Events and Attractions

The Argentina men’s national team will face Honduras at Kyle Field in a friendly Saturday in what will “likely” be the “biggest crowd” F Lionel Messi has played in front of in his career. The stadium seats 102,733 people, topping the 99,354 that Camp Nou, home of Messi’s former team Barcelona, holds...

The 158th edition Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, the final leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, will be run Saturday with a roster of 22 sponsors, the most for the New York Racing Association-owned event.

The build-out of the temporary venue for next week’s Freedom 250 card at the White House is on schedule, with UFC president & CEO Dana White promising “an incredible unique experience for our fans.” White was on site for several days this week in D.C. to help oversee the construction of the area...

UFC CEO Dana White and Chief Content Officer Craig Borsari have been “planning out the programming that will fill the downtime between fights” at UFC Freedom 250, which will be a “little different,” according to Alex Weprin of the HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. Normally there would be “sizzle reels, hype video...

Members of FIFA’s security and safety teams “expressed concerns during internal debates over the organization’s decision to ban fans from bringing water bottles into stadiums during the World Cup,” according to Adam Crafton of THE ATHLETIC. Sources said that there has been “tension for months over t...

U.S. Soccer fan organization American Outlaws said that supporters “may be harder to hear” during the USMNT’s World Cup games because FIFA “seated them in the ‘nose bleeds,’” according to Jesse Kirsch of NBCNEWS.com. The USMNT’s “most loyal fans traditionally sit right behind a goal to cheer on the ...

Many volunteers working on the preparations for the FIFA World Cup in Boston have found the experience “has been a baffling conga line of communication breakdowns and bottlenecks,” according to Silverman, Serres & Valencia of the BOSTON GLOBE. With kickoff now only days away, many of the 1,500 v...

White House FIFA World Cup 2026 Task Force Exec Dir Andrew Giuliani said that this summer’s tournament will pose an “unprecedented security challenge due to its size and scope,” but the nation’s law enforcement is “leaning in,” according to Tisha Thompson of ESPN.com. Officials said that “more than ...

U.S. Soccer could receive upward of $100 million from FIFA for co-hosting and participating in this summer’s FIFA World Cup. A decade ago, that would have been a game-changing haul for the nonprofit federation.

F1 and the Las Vegas Visitors & Convention Authority have “committed to a 10-year extension to host the annual Las Vegas Grand Prix on the Strip through 2037.” The race will “continue to be held on the weekend before Thanksgiving.” The LVCVA will continue to pay F1 $10M annually to “sponsor the ...