Events and Attractions
Boston yet to find site for ’26 World Cup Fan Fest
The city of Boston is “lagging behind nearly all of the other World Cup host cities” in its fan fest plans as it has not yet “settled on a site,” according to Michael Silverman of the BOSTON GLOBE. It is “not a cause for panic,” but it does reflect how Boston has “fallen behind other hosts when it c...
Serie A match in Australia canceled amid complications
An Italian Serie A match in Australia between AC Milan and Como “will no longer take place following football sanctions imposed by the Asian Football Confederation.” The game had “reluctantly” been approved by UEFA in October alongside a La Liga match between Villarreal and Barcelona, which would ha...
CFP blowouts lead many to question inclusion of Group of Five schools
The “lackluster” opening to the College Football Playoff begins to raise the question of whether Group of Five programs “should be included in the 12-team bracket,” according to Tom Dierberger of SI. While Tulane and James Madison “did put together fantastic seasons,” Notre Dame and BYU “probably wo...
World Cup teams looking at K.C., Lawrence for ‘base camp’ sites
Representatives from a “number of nations have visited” K.C. and Lawrence, Kan., to “check out both areas as potential ‘base camp’ sites for their soccer teams,” according to Shreyas Laddha of the K.C. STAR. Reps “from England, Germany, Colombia and South Korea have paid visits to Lawrence.” Argenti...
PWHL’s Chicago stop draws Takeover Tour’s smallest crowd, but enthusiasm there
The announced crowd of 7,238 for the PWHL’s Chicago-area Takeover Tour game yesterday at Allstate Arena -- which saw the Ottawa Charge beat the Minnesota Frost 3-2 in overtime -- was “the smallest so far of the tour,” but “that doesn’t mean Chicago hurt itself in the race for an expansion team in th...
Bay Area Super Bowl shaping up to be bigger and costlier than ever
Any notion that a baffling economy and competition from the 2026 FIFA World Cup might buffer the Super Bowl’s inexorable growth this year can be set aside. Both supply and demand for corporate entertainment, brand activation and fan-facing events is higher than ever in the San Francisco Bay Area six...
Trump unveils Patriot Games tied to U.S. 250th anniversary
President Trump on Thursday announced plans for the Patriot Games as part of the launch of Freedom 250, an organization that will “lead the administration’s efforts to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday in 2026.” Trump described the Games as an “unprecedented four-day athletic event featuring th...
Joshua knocks out Paul; Fight faces heavy criticism
As the N.Y. Post noted, “The referee was actually being paid to be there and even he got tired of this ‘crap.’” That summed up former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s sixth-round knockout of Jake Paul with a right hand Friday night in Miami. Paul posted on social media that he had surgery to re...
SBJ’s second annual Business of Soccer conference set for Atlanta in March
AMB Sports & Entertainment Chairman Arthur Blank, MLS Commissioner Don Garber, U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone and Concacaf President/FIFA VP Victor Montagliani headline SBJ’s second Business of Soccer conference March 25-26 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The event is hosted by SBJ...
loanDepot park begins preparations for NHL Winter Classic
The hockey rink at loanDepot park is being constructed for the NHL Winter Classic, marking a sign that next month’s event is “slowly coming to life,” according to Jordan McPherson of the MIAMI HERALD. NHL Senior Dir/Facility and Hockey Operations Derek King and Senior Manager of Facilities Operation...
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