FIFA’s expanded Club World Cup, which gets underway in the United States this weekend, is a controversial addition to the global soccer calendar and one that could have a far-reaching impact on the sport in the years to come. The 32-team tournament, with one billion dollars in prize money on offer, has been crammed into […]
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Auckland City’s amateurs take unpaid leave for Club World Cup adventure
The Club World Cup starting on Saturday brings together some of the most celebrated teams and players in global soccer. And Auckland City.
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Monday AM: What worked well for USMNT (for a change) … until it didn’t. Also: Cristiano Ronaldo toasted, LAFC stands with LA community.
Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more soccer news! Good morning! In today’s SA Confidential, SA’s Mike Woitalla talks with U.S. Congressman Darin LaHood (R-Illinois 16), the co-chair of the Congressional Soccer Caucus, on recent White House FIFA World Cup 2026 Task Force meetings. This week being one year out from the start of the 2026 World Cup, […]
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Soccer Media Watch: Club World Cup broadcast crews, new UEFA Women’s Champions League home
DAZN and American broadcasters TNT Sports (24 games on TNT, TBS and truTV) and TelevisaUnivision (18 games on Univision, UniMás and TUDN) have announced studio and match commentators for Club World Cup, which kicks off on June 14. Play-by-play voices for English-language will Include Luke Wileman, Tony Husband, Andres Cantor and Kevin Egan. English-language analysts […]
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By the Numbers: Club World Cup base camps
The 32 teams will be spread out across the country, including West Virginia.
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PSG’s emphatic triumph gives Qatari owners long-awaited glory
After almost 15 years of huge investment, frequent disappointment, and occasional humiliation, Paris Saint-Germain got their hands on the UEFA Champions League trophy on Saturday, allowing their Qatari owners to bask in the glory of an emphatic triumph. PSG could not win European soccer’s biggest prize in previous seasons with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, or later with […]
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LAFC qualifies for Club World Cup in thriller
Denis Bouanga grabbed a dramatic overtime winner to send Los Angeles FC into the Club World Cup with a 2-1 win over Mexico’s Club America on Saturday.
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LAFC and América aim to make most of ‘gift from the sky’
Everyone involved with Los Angeles FC understands the magnitude of this unexpected interlude and the implications it carries. Saturday night’s BMO Stadium showdown with Club America is a pathway to a different world, with untold riches (and promotional opportunities) sitting there, waiting. A last-minute opening among the big clubs in FIFA’s lucrative, greatly expanded, U.S.-staged […]
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Olivier Giroud: ‘We need to grab this opportunity’
LAFC will host Club America in a play-in match for a berth in the Club World Cup.
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Luka Modric: ‘Everything in life has a start and an end’
Real Madrid’s Croatian midfielder Luka Modric said Thursday he would leave the Spanish giants after the Club World Cup this summer.