Events and Attractions
Tickets still available for England-Norway World Cup QF match
There are almost 2,000 tickets for England’s World Cup quarterfinal against Norway up for sale on the official FIFA site, “raising the prospect of empty seats at Saturday’s game.” There are 1,822 matchday tickets being offered for resale on FIFA’s ticketing platform in the 24 hours before the match ...
Tempo aim for WNBA attendance record in Montreal
The Tempo will play their first games in Montreal this weekend, putting live WNBA games “before a whole new audience, with a realistic shot at setting an attendance record.” Toronto will play the Wings on Friday and the Liberty on Sunday. The Tempo get to “measure how strong the team’s national fan ...
Round of 16 exits fuel World Cup quarterfinal ticket price drops
The exit of the USMNT, Canada and Mexico, alongside Brazil, Colombia and Portugal in the Round of 16 of the World Cup was “good news for fans purchasing tickets this week for the quarterfinals,” according to Michelle Kaufman of the MIAMI HERALD. The “cheapest ‘get-in’ prices for the four quarterfina...
Boston World Cup hosting duties draw high marks
New England Revolution President Brian Bilello said Boston, which hosted its final World Cup match on Thursday, “won the World Cup,” according to Reynolds & Dwinell of the BOSTON HERALD. Bilello’s “triumphant declaration caps off a month-long multicultural carnival that helped alter the region’s...
This Week at the World Cup: A sneak peek at the private-suite menu for soccer’s Super Bowl
In an early-access story for the July 13 edition of SBJ, I looked ahead to the Super Bowl-level business and buzz expected next week in N.Y. around the World Cup final at MetLife Stadium. A big part of the story focuses on the high-end clientele that will be in attendance and how hospitality provide...
MLB expanding Citizens Bank Park footprint for All-Star Week
MLB SVP/Global Operations & Events Jeremiah Yolkut said that the league is “focused on expanding” Citizens Bank Park’s “footprint in the days ahead” of next week’s MLB All-Star Game, according to John George of the PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS JOURNAL. The plan is to “build a compound around the perime...
World Cup brings Haaland’s brand and global profile to new heights
Norway F Erling Haaland was well-known as one of the top strikers in the world before the World Cup, but “his scoring prowess and social media posts,” as well as Norway’s run to Saturday’s World Cup quarterfinal against England at Miami Stadium, have “made him many new fans in America,” according to...
‘Bigger than a Super Bowl’: World Cup final expected to bring unprecedented business and buzz to the New York metro area
Seeking to explain the scale of the World Cup to Americans, FIFA President Gianni Infantino has repeatedly characterized the tournament as “104 Super Bowls.” But if that’s the case, how should the World Cup final itself be understood?
Spain-Belgium World Cup quarterfinal tickets available for over $1,000
Fans hoping to catch Spain-Belgium in L.A. will have tickets available to do so. There are 315 tickets available for Friday’s World Cup quarterfinal clash, with the get-in price listed at $1,075, according to TicketData.com. That is a 27% decrease over the past three days, 71% decrease from the past...
UFC 329 ticket prices reach new heights with McGregor’s return
UFC 329 on Saturday is becoming the “most expensive mixed martial arts event on the secondary market in history.” The event will see the return of Conor McGregor, whose rematch with Max Holloway headlines the 14-fight card. The average ticket price for the card at T-Mobile Arena is $1,537 on seconda...
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Before the Super Bowl in 2025, we met with our leadership and said we didn’t want to do something that had already been done. We identified Jameis that year as someone who was, by every metric we could count, the number one NFL player on social, just for his virality, his moments and his Jameisisms.-- Fox Sports Exec Dir of Digital & Social Nick Rago, on why the network chose N.Y. Giants QB Jameis Winston as a roaming, social-first correspondent for its World Cup coverage.
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