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U.S. in talks to host 2029 FIFA Club World Cup
The U.S. has “expressed interest in hosting the 2029 Club World Cup as it seeks to capitalise on the commercial and sporting success of staging the World Cup.” FIFA has held talks with U.S. officials about its plans, but the U.S. has “yet to commit to a bid because the details of the selection proce...
World Cup heads to QFs: Expect big audience gains
The World Cup quarterfinals get underway Thursday afternoon with France-Morocco at 4pm ET on Fox and Telemundo. The last two iterations of the World Cup saw the round begin on a Friday with earlier start times given the location of the events.
USMNT World Cup exit reignites debate over soccer’s future in U.S
This latest USMNT World Cup “failure seems like a carbon copy of so many others,” but “in reality, this performance was worse,” according to Ann Killion of the S.F. CHRONICLE. The U.S. men’s team “will never have this kind of opportunity again, or at least not for a very long time.” It was a home Wo...
Analyst sees Adidas leading sales, Nike leading marketing efforts in World Cup
As the FIFA World Cup enters the home stretch, Nike is “dominating on the marketing front,” but Adidas appears to be “in the lead when it comes to sales,” according to Vicki Young of FOOTWEAR NEWS. According to M Science research analyst Drake MacFarlane, Nike, Adidas and Puma appear to be “benefiti...
Unilever leverages World Cup to drive U.S. growth
Unilever President/Unilever USA & CEO/Personal Care North America Herrish Patel said that the company’s deal to become the “official personal care sponsor” of the World Cup is “core to his strategy to build ‘desire at scale’ in Unilever’s high-priority U.S. market,” according to Diane Brady of F...
North American private aviation system getting a World Cup workout
Fans and broadcasters visiting North America for the FIFA World Cup have put a positive public spotlight on the continent’s impressive stadium infrastructure.
Baltimore eyes future MLB All-Star Game in ’moonshot’ effort
The Maryland state government recently launched an effort, dubbed “Moonshots,” to “identify transformative economic initiatives,” which includes the goal of “hosting baseball’s All-Star Game” in Baltimore, according to Gardner & Kostka of the BALTIMORE BANNER. That “might not be such a long shot...
World Cup officiating faces mounting scrutiny as controversies grow
Referees at the World Cup are “facing a new kind of storm, triggered by several surprising, even questionable, decisions from FIFA,” according to Dupre & Menetrier of LE MONDE. This World Cup had “gotten off to a rocky start,” as on June 6, five days before the tournament began, local authoritie...
Rankings: France remains at No. 1 spot, Norway emerges as latest digital success story in Sports Social Pulse
For the third consecutive week, France is the No. 1 digital brand among World Cup teams, while Norway emerged as the tournament’s newest digital success story following its Round of 16 upset over Brazil in the latest Sports Social Pulse rankings, developed by the Univ. of South Carolina’s Social Med...
France-Morocco ticket prices coming in at nearly $1,200
There are tickets remaining for the first quarterfinal matchup of the World Cup, but the price is nearly $1,200. France-Morocco in Boston get-in prices currently sit at $1,198 with 496 tickets available, according to TicketData.com. That price is down 10% over the past three days, 33% over the past ...
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