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Agreement Reached with Town of Foxboro to Cover Security Costs for World Cup at Gillette Stadium
- On Wednesday, the Kraft Group and the town of Foxborough reached an agreement ensuring Foxborough will not incur any of the $7.8 million in security costs required to host the FIFA World Cup at Gillette Stadium this summer.
- Local officials previously threatened to withhold the hosting license, citing a dispute over nearly $8 million in security funding needed for equipment, police, and firefighters across the 39-day event period.
- Under the deal, Boston Soccer 2026 will provide advance funding for security-related capital expenditures and "the full extent of deployment that public safety officials have determined is needed to execute the event."
- Foxborough Select Board Chair Bill Yukna confirmed the arrangement clears the way for officials to approve the event license at the public hearing scheduled for March 17.
- Gillette Stadium will host seven matches during the tournament, which experts expect will draw as many as 2 million visitors to the Boston area and provide significant economic impact for the Commonwealth.
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With fewer than 100 days until kickoff of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a small New England town has exposed a legal vulnerability that tournament organizers across North America should be paying very close attention to. Foxborough, Massachusetts, population roughly 19,000, is threatening to deny the entertainment license required to host World Cup matches at the stadium that will temporarily be known as “Boston Stadium.” The issue is not whether the…
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This marks the end of a standoff between Foxborough-based NFL and MLS teams and the town, which had threatened to deny the necessary FIFA licenses unless it was assured of receiving USD 8 million for security.
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