It seems the San Francisco 49ers and the Santa Clara mayor are tangling. The metropolis is contemplating to take authorized motion towards the crew over the main points surrounding the 2026 World Cup.

Levi’s Stadium is among the many venues set to host video games for the occasion. But Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor stated the crew isn’t giving them the paperwork and heads up the town must plan for the mega-event.

It’s nonetheless three years away, however the mayor stated it takes a variety of time to organize for logistics with safety and different public companies.

Super Bowl 50, for instance, took three years to plan. And a World Cup is more likely to be even greater.

“The time by Super Bowl 50, we had full paperwork, all the pieces was negotiated, we knew what our duties had been,” Gillmor stated.

Gillmor added that Santa Clara, a metropolis with about 130,000 folks has the smallest metropolis authorities among the many World Cup host websites.

“We could have up to five to seven games here in Santa Clara. Each one like a Super Bowl. So it’s really important we get those documents,” she stated.

It’s the most recent chapter in an extended back-and-forth battle between the mayor and the crew. The World Cup Bay Area host committee is the one in cost main as much as the mega-event, working with the 49ers.

The Bay Area Host Committee launched the next assertion:

“We are committed to transparency and have already provided city staff with materials regarding the bid. We look forward to continuing to work with city staff on the remaining documents to ensure that proprietary information is protected.”

The 49ers are additionally reportedly within the working to host the Super Bowl in 2026, months earlier than the World Cup.

The police chief submitted a letter saying his division wants time to organize as a result of it might pressure their assets and require help from different businesses, including the shortage of communication is unacceptable.

The mayor proposed authorized motion to subpoena the FIFA paperwork, however the council voted towards it this week.

Instead, deciding to attend till the brand new metropolis supervisor takes over, to allow them to talk about it with the host committee subsequent month and attempt to resolve the problem.

If it may’t, the mayor, who’s within the minority on the town council, desires to pursue authorized motion.