Events and Attractions

Twenty-one U.S. cities signed a letter, intended to be sent to U.S. Soccer CEO JT Batson, which warned that they “would not be prepared to sign” for the 2031 Women’s World Cup bid “without ‘meaningful negotiation of key terms,’” according to Adam Crafton of THE ATHLETIC. The letter made clear that “...

The FIFA World Cup has been hyped as “the greatest show on earth,” but for the 2026 edition, by far the biggest in the competition’s 96-year history, even that “grandiose billing is nothing like bombastic enough,” according to Oliver Kay of THE ATHLETIC. There is “no escaping the cultural and econom...

Revolution owner Robert Kraft was a “central figure” in Boston’s bid to become a host city, and he sees the World Cup as “less a short-term payday than a long-term play” to boost MLS, where he holds a major stake, according to Platoff & Nanos of the BOSTON GLOBE. With a new stadium for the Revol...

UFC star Conor McGregor has been quiet by his standards since his return to the Octagon was announced, but Dana White said he’s “extremely confident” the fight is happening and is pleased that the Irishman has been reserved.

Wimbledon will increase its prize money to a record $85.7M -- with the winners of the singles titles receiving $4.8M in the “biggest ever uplift in tournament history” -- in a bid to “prevent more player protests ahead of this year’s tournament and in response to the looming threat of civil war in t...

LOS ANGELES -- French soccer club Paris Saint-Germain will open its Ici C’est Paris La Maison activation on Thursday, as part of the club’s efforts to create cultural touch points with soccer fans around the world.

Unity, despite being originally stressed as an “overarching theme” of this World Cup, has “not been the prevailing sentiment of late among the three host countries” as the tournament is set to kick off, according to James Wagner of the N.Y. TIMES. Execution of this neighboring-allies World Cup, host...

The Knicks’ stalwart famous fans and legends were back for Game 4, but they were joined by some huge names, led by Taylor Swift, sporting a blue shirt with “Stevie Knicks” written across it in orange. She was accompanied by Este and Alana Haim, who wore shirts that matched Swift’s.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off Wednesday night with three simultaneous and televised concerts in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico collectively called the FIFA Countdown Concert. Italian musician Andrea Bocelli “set the bar high in Mexico City” while accompanied by an orchestra and a choir as “images ...

The Mexican national team will kick off the 2026 World Cup against South Africa on Thursday with the “weight of entertaining 83,000 at iconic Azteca Stadium and soccer fans around the globe.” The match at the venue known as Mexico City Stadium during the World Cup will kick off at 3pm ET and air on ...