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Interest climbs for soccer across North America before 2026 World Cup, study shows
Interest climbs for soccer across North America before 2026 World Cup, study shows June 9 : North America's soccer fan base has grown 10.9 per cent to more than 136 million people over the past five years, Nielsen said in a report released on Tuesday, highlighting growing interest ahead of the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The study, covering audience trends across the three host nations, found that Lionel Messi’s debut for Inter Miami CF in the 2023 Leagues Cup...
2026 World Cup: National teams begin to arrive in North America
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North America’s wide and wild World Cup will be an experience like no other | Emma Hayes
Teams must be prepared for challenging travel and a cauldron of heat but will also encounter fantastic fans and a beautiful football cultureThis World Cup will be incomparable to anything we have seen before. The pure scope of the tournament: 104 matches in three different countries played across 16 venues in three different time zones. If you have not travelled around the United States, it is hard to imagine just how vast this country is.
Socceroos enter last chance saloon with Mexico friendly to shape World Cup dreams | Jack Snape
Coach Tony Popovic will take a final look at players on the selection fringe with Australia’s 26-man squad to be named after the warm-up gameThe World Cup might have snuck up on many Australians, but the reality of the men’s football showpiece will leap out on Sunday, take hold of the nation and not let go for a month. The Socceroos play co-hosts Mexico in Los Angeles’ historic Rose Bowl in one of the marquee warm-up matches ahead of a tournament shared across North America that is now...
Seattle: A travel guide to the 2026 World Cup host city
Known as the Emerald City, Seattle will host World Cup games for the first time - including the USA's second group D fixture. Few cities in North America can lay claim to better summer weather than Seattle, neatly nestled in the Pacific Northwest with sunny skies and little humidity after Memorial Day. But the Emerald City, which will host the World Cup for the first time in its history, is a destination city for more reasons beyond its temperate climate.
Wrestling-RAF going global with Georgia grappling event
Wrestling-RAF going global with Georgia grappling event June 3 : Fast-growing wrestling promotion Real American Freestyle (RAF) is taking its concept to the global stage with the announcement of a first event outside of North America that will take place in Tbilisi, Georgia and feature a pair of former UFC champions in local favourite Merab Dvalishvili and American Henry Cejudo. While the professional wrestling scene around the world has long been dominated by scripted wrestling shows put on...
Meet the philosopher-in-training who will be at the VAR monitor this World Cup
Joe Dickerson is one of North America’s best referees, but he’ll be off the field in a high-pressure position when the World Cup begins• Predict the winner | Daily podcast | Download our appJoe Dickerson never set out to be a referee. As a player, he was told that reffing would be to make money on the side, learn responsibility, and – more pertinent to his team – learn the sport and begin to understand it on a granular level. Those early assignments in the San Jose area have blossomed into a...
FIFA prioritising profit over fans at World Cup, ex-official says
Former FIFA official says profit being prioritised over fans at World Cup Wed 10 Jun 2026 at 12:00pm In short: Ahead of this week's World Cup in North America, where ticket prices have been the highest in history, FIFA's former chair of governance says profits have been put ahead of people.
World Cup travel boost hasn't materialized for U.S. businesses — yet
The 2026 World Cup is expected to bring a wave of global soccer fans to North America. But the travel boom is shaping up to look less like one uniform surge and more like a city-by-city, match-by-match test of pricing power. "Demand is real and positive, but it's not evenly distributed across host cities," said Jay Wardle, president of travel data intelligence company Sojern.
David Squires on … the World Cup reimagined as Gianni Infantino’s West Side Story
As football’s greatest spectacle comes to North America, our cartoonist creates a heartwarming narrative around the Fifa presidentBuy a cartoon | David’s favourite works of 2025And his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...