FIFA relocating over 100 employees from Switzerland to Miami (Coral Gables, Geneva: lease, transfer)

[allenk893]

Sorry for the troglodytes that'll be seething even more today. Miami is moving forward. Winning!

FIFA is relocating over 100 employees from Switzerland to Miami.

FIFA’s entire legal department will be relocating here, as well as audit, compliance and risk management teams, according to the AP.

The move is expected to be complete by August 2024

FIFA has already leased 60,000 square foot of office space at 396 Alhambra in Coral Gables. Those offices opened last month.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino is also expected to relocate to Miami ahead of the 2026 World Cup, which will see Miami hosting up to 5 games, according to Bloomberg.

The Next Miami

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[elchevere]

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Interesting….I know FIFA and LA (SoFi Stadium) are butting heads. Appears Miami could be in a good position to host late round games, possibly the Final. Messi and Beckham presence not hurting either.

Troglodytes?…I learned a new word today!

[Corrie22]

”Founded in 1904 to provide unity among national soccer associations, the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) boasts 209 members, rivaling that of the United Nations, and is arguably the most prestigious sports organization in the world.”

[MiamiLIFE]

This is amazing! Too much winning going on Miami! LFG!

[silverct9a]

There is a certain poster who bashes Miami every chance he gets, yet when confronted he runs off, complains to mods and gets treated with kid gloves. I’m certain this news brings him much disappointment.

[wanderer34]

I doubt FIFA will permanently move to Miami, as Switzerland is a very neutral site and has been for many decades. It's also a reason why Swiss banks are very popular amongst the rich and wealthy because of Switzerland's neutrality policies. And let's not forget that soccer is the biggest sport in much of Europe, compared to American football right here in the USA, so it's doubtful that FIFA will ever move to Miami. However, this may either open up a full time Swiss consulate for Miami and FL, or force the current consulate serving FL in Atlanta to move to Miami.

According to my research, there's actually more people of Swiss descent in FL than anywhere in the Southern region of the US. Here's the link from the US Census page proving that: https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1...45,47,48,51,54.

According to the figures of Southern US, FL leads in population of people of Swiss descent. Here's my list:

FL - 36,061 (0.2%)
TX - 32,902 (0.1%)
VA - 19,575 (0.2%)
NC - 17,406 (0.2%)
KY - 12,111 (0.3%)
MD - 11,251 (0.2%)
GA - 10,774 (0.1%)
TN - 10,597 (0.2%)
SC - 7,993 (0.1%)
AR - 5,696 (0.2%)
OK - 5,681 (0.1%)
AL - 4,145 (0.1%)
LA - 3,990 (0.1%)
DC - 2,458 (0.4%)
WV - 2,774 (0.2%)
MS - 1,196 (0.0%)

It looks like amongst US jurisdictions, it's no surprise that DC has the highest concentration of Swiss descended people with 0.4% since it's a small jurisdiction of about 62 sq. mi. Amongst states, KY has the highest concentration, but in raw numbers, FL has the highest population with about 36K people of Swiss descent, more than anywhere in the American South.

Here's another link of Swiss consulates in America: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...rland#Americas. In the US there's the embassy in Washington DC, and consulates in Boston, NY, Chicago, San Francisco, and Atlanta. I've also noticed that the Swiss government had closed their consulates in LA and in Houston (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...and#Americas_2). It may be necessary for the Swiss government to reopen the Swiss gov't in Houston, since TX is a huge corporate state and even consider opening up a full time consulate in Miami, FL, with the possibility of closing the one in Atlanta, since both FL and TX both have the biggest Swiss populations in the South.

[wanderer34]

Originally Posted by elchevere

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Interesting….I know FIFA and LA (SoFi Stadium) are butting heads. Appears Miami could be in a good position to host late round games, possibly the Final. Messi and Beckham presence not hurting either.

Troglodytes?…I learned a new word today!

I've envisioned a World Cup Finals, as well as the third place game happening in Miami, while the semifinals can happen in NY & Mexico City. It's a perfect setup if that were to happen, since NY is the farthest north and the biggest city in that region while Mexico City is the largest city in Mexico. Miami would be a perfect soft for the World Cup finals and the third place game because it's the Capital of Latin America as well as it's gateway to Latin America.

LA is just too far away from many competing countries such as Spain, France, Germany, the Netherland, and even upstarts such as Morocco and Croatia, and even the African countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa will fully benefit from a Miami World Cup due to shorter distance as opposed to an LA World Cup.

[elchevere]

Originally Posted by wanderer34

I doubt FIFA will permanently move to Miami, as Switzerland is a very neutral site and has been for many decades.

FIFA setting up shop here is temporary/ an outpost, for the 2026 games, not permanent, and they are moving 100, not all, of their employees.

Once 2026 games are over I’m sure these offices will shut down. Looks like Spain, Portugal and Morocco are the 2030 hosts so probably no need for offices there given the proximity to Switzerland.

[FL_Expert]

Originally Posted by CXT2000

Imagine being the poor sucker getting transferred from Zurich to Miami... Zurich is a superior city.

Fifa to Miami makes sense too, given the corruption of the organization and the city.

Zurich is better than Miami as a whole, but I think I might take the best of Miami (Brickell) over the best of Zurich (Old Town). It’s ultramodern and vibrant vs clean, charming, but kind of boring. Geneva and Lausanne are better cities than Zurich in my opinion.

[elchevere]

Originally Posted by FL_Expert

Zurich is better than Miami as a whole, but I think I might take the best of Miami (Brickell) over the best of Zurich (Old Town). It’s ultramodern and vibrant vs clean, charming, but kind of boring. Geneva and Lausanne are better cities than Zurich in my opinion.

I’ve got an old friend who lives in Bern, which is very nice as well.