Spirits are especially high among fans of Txuri-urdin (the white-and-blues) going into the 2026-27 LaLiga season. That’s thanks to the New Jerseyan coach Pellegrino “Rino” Matarazzo, who took Real Sociedad’s helm last December.
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Spain: A champion befitting an extraordinary World Cup
The patient and polite usher kept asking the Spain fan not to stand on his seat while playing the trumpet. “The seat will break!” At the first-half hydration break — with the 2026 World Cup final scoreless — the seat-standing dispute took the form of a comical one-sided negotiation. “Pago, Pago!” said the trumpeter, indicating […]
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The World Cup final hits the most international stage on earth
Mayor Mamdani’s description of New York City as “the most international city on earth” is a viable claim. But Jeffrey Lahullier is the mayor of the town that’s literally hosting the 2026 World Cup final.
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Gotham FC draws record New York city women’s sports crowd
Gotham FC claimed a 1-0 win over the Washington Spirit in front of 42,175 fans at Citi Field in Queens, a New York city record attendance for a women’s sports event. The Queens Classic was decided on a Rose Lavelle game-winning goal but not before goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger made nine saves, including a dramatic double save. Australian Sam Kerr made […]
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World Cup turns New York’s Times Square into global fan hub
Surrounded by dozens of dazzling screens and crowds of tourists, World Cup fans have turned New York’s Times Square into a daily meeting spot for supporters from around the globe. “I’m impressed. It’s amazing to see so many people gathered,” said Christoph Altmeks, a German, as he stood in the middle of a sea of […]
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World Cup fans get taste of American life — at the mall
Waving flags and dancing to booming Latin music, the Ecuador football fans were living the World Cup fever. “Let’s get this party started!” an announcer declared. But instead of in the streets or a stadium, the crowd was rocking in one of America’s biggest malls — the unlikely setting for fan events outside New Jersey’s […]
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Dream job: US soccer fans paid to watch every World Cup game
It might just be the greatest job in the world. But for the two American men being paid $50,000 to watch every one of the 104 games of the World Cup over 39 days, it is a labor of love. Austin Franklin, 29, and Kevin Akoto, 26, perform their dream task in a temporary fishbowl […]
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What World Cup? New York gripped by Knicks frenzy
It will be Knicks vs. the World Cup in New York on Saturday, and only one winner. The city is at a fever pitch as the hometown basketball team sits on the brink of a NBA Championship win — pushing the Brazil vs. Morocco game deep into the shadows. “(The World Cup) is going to […]
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FIFA reveals 48 World Cup team base training sites
Defending champions Argentina and England will have their World Cup teams based in Kansas City under a list of training sites announced by FIFA on Monday. The record 48 teams competing in the global football showdown that begins next month will have 39 teams based in the United States, seven more based in Mexico and […]
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What They’re Saying: Tim Weah
“This is the club that, when the fields weren’t grass, when they were dust, we were all out there kicking it around and it’s just humble beginnings. Growing up, unless I went to, I don’t know, New Haven or Manhattan or out there in Long Island, I was just around Caribbean families from Jamaicans to […]