Soccer-'Suited and booted' immigration officials may stoke Club World Cup anxiety


Soccer Football - Club World Cup - Rose Bowl prepares for Club World Cup in California - Pasadena, California, U.S. - June 11, 2025 A ticket office is shown ahead of the opening game between Paris St Germain and Atletico Madrid REUTERS/Mike Blake

NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -U.S. Customs and Border Protection has promised to be "suited and booted" at the first round of Club World Cup soccer matches, as the curtain-raiser event for next year's World Cup kicks off amidst anxiety from some fans in the United States.

The tournament starts in Miami on Saturday as soccer great Lionel Messi and his MLS team Inter Miami play Egypt's Al Ahly, as protests over U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies continue across the country.

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