World Cup
North AmericaWorld Cup teams will be paid a record $871 million: Each team will get $12.5 million as a bare minimum for playing and ‘preparation money’
By Emma BurleighJune 21, 2026
North AmericaU.S. Mens National Team wins consecutive World Cup games for first time since 1930, one goal away from record
By Andrew Destin and The Associated PressJune 20, 2026
SuccessCape Verde’s Roberto Lopes was working at a bank when he was recruited on LinkedIn to play soccer—he thought it was spam, now he’s at the World Cup
By Preston ForeJune 20, 2026
EconomyHow FIFA restructured the World Cup into its biggest payday ever, as host cities face a budget shortfall
By Catherina GioinoJune 19, 2026
By Caitlin Reilly, Roxana Tiron and BloombergJune 17, 2026
North America‘All of this sould prompt reflection’: Sheinbaum says World Cup tickets are too expensive for most Mexicans
By The Associated PressJune 15, 2026
SuccessTeam USA star Ricardo Pepi grew up in a trailer in El Paso—and his parents pawned their car title to fuel his soccer dream. Now, he’s in the World Cup
By Preston ForeJune 15, 2026
By Indrani SenJune 14, 2026
North America‘Buy a ticket for 60 bucks and resell it for $6,000’: NYC Mayor Mamdani criticized FIFA’s resale market, but his jersey drop created the same thing
By Catherina GioinoJune 12, 2026
Commentary‘Soccernomics’ co-author: FIFA’s ticket strategy isn’t price discovery, it’s a wealth filter
By Stefan Szymanski and The ConversationJune 12, 2026
By Achim Zeileis and The ConversationJune 12, 2026
Arts & EntertainmentBrazil’s biggest soccer broadcaster Is now a guy who started on Twitch. He beat Globo
By Tales Azzoni and The Associated PressJune 11, 2026
By Megan Janetsky and The Associated PressJune 11, 2026
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