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Petro, después de que Trump impidiera su reunión con Mamdani: “Considero poco democrático que se restringiera mi libertad”

El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, ha comentado este jueves, ya de vuelta en casa, la rápida (y tumultuosa) visita que ha realizado esta semana a Nueva York. Después de que la Administración de Donald Trump impidiera la reunión que tenía prevista con el alcalde de la ciudad, el demócrata progresista Zohran Mamdani, y que no pudiera celebrar una charla en Boston, el mandatario colombiano, a pocos días de la segunda vuelta que decidirá su sucesor, ha criticado al Gobierno de Estados Unidos. Tanto por vetar sus actos como por apoyar abiertamente al ultraderechista que ganó la primera vuelta de las presidenciales, Abelardo de la Espriella.

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Gustavo Petro en la sede de la UNU,en Nueva York (EE UU), el 10 de junio.
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Petro and Mamdani: A meeting of progressive leaders the Trump administration thwarted

Colombian President Gustavo Petro had planned to meet New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, during his trip to the United States this week. Petro traveled to the U.S. on Wednesday to assume the presidency of the United Nations Security Council. In the days that followed, he intended to hold a private meeting with Mamdani, a rising progressive figure who, like him, is a staunch opponent of Donald Trump. The photo of the two left-wing leaders carried great symbolic weight: for Mamdani it would have been his first meeting with a head of state; for Petro it would have meant sealing an alliance with Democrats on the eve of decisive elections for Colombia. The meeting never took place. The reason: the White House made sure of it.

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Zohran Mamdani and Gustavo Petro.
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MSG Sports criticizes NYPD and Mamdani over Knicks Game 4 security

James Dolan’s company slams mayor and police commissioner as ‘party poopers’ over large restricted zone

The owner of the New York Knicks basketball team sharply criticized both the New York police department and Zohran Mamdani after city officials announced an extensive security strategy for Game 4 of the NBA finals, featuring a large restricted zone and additional access controls.

The expanded security measures follow Monday’s Game 3 watch party at Bryant Park, where disorder erupted and led to arrests, damage to property, and incidents involving assaults on police officers.

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© Photograph: Eduardo Muñoz/Reuters

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A World Cup of opulence and records: Soaring ticket prices and officials denied entry

The largest FIFA World Cup in history kicks off on Thursday, June 11, at the Estadio Azteca. The opening match between Mexico and South Africa will be the starting gun for a tournament also hosted by Canada and largely staged in the United States, where 78 of the 104 matches will be played, including the final on July 19. FIFA president Gianni Infantino said last May at the United Nations headquarters in New York, an organization founded in 1945 to prevent armed conflict, that “the eyes of the world will be focused on North America.” “We spend so much time in discussing what divides us, but actually we realize that when we put people together, what happens is that there are many more things that unite us than the things that divide us,” he added. The World Cup, however, will be co-hosted in a country that just over 100 days ago launched a war against Iran, alongside Israel, without any United Nations endorsement, that has an open diplomatic dispute with another co-host, Mexico, and whose anti-immigration policies — policies that frighten many fans — on Monday denied entry to Somali referee Omar Artan, one of the 52 match officials assigned to the tournament.

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino at the MetLife Stadium last Monday.
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Trump booed at NBA Finals in New York

New Yorkers didn’t hesitate to make their displeasure heard during Donald Trump’s attendance at one of the city’s most important sporting nights in decades. In a packed Madison Square Garden, as the national anthem played before the start of the first NBA Finals game to be staged in New York in 27 years, fans erupted in boos when the president of the United States — the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game — appeared in his box, protected by bulletproof glass, and appeared on the arena’s giant screen. The Republican offered a mocking smile as the game between the Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs got under way in a series the New Yorkers now lead 2-1 after the visitors’ 115-111 victory.

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Donald Trump at the NBA Finals playoff game at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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NYC imposes stringent security as Trump becomes 1st sitting U.S. president to attend NBA Finals game

Donald Trump is set to be the first sitting U.S. president to attend an NBA Finals game, bringing strict security measures that will require New York Knicks fans to navigate an extensive safety perimeter around Madison Square Garden and an expected lengthy wait to get inside the building.

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Stephen A. Smith: Trump will ruin ‘vibe’ at NBA Finals game

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on Saturday said President Trump’s planned attendance at Monday night’s Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs will ruin the “vibe.” Smith responded to a user on the social platform X who blasted the commentator’s take against having…

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Several people stabbed at New York’s Penn Station hours before Trump’s visit

Six people were stabbed at Penn Station, New York’s main intercity rail hub and its busiest station. The attack occurred on Sunday after 7.00 p.m. local time (1.00 a.m. CEST) between 33rd Street and Seventh Avenue, the New York Fire Department told local media. The incident comes as the city is on a high security alert ahead of a planned presidential visit on Monday by U.S. President Donald Trump, Game 3 of the NBA Finals, and the start of the FIFA World Cup.

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Emergency and security personnel at Penn Station, New York, on Sunday.
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Il sindaco di New York Zohran Mamdani ha citato Mario Balotelli per spiegare la sua strategia sui Mondiali

A pochi giorni dall’inizio dei Mondiali di calcio 2026, il sindaco di New York Zohran Mamdani ha scelto un riferimento inatteso per spiegare l’approccio della sua amministrazione all’organizzazione dell’evento: Mario Balotelli. Durante una conferenza stampa dedicata alla mobilità e alla gestione dei trasporti in vista della manifestazione che si svolgerà tra Stati Uniti, Canada e Messico, Mamdani ha citato una delle frasi più celebri dell’ex attaccante della Nazionale italiana, trasformandola in una metafora del lavoro che attende la città. I Mondiali iniziano il prossimo 11 giugno e New York sarà la città in assoluta protagonista dell’evento: la finale è in programma il 19 luglio al MetLife Stadium.

La citazione di Balotelli

Nel passaggio conclusivo del suo intervento, il sindaco Mamdani ha ricordato una dichiarazione diventata famosa negli anni in cui Balotelli era considerato uno dei talenti più brillanti del calcio mondiale. Mamdani lo ha definito “uno degli attaccanti più forti dei tempi recenti” e ha raccontato: “Mario Balotelli una volta parlò delle sue esultanze contenute dopo un gol. Disse: ‘Quando segno non esulto perché sto solo facendo il mio lavoro“. Poi Mamdani ha aggiunto: “Quando un postino consegna le lettere, festeggia forse?’”.

Da lì il parallelo con l’organizzazione dei Mondiali. “Quando New York ospiterà un Mondiale organizzato, sicuro, che funzionerà in modo fluido e senza problemi, festeggeremo? No, perché staremo solo facendo il nostro lavoro”, ha affermato Mamdani. Il sindaco ha poi aggiunto di essere convinto che la città abbia “le persone, la preparazione e l’eccellenza” necessarie per realizzare “un grande Mondiale”.

Un sindaco appassionato di calcio

La citazione può sorprendere chi conosce poco Mamdani, ma non chi segue la sua passione per il calcio. Tifoso dell’Arsenal fin dall’adolescenza, il sindaco ha giocato come difensore in una squadra amatoriale di Brooklyn e ha spesso utilizzato il calcio anche nelle sue iniziative politiche. In passato si è inoltre schierato contro il sistema dei prezzi dinamici adottato dalla FIFA per i biglietti dei Mondiali del 2026.

Nel corso della stessa conferenza stampa, Mamdani ha fatto riferimento anche a José Mourinho, altro personaggio simbolo del calcio internazionale. Il richiamo all’ex allenatore di Inter e Roma conferma quanto il sindaco abbia scelto di utilizzare esempi e citazioni provenienti dal mondo del pallone per comunicare il messaggio principale dell’amministrazione: garantire che l’evento si svolga senza disagi per residenti e tifosi.

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The US men’s soccer team, between staying quiet and speaking out

Timothy Weah used his platform as a member of the U.S. men’s national soccer team to speak out about what he sees as an injustice. The Marseille player — son of Ballon d’Or winner and former Liberian president George Weah — joined New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani onstage as he announced he had secured 1,000 tickets priced at $50 for the matches to be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, just across the river from Manhattan. They are a drop in the bucket for this venue — the stadium, expanded to a capacity of 87,000, will host eight matches including the final, meaning 696,000 total tickets — but it’s something.

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Timothy Weah walks onto the stage at the event where the U.S. World Cup roster was announced.
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