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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said astir reports NJ Transit tickets from MetLife Stadium to New York Penn Station will costs complete $100 connected World Cup crippled days.
In a video posted to societal media, Sherrill, who took agency successful January, wanted to show those attending "exactly wherever things stand" amid nan "recent headlines astir proscription costs for World Cup games successful New Jersey."
"Our management inherited an statement wherever FIFA is providing $0 for proscription to nan World Cup — zero. That leaves New Jersey Transit pinch a $48 cardinal measure to safely get 40,000 fans to and from each game," Sherrill said in nan video.
"At nan aforesaid time, FIFA is making $11 cardinal disconnected of this World Cup and charging fans up to $10,000 for a azygous summons for nan final.
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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed Executive Order 12 restricting definite migration enforcement activities connected authorities spot soon aft taking agency successful January. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)
"I won't instrumentality New Jersey's commuters pinch that tab for years to travel — that's not fair. So here's nan bottommost line: FIFA should salary for nan rides, but if they don't, I'm not going to fto New Jersey commuters get taken for one."
MetLife Stadium will big 8 matches, including nan July 19 final. Penn Station will besides person terrible restrictions connected crippled days, erstwhile only crippled attendees will beryllium permitted to participate nan NJ Transit information of nan Manhattan station.
Parking has besides been banned astatine MetLife Stadium contempt thousands of spots successful nan Meadowlands Sports Complex because nan tons will beryllium utilized for instrumentality activation and security.
Current prices from East Rutherford to Penn Station are conscionable nether $13.
NJ Transit riders get disconnected a train astatine New York Penn Station successful June 2025. (James M. O'Neill/NorthJersey.com/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
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The Athletic also reported that location will beryllium nary value differences for seniors, children aliases passengers pinch disabilities, and a last determination connected nan pricing is expected successful nan adjacent fewer days.
Last week, nan Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced $80 tickets from Boston to Gillette Stadium, and nan Boston Host Committee announced Tuesday that location will beryllium $95 Yankee Line autobus tickets to Foxborough.
Tailgating is banned at some Gillette Stadium and MetLife Stadium.
New Jersey lawmakers have proposed a measure that would impose "surcharges connected definite transactions to support preparations for [the] hosting of typical events," according to nan N.J. Legislature. The bill's superior sponsor is Sen. Paul Sarlo, D-N.J.
MetLife Stadium and nan Meadowlands Train Station from a NJ Transit train earlier nan FIFA Club World Cup 2025 semifinal lucifer betwixt Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, N.J. July 9, 2025. (Luke Hales/Getty Images)
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If passed, a 3% income taxation would beryllium added to unit goods, nutrient and portion and arena tickets successful nan Meadowlands District during nan dates of nan World Cup, according to nan bill’s text.
Fox News' Ashley J. DiMelia contributed to this report.
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