Events and Attractions

ATLANTA -- The 2026 FIFA World Cup delivered yet another classic Wednesday, with Argentina scoring twice in the final minutes to stun England 2-1 and advance to the World Cup final. The victory sets up a meeting with Spain on Sunday at N.Y./N.J. Stadium, a match featuring two of the world’s most rec...

Fanatics Chair & CEO Michael Rubin said Fanatics and its partners will “spend $80M or $90M” to put on this week’s Fanatics Fest. Rubin, appearing on “The Breakfast Club” podcast, noted with tickets at $70-$80, if 200,000 people come, the event would generate around $15M in ticket revenue. Rubin ...

R&A CEO Mark Darbon gave his “state-of-the-union address” Wednesday ahead of this weekend’s Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, and he addressed the idea of possibly moving up tee times for Sunday’s final round if England ends up playing in the World Cup final. The R&A “expects the final pu...

The Giants remain on track to host the 2028 MLB All-Star Game if MLB players “are allowed to participate in the Los Angeles Olympics that same summer,” according to Susan Slusser of the S.F. CHRONICLE. Interim MLBPA Exec Dir Bruce Meyer indicated discussions about MLB taking part in the ‘28 Games ha...

Tuesday’s Spain-France World Cup semifinal match at Dallas Stadium marked the end of North Texas’ hosting duties as the stadium drew 631,843 fans over the course of nine matches and produced “countless indelible memories” for North Texans and “perhaps as many as 4 million visitors,” according to Bra...

K.C. is “big-game hunting” with its sights set on major international events coming to the U.S. after showcasing its hosting capabilities during the 2026 World Cup, according to Blair Kerkhoff of the K.C. STAR. The city has submitted bids for the 2031 Men’s Rugby World Cup and 2033 Women’s Rugby Wor...

England’s semifinal against Argentina has been “rated the ‘highest risk’ match” of the World Cup after a meeting between FIFA, the FBI and the Atlanta police department, according to Matt Lawton of the London TIMES. The “intense rivalry” between the two countries has “led to concerns around potentia...

Argentina, which plays England in the World Cup semifinal Wednesday, is “far from receiving support from other Latin American fan bases,” having “become the team they are rooting against,” according to James Wagner of the N.Y. TIMES. Argentines have “long had a reputation for their intense soccer cu...

Over the next three weeks, the Savannah Bananas and their five spinoff teams will combine to play three games at Wrigley Field, three more at Target Field and games at a college football stadium and eight minor league ballparks.

The World Cup halftime show during the final is “expected to be about 30 minutes long to accommodate Fifa’s star-studded show,” which means it will be “breaching the maximum time of 15 minutes permitted under the Laws of the Game,” according to Martyn Ziegler of the London TIMES. FIFA has a “history...