If the recently concluded Club World Cup showcased the role that NJ Transit can play in moving fans to MetLife Stadium for the World Cup next summer, it also showcased that the transit system has quite a way to go before it is ready for the biggest show on earth.

Major League Soccer announced on Wednesday the 2026 All-Star Game will be played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. The hometown Charlotte FC will take on

“It’s more a golf green, so you can putt here,” manager Niko Kovač said after his side’s 3-2 loss. “It’s very short. But this is not the grass we are used to playing on in the Bundesliga and also in the other two stadiums.”

Pam Bondi, Tom Brady and Kristi Noem joined President Trump and First Lady Melania at the MetLife Stadium for the Club World Cup

The president was given the medal to look at by Gianni Infantino while handing others out to the winning squad, though Trump later tucked it into his suit blazer

Donald Trump was in attendance at the MetLife Stadium on Sunday evening as Chelsea beat Paris Saint-Germain to win the Club World Cup, and the 79-year-old looked to be having a great time