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U.S. Reps. press FIFA for transparency around World Cup ticket pricing
Members of Congress, responding to “fan ire over the price of tickets to upcoming World Cup matches, are pressing FIFA for an explanation,” according to T.J. Quinn of ESPN.com. Reps. Nellie Pou (D-N.J.) and Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.) sent a letter to FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Thursday “aski...
Syracuse, Wake Forest to hold 2026 Week 0 CFB game in Toronto
Syracuse and Wake Forest will kick off the 2027 college football season at Toronto’s BMO Field with a Week 0 matchup “on either Aug. 28 or Aug. 29” that “will serve as the ACC opener for both teams.” The game will mark the “first time two American universities will open the year in Canada.” The ACC ...
Players Era tournament to add teams, move to ESPN for 2026
The Players Era college basketball tournament has “expanded its 2026 field to 24 college teams” that “will be split among two tournaments as the event goes to bracket play.” Last year’s field included 18 teams and organizers were “initially shooting for 32 teams in 2026” before settling on 24 with t...
IOC selects Orlando to host Olympic qualifier event in 2028
Orlando will host one of four qualifying events in the lead-up to the LA28 Games, the IOC announced following its executive board meeting on Thursday. The city will be home to the final event in the Olympic Q-Series in June 2028, with Tokyo, Shanghai and Montreal selected to host the first three.
South Australia Premier says LIV welcome back to Adelaide if it can continue success
South Australia Premier Peter Malinauskas says that LIV Golf is “welcome back in Adelaide, but warns that the state government is ‘not going to pay for anything that doesn’t deliver,’” according to Thomas Kelsall of ABC.net.au. LIV’s annual event at Adelaide has been a success, with the event at the...
Iran seeks FIFA assurances for U.S. World Cup entry
Iranian Football Federation President Mehdi Taj has “demanded assurances from FIFA that his country’s military won’t be insulted” and that Iran’s traveling delegation will be allowed into the U.S. during the World Cup, according to Seth Vertelney of USA TODAY. Taj indicated that, without these assur...
World Cup Notes: Seattle projects $32M-plus for World Cup preparations
In Seattle, David Kroman wrote Seattle is “expected to spend at least” $32M on World Cup preparations. According to a City Council meeting Tuesday, about $14M will come “directly from the city’s coffers,” with the rest “made up of state and federal grants and through an agreement with the local orga...
Philadelphia-area hotels, rentals still open for World Cup as fans mull attendance
More than half the Philadelphia area’s short-term rentals “remained available during the World Cup” as of Wednesday, “including on game days and game-day eves,” according to Eric McCarthy of the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER. The figure comes from AirDNA, which analyzes Airbnb and Vrbo data, with the market...
FIFA’s Infantino defends World Cup ticket prices with misfire on college football costs
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has “tried to justify the sky-high World Cup ticket prices” by “claiming incorrectly that the cheapest seats to watch American football matches between US colleges cost $300,” according to Martyn Ziegler of the London TIMES. Infantino “defended FIFA’s ticket policy in...
Trump hosts UFC fighters, talks White House event
President Trump “welcomed UFC fighters in the Oval Office” on Wednesday to promote the UFC event on the White House’s South Lawn in June. Trump predicted a “historic event” on June 14. He called it the “biggest event we’ve ever had at the White House.” Joining Trump were fighters Alex Pereira, Ciryl...
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