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Monday, May 4, 2026

FIFA police will be lurking at Toronto bars to enforce corporate law

So-called "FIFA police" could be lurking at your local bar in just a few weeks, and local watering holes will have to be extra careful to avoid costly legal action during the Worl…

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So-called "FIFA police" could be lurking at your local bar in just a few weeks, and local watering holes will have to be extra careful to avoid costly legal action during the World Cup descending on Toronto in June and July. Toronto bars have had a long history with FIFA's legal fist, highlighted in a New York Times a…
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