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Spotlight on US as it takes its turn as World Cup hosts
LOS ANGELES, June 12 : The global soccer spotlight turned to Los Angeles on Friday, with organizers hoping that enthusiasm for the first World Cup tournament on U.S. soil since the 1990s would outweigh concerns about ticket pricing and entry visas that have overshadowed much of the run-up.Co-hosts Mexico got
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‘Cheap flights and a pint’: Toronto welcomes World Cup fans despite lower profile matches
TORONTO, June 12 : Tickets remained unsold, an opening night fan festival was rained out and the top-ranking teams are playing in the U.S. and Mexico but visitors arriving in Toronto are determined to enjoy the first-ever World Cup soccer match played in Canada.They have come to watch the co-hosts kick off th
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Nike’s World Cup play: take on Adidas and revitalize the brand
NEW YORK, June 11 : As the World Cup kicks off, Nike and Adidas are competing on and off the field.Nike needs a win. The soccer tournament, this year held partly on the U.S. company’s home turf, comes two years into CEO Elliott Hill’s turnaround push. Market share has eroded, the company expects sales to…
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2026 men’s World Cup: Mexico’s most creative soccer fields
Soccer is a powerful way to bring people and communities together. In Mexico, where space is very often limited, soccer fans have gotten creative and organized their playing fields in all sorts of unconventional areas.
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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
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In Mexico, soccer is played wherever space permits
MONTERREY, Mexico, June 9 : Across World Cup co-host Mexico, soccer pitches are laid out wherever communities can find the space. On the edges of towns, on highway underpasses, and even in a volcano crater, spaces are cleared that allow the young and the old to share in the dream of the beautiful game.In an…
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Seattle World Cup barge gives soccer’s global language a waterfront home
EVERETT, Washington, June 8 : Every World Cup is memorable, but Seattle’s two pro soccer clubs – the Sounders and the Reign – hope they have created an unforgettable waterfront venue for fans to watch games and for kids to play: a pierside barge with a mini soccer pitch, a huge video screen and amenities.The
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In Bay Area, World Cup is set to boost fast-growing grassroots soccer
SAN FRANCISCO, June 5 : For years, Jorge Bejarano has been one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most passionate soccer fans, banging a drum for the second-tier Oakland Roots. With the World Cup coming to the U.S., he and others are counting on their cheers for local soccer to resonate across the nation.Soccer
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In Argentina, amateur soccer offers a gritty economic lifeline
BUENOS AIRES, June 3 : Emiliano Migueles starts his days early, delivering water. But his true grind begins when he clocks out and hits the scrappy soccer pitches that dot the suburbs of Buenos Aires, pouring his energy into amateur football to earn extra cash.For three-time World Cup champions Argentina, foo
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