: Foxboro "Shocked and Dismayed" by Kraft Group's Latest Statement on Funding
Kraft Sports and Entertainment will pay up to $1.5 million toward a $7.8 million security bill to help secure the World Cup entertainment license for Foxborough.
- On Thursday, Kraft Sports and Entertainment pledged to help cover security costs for seven World Cup games at Gillette Stadium, with payments not to exceed $1,512,490.
- Federal officials said FEMA's grants system missed the Jan. 30 deadline, leaving host‑city security grants unpaid as the system "is not operational" with limited staff reducing processing capacity.
- Kraft Sports and Entertainment pledged to reimburse Foxborough within two business days, with minimum $100,000 disbursements, and reported $2 million on hand plus $70 million expected from funding.
- Foxborough Select Board is withholding approval and will vote at a public hearing March 17, warning they may vote no without confirmed funding, risking nearly $8 million in public-safety costs for town taxpayers.
- $625m was set aside last year for the 11 U.S. World Cup host cities, with Boston allocated $46m, while other host cities report shortfalls and local chiefs warn the June 1 equipment procurement deadline is tight.
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Foxboro ‘met with resistance,’ as Kraft Group offers to pay for World Cup security funding
As the World Cup gets closer and closer, the fight over security funding gets hotter and hotter between the town of Foxboro and the groups organizing the events at Gillette Stadium. Town officials are slamming the Kraft Group and other event organizers for failing to provide upfront money to cover their $7.8 million request to fund security personnel and equipment for the premier soccer tournament. The contentious battle has gotten even hotter a…
World Cup security update: Foxboro "shocked and dismayed" by Kraft Group's latest statement on funding
The town of Foxboro, Massachusetts said it is "shocked and dismayed" by the most recent statement from the Kraft Sports Group about the FIFA World Cup security funding.
World Cup security costs funding plan is insufficient, Foxborough official says
A proposed plan meant to assure Foxborough town officials that the town will not end up paying for security for the 2026 FIFA World Cup games at Gillette Stadium does not adequately address concerns that have kept town officials from approving the event, a Foxborough official told MassLive Thursday night. For weeks, Foxborough town officials have declined to issue a required event license for the soccer matches until a plan for paying for securi…
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