CONCACAF followed UEFA on Wednesday by criticising FIFA’s controversial plans to sell a stake in the business operations of the World Cup and its other competitions through the creation of a semi-private subsidiary. World football’s governing body said Tuesday it would retain a majority share in FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) but hoped to raise $4.2…
To the long list of critics of England’s tactics in the World Cup semi-final they lost to Argentina can now be added Donald Trump. The US president on Friday took a gentle swipe at coach Thomas Tuchel’s decision to adopt defensive tactics after England took the lead against Argentina on Wednesday. Advertisement Speaking at a…
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…
