Events and Attractions
Sponsor cover-ups become unexpected World Cup brand story
Levi’s can’t win the World Cup, but it won the social media conversation around the tournament this week with a cheeky response to its naming rights signage atop Levi’s Stadium being covered by a white bag.
USGA raises U.S. Open purse to $22.5M
The USGA increased the prize money for this week’s U.S. Open to $22.5M, up $1M from last year and the same amount awarded at this year’s Masters. The U.S. Open winner will take home $4.5M. At the PGA Championship, there was a record $20.5M purse. Last year’s Open Championship awarded a $17M purse (G...
U.S.-Australia World Cup ticket prices not likely to see significant drop
Ticket prices for Friday’s U.S.-Australia match in Seattle are not likely to see a significant decline by match day, according to TicketData.com. Keith Pagello, founder of TicketData.com, said the get-in price for the U.S. men’s national team’s second game was “remarkably steady at around $1,000” in...
Sofia Vergara on the campaign that matters most this World Cup
Actress Sofia Vergara discusses with SBJ’s Joe Lemire why the World Cup is the perfect opportunity to talk about Detect the SOS. The campaign aims to use the global event to amplify public health and support awareness of kidney and heart health.
FIFA holding strong restrictions on flags, behaviors of England fans at first game
England fans arriving for the team’s first FIFA World Cup game in Dallas will be “limited to draping their flags on rails behind the goals,” but for those sitting elsewhere, a ban “will be enforced on any displays which interfere with the stadium’s LED hoardings,” according to Morgan & Mendick o...
U.S. defends FIFA World Cup visa limits for Iran national team
The U.S. pushed back on complaints from Iran’s national team that it was “forced to leave the country immediately” after its World Cup match in L.A. instead of having a day to recover in a hotel, with the U.S. saying that it “was the plan for the team all along,” according to Vertuno & Min Kim o...
PGA Tour taps Tennis Australia to help run 2028 Presidents Cup at Kingston Heath
The PGA Tour “will lean on one of tennis’s grand slams in the Australian Open to help run elements of the 2028 Presidents Cup” at Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne, according to Evin Priest of GOLF DIGEST. Tennis Australia will “assist with the organizing and delivery of ticketing, local and glo...
Transit, parking costs frustrate World Cup fans at N.Y. N.J. Stadium
World Cup fans “faced transit hell no matter what” for Tuesday’s France-Senegal match at N.Y. N.J. Stadium, according to Fenton, Suriel, Roberts & Propper of the N.Y. POST. Spectators driving to see the game paid around $225 to park at American Dream Mall, then walk nearly 30 minutes to the venu...
Mbappe, Haaland solidify status as new global soccer stars
France F Kylian Mbappé and Norway F Erling Haaland have cemented their status “as the new order of global superstars” in what could be the final FIFA World Cup with Argentina F Lionel Messi and Portugal F Cristiano Ronaldo according to Chuck Booth of CBSSPORTS.com. Mbappé is the “center of attention...
Laver Cup headed to Intuit Dome in 2027
Laver Cup, the annual three-day, team-based tennis tournament launched by Roger Federer’s Team8 agency in 2017, has a site and date for its 2027 edition: L.A.’s Intuit Dome, from Sept. 24-26. It will be the Laver Cup’s 10th edition and fourth in the U.S., joining previous stops at S.F.’s Chase Cente...
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Everything finally appeared to be going in the right direction -- the focus was on the pitch and how people were celebrating and embracing the beautiful game. And now, boom, they drop this? It's perplexing to say the least.Former Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau President Pat Moscaritolo, on Kraft Sports & Entertainment LLC and the Patriots suing Foxborough over stadium license fees.
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