Events and Attractions
Osaka turns heads with kimono-style outfit at Wimbledon
WTA No. 14 Naomi Osaka walked onto the court at the All England Club for her first-round match at Wimbledon Monday “in a custom white creation inspired by Japanese ceremonial dress.” Osaka worked with Tokyo-based designer Hana Yagi on the all-white, kimono-style outfit, which featured embroidered cr...
Wimbledon looks to mitigate rising costs as players seek more revenue
The cost of running Wimbledon has “already significantly increased over the past decade,” but now leading players are “campaigning for a greater share of its revenues,” according to Samuel Agini of the FINANCIAL TIMES. Costs have risen over the past decade “partly because of inflation following the ...
S.F. Bay Area excitement building ahead of USMNT match
The S.F. Bay Area’s World Cup group stage schedule led to initial “fears of a Bay Area bust,” but the narrative “shifted about 180 degrees since, with crowds having flocked to five matches to date,” according to Ian Ransom of REUTERS. Once disparaged for its “boring” schedule, the Bay Area is now ...
USMNT’s performance in knockout rounds could restart ‘major moment’ for soccer in U.S.
The USMNT’s World Cup knockout round game against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday will “mark a major moment for soccer” in the U.S., according to Dominick Mastrangelo of THE HILL. The USMNT “shocked many when it handily won” its first two games in group play against Paraguay and Australia. Televisio...
USMNT jerseys running low as knockout stage nears
American soccer fans looking to purchase USMNT jerseys as the team prepares for the World Cup knockout stage “may soon be running short of options with supplies running low among U.S. retailers,” according to Betancourt, Bushnell & Crafton of THE ATHLETIC. Some of the most popular online stores ...
World Cup showcases Miami’s deep Latin American ties
Miami has “long cast itself as the capital of Latin America” and by doing so, the city has become “home to some of the biggest -- and rowdiest -- events in South American and Caribbean sports, including the World Cup, according to Patricia Mazzei of the N.Y. TIMES. World Baseball Classic games held ...
Canada making history in World Cup with knockout stage win
Canada, as co-host of the World Cup, has entered the tournament having never earned a point on “soccer’s greatest stage,” but now, they have won twice, scored nine goals and have “prevailed in a knockout game,” according to Ben Steiner of SI. On Sunday, as MF Stephen Eustáquio fired a half-volley pa...
Non-sponsor brands capture World Cup marketing spotlight
Some of the brands “generating the most buzz” in this summer’s World Cup “aren’t even official sponsors of the tournament,” according to Laya Neelakandan of CNBC.com. The list of official sponsors for this year’s World Cup include global household names like Adidas, Coca-Cola and Qatar Airways. But ...
World Cup defies expectations, quiets early doubts through group stage
The “soccer, and the goodness of ordinary Americans, saved this World Cup,” according to Nancy Armour of USA TODAY. It began under a “dismal cloud, our government using it as an excuse to settle political scores” while FIFA, along with some local officials and businesses, “took advantage of the oppo...
World Cup becomes high-stakes arena for U.S. political optics
This year’s FIFA World Cup has “brought a flood of political story lines,” raising various questions on the Iranian team’s treatment during a war with the U.S., how much President Trump and policies would affect the tournament, and if the U.S. will “do enough to leverage all the soft power it can ge...
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It’s more than filling the seats. It’s about that experience. It’s about celebrating communities and traditions.-- Red Sox Senior Dir of Ticketing Strategy & Promotions Travis Pollio, on hosting celebrations of Scottish and German culture at Fenway Park with fans in town for the World Cup.
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