Cristiano Ronaldo has long been one of soccer’s (or football’s) greatest goal-scorers, dazzling millions of fans…
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Bafana’s big win: A goal for soccer, a boost for business
Bafana’s big win: A goal for soccer, a boost for business How fans are consuming…
Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase are letting their staff work remotely—but only for the World Cup
It wasn’t thousands of staff petitioning their boss to let them work from home that convinced…
Mexico City’s unofficial duck soccer mascot stole the presidential press briefing
Wearing the green jersey of Mexico’s national soccer team and a FIFA tie, he waddled into…
World Cup fans complain tickets never arrived and orders were canceled at the last minute
Bina Ramroop broke down in tears when she realized she wasn’t going to get the World Cup tickets…
Controversy swirls over Spanish soccer club accused of using novel $600,000 Kalshi wager to bet on its relegation
A Spanish football club at the center of a prediction market controversy has denied placing a…
Brazil’s biggest soccer broadcaster Is now a guy who started on Twitch. He beat Globo
In Brazil, home of soccer-mad fans and the five-time world champions, the only way to watch all…
As the World Cup draws millions to 11 U.S. cities, measles—not Ebola—may be the biggest concern
As millions pour into 11 U.S. cities next week for the start of the World Cup,…
The ‘soccer’ vs. ‘football’ war has a 160-Year history — and your snobbish friends are wrong about which one is right
“There’s no question about it. We have to come up with another name for the NFL.…
Inside the $9 billion World Cup: How Gianni Infantino built a FIFA-dom with a tight grip on soccer’s biggest global event
For Zurich’s bankers and executives, May 27, 2015, began as a normal Wednesday—until Swiss police stormed…
Why sports-crazed cities like Chicago, Phoenix, and Detroit skipped the 2026 FIFA World Cup
While nearly a dozen U.S. cities put the finishing touches on preparations for the 2026 FIFA…
U.S. Soccer is using AI to scout 70 million teenagers
For 30 years, American soccer has been the sport of the almost. Almost breaking through. Almost…
FIFA’s dynamic pricing risks keeping actual fans from the World Cup and may be backfiring
Last week, the New York and New Jersey attorneys general announced an investigation into FIFA’s ticketing…
6 years of jersey design, 4 years of prep, 4 weeks of games: Execs at U.S. Soccer and Nike know how much this World Cup means
With less than two weeks until kickoff, the 2026 World Cup—co-hosted by the U.S., Canada, and…
U.S. hotels call World Cup a ‘non-event’ and 80% see bookings below falling short of expectations
Last year, FIFA president Gianni Infantino hailed the upcoming World Cup as the equivalent of “104…