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Josh Shapiro: “When we were dealing with FIFA, I was adamant that we set…”

Featuring: Josh Shapiro, Democratic | Governor of Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania's Biggest Soccer Fans are Heading to the World Cup!

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I hope everybody's pumped up for the World Cup. It was really important to me that even while we brought the World cup to Pennsylvania, that it needed to be accessible for Pennsylvanians. When we were dealing with FIFA, I was adamant that we set aside tickets and we set aside access to people really dedicated themselves to soccer. either playing or, in the case of the parents and the volunteers here, supporting young people who play. (00:50–01:01)

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