New York Times Pens World Cup Love Letter To Kansas City

From the NYT's Athletic mag . . . We notice this report isn't behind the paywall because it not only reads like tourism promo but also like Mayor Q's campaign lit . . . Check-it: 

This story, Kansas Citians say — the story of how their overlooked town became the base camp capital of the World Cup — begins with money. It begins with some $650 million invested in soccer infrastructure across the metro area since 2009, money that built the fields and facilities where Argentina, England and the Netherlands will soon train.

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