Taxpayers will pay for improvements to BMO Field and other hosting costs, while reimbursing MLSE for any lost revenue or expenditures.
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment won’t be on the hook for any costs associated with helping Toronto host the World Cup, as part of a “sweetheart deal” under which the company will be entitled to millions of dollars in revenue generated by the soccer tournament.
A Feb. 10 letter of intent outlining the city and MLSE’s hosting partnership for the FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026 stipulates the company will be kept financially “whole” for its role in staging the competition, which will include overseeing upgrades to municipally owned BMO Field, licensing the tournament’s commercial rights, and marketing.
Fuck you Tory.
