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“Against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions and a sustained ‘Trump Slump’ of declining international visitation, the substantial World Cup bump U.S. hotels were promised may not materialize, according to CoStar, the industry’s leading benchmarking and analytics firm.” YouTube: U.S. Hotel Industry Starting To Worry About The World Cup “FIFA Under Pressure: Iran World […]

“With a little over a month until the World Cup comes to New Jersey, workers this week began installing the grass field at MetLife Stadium. Workers began the two-day installation process on Wednesday afternoon, when the first of 27 trucks filled with hundreds of rolls of grass arrived at the stadium from a turf farm […]

“How many times will Elon Musk post on X today? Will Donald Trump do anything this week? Hantavirus pandemic in 2026? Where will Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding occur? Oh, and who will win the 2026 World Cup? Welcome to the world of prediction markets, the increasingly popular betting platform that allows users to […]

“The World Cup is almost here. Of the 48 teams, 32 will advance from the opening group stage to the knockout stage — a single-elimination bracket of matches to be played in 15 stadiums across North America. But where, exactly, could your team play after surviving the group? If the United States wins its group, […]

“THE TWO second legs may not have been as captivating as the first, but nobody could complain at the overall quality of the penultimate stage of the 2005-06 UEFA Champions League. For Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain, their success underlined that they are probably the two best teams in Europe this season. Bayern Munich, arguably, are […]

“Welcome to the latest edition of The Alternative Premier League Table, where each week, The Athletic analyses the entire division through a specific lens. Matchday 35 saw teams across the Premier League score 23 of their 46 big chances. That 50 per cent conversion rate is the third best of the season after Matchday 5 […]

“In one of the more monumental shifts in the collectibles world, FIFA and Fanatics have inked a long-term, exclusive licensing deal that will allow Topps — owned by Fanatics — to produce soccer cards, stickers and trading card games for the World Cup and other FIFA events starting in 2031. This will end FIFA and […]

“Max Allegri sought refuge in the dug-out at the Mapei Stadium. He bowed his head and pinched the bridge of his nose. Not Sassuolo. Not again. The team with whom he began his rise through the leagues, taking ‘Sasol’ up to Serie B for the first time in their history two decades ago, has a […]

“Arsenal will play a first Champions League final in 20 years in what promises to be a grandstand finish to their season after Bukayo Saka’s goal helped the Premier League leaders eliminate Atletico Madrid. Denied a penalty when Leandro Trossard was knocked over by Antoine Griezmann on 34 minutes, Arsenal were ahead 10 minutes later […]

Ousmane Dembélé fires the ball past Manuel Neuer for the early breakthrough for PSG. “How do you follow one of the greatest Champions League games of all time? Well, an early goal should help. After last week’s 5-4 thriller in the first leg between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, the return leg of the Champions […]