Events and Attractions
FIFA has lucrative World Cup with expanded format, sets stage for 2030
The World Cup has concluded and FIFA was “always certain to emerge as the financial victor of the tournament” as they presided over the “most lucrative sporting event in history,” according to Joseph Wilkins of CNBC.com. FIFA reportedly is expected to see $15B in revenue from the tournament, the fir...
World Cup cities begin to reckon with cost, impact of tournament
The World Cup final, years in the making for New Jersey, is “finally over,” but the “spectacle is something that few in attendance will soon forget,” according to Steve Politi of the Newark STAR-LEDGER. The list of spectators “was an A-list party.” Politi wrote it “would be hard to imagine a bigger ...
Trump eyes hosting another World Cup in U.S. as fans, FIFA look ahead
President Trump “will be requesting” to host the World Cup once more “immediately,” according to Jordan Mendoza of USA TODAY. Trump made the comments to Fox Sports’ Jenny Taft ahead of Sunday’s World Cup final. He admitted to FIFA President Gianni Infantino that “he was skeptical of how well the Wor...
U.S. Soccer VP: Infantino’s Trump ties have damaged sport
U.S. Soccer Federation VP Nathán Goldberg penned an op-ed for the GUARDIAN arguing FIFA President Gianni Infantino “has worked to ingratiate himself” with President Trump “at all costs,” but learned that “cozying up to Trump always backfires, tarnishing the entire sport along the way.” Infantino has...
N.J. AG says FIFA ticketing probe will continue
N.J. Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said that the state “intends to continue investigating FIFA’s ticketing practices” following Sunday’s conclusion of the men’s World Cup at MetLife Stadium, according to Adam Crafton of THE ATHLETIC. In May, N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James and Davenport la...
World Cup leaves complex, lasting legacy on and off the pitch
The “largest, longest and most complex World Cup in history” came to a close Sunday, with FIFA emerging as the “biggest winner ... despite a number of norm-shattering decisions during the tournament,” according to Kevin Baxter of the L.A. TIMES. Attendance “topped 6.8 million, a World Cup record ave...
Ibrahimović claims first World Cup as analyst for Fox will be his last
Former soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimović, who made his soccer desk analyst debut for Fox during the 2026 World Cup, confirmed that this would “be his first and last time covering the event in the analyst’s chair,” according to Joe Rivera of USA TODAY. During the Fox postgame show after Spain’s 1-0 wi...
Ambitious World Cup final halftime show draws variety of reactions
FIFA during Sunday’s Spain-Argentina match “managed to pull off” the first World Cup final halftime show, which featured a “parade of many of the biggest names in music,” according to Anastasia Tsioulcas of NPR. The 11-minute spectacle included Madonna, Shakira, BTS, Justin Bieber and Coldplay, amon...
Report: DeChambeau wanted Trump to intervene in penalty at Open Championship
While “making his case against a two-stroke penalty” for violating the golf rule against improving one’s lie following Friday’s second round of the Open Championship, LIV golfer Bryson DeChambeau “asked rules officials to bring President Donald Trump into the chippy conversation,” according to sourc...
Open Championship sets new attendance record with over 300,000 at Royal Birkdale
The R&A confirmed the official attendance for the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale this past week was 306,000 -- “a new record for golf’s oldest major” (X, 7/19). In 2025, the Royal Portrush edition "broke attendance records" for The Open held outside St Andrews in 2022, when 278,000 fa...
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By all means this World Cup has exceeded all expectation. This has not just been the greatest FIFA World Cup of all time. It is the greatest human social and cultural event that mankind has ever witnessed.-- FIFA President Gianni Infantino, on the success of the 2026 World Cup.
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