@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialUK culture secretary Lisa Nandy urges a deal to put some Rugby League World Cup games on free-to-air TV after Premier Sports acquired exclusive streaming rights (Aaron Bower/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/18…
@heiseonline@social.heise.de @Mediagazer@mstdn.socialNetflix secures the rights in Spain to all 104 matches of the 2030 FIFA World Cup, its first men's World Cup deal; one match per matchday will be free (The Athletic)
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7686082/2026/10/13/spain-world-cup-2030-netflix-…
@cdarwin@c.imEuropean countries have agreed to boycott all Fifa competitions if Gianni Infantino pushes forward with his proposals to sell chunks of the World Cup to US-based private investment.
In an extraordinary development all 55 Uefa members resolved not to participate in future World Cups or other Fifa-run events,
saying in a statement that they “unanimously and unequivocally reject” the proposals.
An emergency meeting that lasted just short of two hours ended with a united front …
@paulwermer@sfba.socialBen Jennings on plans to allow private investors to buy stakes in the World Cup
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/jul/29/ben-jennings-gianni-infantino-donald-trumps…
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialBen Jennings on plans to allow private investors to buy stakes in the World Cup
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/jul/29/ben-jennings-gianni-infantino-donald-trumps…
@stefan@gardenstate.socialIf you have hulu this is the link for the U20 Women's World Cup in Poland
https://www.hulu.com/series/044d3081-7e60-49d8-9235-f93203088b82
🇺🇸 USA plays 🇧🇷 Brazil 9am EST tomorrow.
@NFL@darktundra.xyzJJ Watt on Burnley, kit design and the World Cup: 'This is a passion project' https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7472435/2026/07/31/jj-watt-burnley-world-cup-kit-hayen/
@peterhoneyman@a2mi.socialI read William Golding’s The Spire, a hardcover borrowed from the grad library’s third floor stacks. It’s a Serious Book by a Serious Author. When I read it 25 years ago, I followed the story but got many of the characters confused, missed most of the carnal and spiritual undertones, and was blind to grand metaphors woven across chapters where people and things reverse roles and act like things and people. And that’s just part of it! 1/3
@bici@mastodon.socialFIFA’s #Infantino betrays World Cup and bribes soccer bodies with 30 pieces of silver
"“Football’s future cannot be dictated by the expectations of those whose first duty is to maximize financial return ... [It] cannot mortgage its future for financial gain.” This is how UEFA, the governing body for the sport in Europe, reacted to FIFA’s plans to sell off the World Cup to private i…
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Renewables met 68% of Brazil’s electricity demand during FIFA World Cup"
#Brazil #Energy #Renewables
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzMailbag: Bringing World Cup Passion to NFL? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-bringing-world-cup-passion-to-nfl
@yaya@jorts.horseanother thing my joyfriend made is this gallery of every pausa meme I made during the world cup https://ianthe.online/pausas
i need to embark on silly graphic design side quests more often
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialFootballco says soccer website Goal had 77M web and app users during the 2026 World Cup, up 42% from 2022, boosted by the popularity of its AI assistant Goal-e (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/footballco-s…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSource: Kalshi's annualized revenue topped $4B in July, up from $2B two months earlier, and its operating expenses totaled $300M in June (Yueqi Yang/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/kalshi-tops-4-billion…
@lpryszcz@genomic.socialLamine Yamal recalled how his father searched through discarded items that could be repaired or sold so there would be enough money for food. He has said he grew up in a tiny apartment where the kitchen and bedroom were one and the same.
Nico Williams' mother walked nearly 2,000 miles while pregnant, from Ghana toward Spain, in search of a better life. Decades later, her son set up the goal that won Spain the World Cup and then placed his winner’s medal around her neck.
@primonatura@mstdn.social @cowboys@darktundra.xyzMailbag: Bringing World Cup Passion to NFL? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-bringing-world-cup-passion-to-nfl
@bici@mastodon.social“Infantino must go,” he said, condemning his plan to sell off a stake in the World Cup to private investors as “the lowest, most deceitful and cravenly self-interested behaviour I have ever witnessed.”
--Luís Figo August 2026
#FIFA #infantino
@cdarwin@c.imt isn’t just football fans and Uefa executives who want to give Gianni Infantino the red card
for his plan to sell off 20% of the World Cup to a privately backed commercial enterprise.
The Fifa president is also in the crosshairs of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee in Washington and ranking Democrat member Jamie Raskin.
The reason?
Infantino’s plan,
which is backed by Joshua Kushner’s investment fund,
has, for some observers, president Tr…
@azonenberg@ioc.exchangeThe world really wants me to start drinking coffee this week and is not taking no for an answer.
After having my hot chocolate swapped for a Starbucks coffee at the airport, I made the mistake of asking for black tea with my breakfast on the plane.
Instead of a cup of uncontaminated hot water and a tea bag I got something poured out of a coffee carafe that had clearly been used for coffee in the recent past.
Having non-consensually tried both in the past 24 hours I'll t…
@cheryanne@aus.socialThe Good, The Bad & The Rugby: Australia & New Zealand
All Blacks legend Justin Marshall, World Cup winning Wallaby Jeremy Paul, Wallabies superstar James OcConnor and kiwi podcaster Andy Rowe Team Up for GB&R ANZ, bringing you the latest rugby news, stories and much more...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory:
@CubitOom@social.linux.pizzaWoman with pending application to stay in the US, abducted by fascists at airport while traveling to world cup matches
Video Source:
#ice
@UP8@mastodon.socialThe Marlboro Best Western Hotel's parking lot didn't look so desolate when it was packed with World Cup fans the night before
#photo #photography #buildings
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialTelevisaUnivision reports Q2 revenue up 10% to $1.3B due to FIFA rights in Mexico, US ad revenue down 29% to $323.3M, subscription and licensing up 40% to $621M (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/07/world-cup-televisaunivision…
@theodric@social.linux.pizzaWorld Cup (planet-sized genital protection device for sporting)
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzThe stadium hosting the NFL's first Rio game has a rich history, including World Cup title games https://www.foxsports.com/articles/nfl/the-stadium-hosting-the-nfls-first-rio-game-has-a-rich-history-including…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialA look at CazéTV, which has 41M YouTube subscribers and livestreamed the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, as Brazilian regulators investigate its ad practices (Ana Clara Otoni/Nieman Reports)
https://niemanreports.org/caze-tv-casi
@vosje62@mastodon.nlThe multimillion dollar question...
FIFA World Cup crisis: Who could replace Infantino as president? | World Cup News | Al Jazeera
#FIFA #Infantino
@peterhoneyman@a2mi.socialincidentally, if you were curious about the lengths of the many national anthems sung before june and july's world cup matches ... i've got you covered
@NFL@darktundra.xyzWinners, losers, grades from Week 1 in college football; NFL season predictions produce shocker
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump to meet with travel industry CEOs as White House touts World Cup tourism boost (Luke Fountain/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/02/trump-travel-industry-world-cup-tourism-airlines-hotels.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260902/p60#a260902p60
@servelan@newsie.socialFIFA scraps deal to sell World Cup stakes to investors : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/31/nx-s1-5915820/fifa-world-cup-gianni-infantino
@bici@mastodon.social#FIFA can get rid of Gianni Infantino, but it requires a coordinated revolt by member associations, an extraordinary congress, or a formal election challenge. Pressure on him has surged following his aborted plan to sell a stake in the World Cup to private equity
Smarmy dweeb
#INFANtinOUT
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialNetflix closes its 2026 upfront negotiations, nearly doubling its ad commitments, in line with expectations; its ad tier had 250M monthly active viewers in May (Lucas Manfredi/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/business/netflix-closes-2026-upfront/…
@bici@mastodon.socialwhen is #FIFA going to show some cojones and chuck the dude out!
#Uefa says #Infantino apology 'changes nothing' & World Cup boycott may still go ahead
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSources: Netflix is paying $200M for US and Canadian rights to the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, making it one of the biggest media deals for women's sports (Vanessa Perdomo/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzCowboys loss from the 60's can change history thanks to the World Cup https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/07/26/cowboys-1965-playoff-loss-sparks-debate-over-don-sh…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzCubs enter Tarik Skubal sweepstakes ahead of MLB trade deadline; top 100 NFL players of all time
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/cubs-tarik-skubal-mlb-trade-deadline-top-…
@servelan@newsie.socialFIFA plans for Kushner-backed $20 billion operation to run the World Cup | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-fifa-investors-kushner-infantino-uefa-8345e0864e3a217632733810c232b423
@memeorandum@universeodon.comFifa's shameful scheme to sell off World Cup is gravest existential threat to football yet - but will anyone stop it? (Miguel Delaney/The Independent)
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fifa-world-cup-stakes-plan-infantino-b3023259.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260728/p113#a260728p113
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialFox reports Q4 revenue up 28% YoY to $4.21B, above $3.64B est., and ad revenue up 78% to $1.92B, driven by its World Cup broadcast and digital growth at Tubi (Jaspreet Singh/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/fox-beat…
@bici@mastodon.socialEuropean nations agreed Thursday to boycott the World Cup and all other #FIFA competitions to protest Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in soccer’s biggest tournament to private equity investors. The North American soccer body rejected his plan later the same day.
Sod off you wanker #infantino
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialFuboTV reports Q3 revenue up 38% YoY to $1.48B and narrows its net loss to $25.7M from $38M in Q3 2025, says it has 5.75M North American subscribers, up 2% YoY (Etan Vlessing/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSinclair reports Q2 revenue up 7% YoY to $840M, a net loss of $76M, vs. a $64M loss a year ago, and political ad revenue of $59M, up 9% from Q2 2022 (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2026/08/sinclair-q2-2026-earnings-report/
@bici@mastodon.social#FIFA. has a major embarrassment on their hands ... No one believes their "clarifications"
FIFA confirmed that Leandro Paredes never officially received a red card after the World Cup final, explaining that the initial dismissal shown on their live tracking system was a data entry error.
We alll saw the Ref holding the
