Philadelphia World Cup committee gets $2M in grants to help 2026 bid effort

The Philadelphia World Cup bid committee received $2 million in grants to bolster its efforts to be selected as a host city for the 2026 games. The Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association and the Philadelphia Hospitality Investment Levy approved a $1 million grant for the bid, said Comcast Corp. executive David L. Cohen, who chairs the bid committee. Another $1 million grant was given by the Philadelphia Union, the city’s Major League Soccer team, he said.  Cohen urged hundreds of Philadelphia’s…