🔗 Share this article Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Addresses President Trump's Threat to Relocate FIFA World Cup Matches from Boston Boston's mayor, Michelle Wu, suggested that the municipality was prepared for a confrontation with President Donald Trump concerning his claim that he could instruct FIFA to relocate World Cup games from the stadium in Foxborough, situated 22 miles south-west of the city. Mayor Wu spoke on a local podcast recently to answer comments from the Trump administration, which had described her as "far-left." Trump had warned that he would contact FIFA President Gianni Infantino if Boston did not "address its issues." A great deal of it is secured by contract so that no single person, even if they live in the White House, can change it. She continued, "We live in a time where for attention, for control, for pushing the boundaries ... ongoing threats ... are directed at people and cities who stand their ground and submit or be obedient to a hateful agenda." She further stated, "We will keep being who we are, and that means, unfortunately, we are going to be in a conversation that is targeting what Boston stands for." Wu concluded by emphasizing her support for the Boston, declaring, "Fully committed for our city." The President's Statements and FIFA's Role Recently, FIFA President Gianni Infantino was photographed with Trump at the international summit in Sharm el-Sheikh. Infantino has also been to the Oval Office and presented World Cup tournament and club championship awards to the president as presents. Earlier, President Trump was asked about recent disturbances in South Boston that involved a police vehicle being set on fire. He replied, "If somebody is doing a bad job, and if I feel there's unsafe conditions, I would call Infantino – the president of the organization, who's phenomenal." Trump continued, "I would say: 'Let's move into another location' and they would do that. He might not prefer it. But he would do it without hesitation." The president also directly criticized Wu, stating, "Their mayor is ineffective ... she's far-left, and they're taking over parts of Boston. That's a pretty big statement, right?" Past Warnings and Upcoming Tournament Information President Trump has previously suggested that he would take the similar discussion with the FIFA president about relocating matches from Seattle and San Francisco, which are among the 16 host cities across the continent. The United States is joint hosts the 2026 tournament with neighboring countries. The expanded tournament is planned to be played from June 11 to July 19 next summer.