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Alvarez’s 112th-minute goal helps lift Argentina past Switzerland 3-1 and into World Cup semifinals
https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-argentina-switzerland-score-d47ccb4ac5b3af67eca1f82228155174

Argentina and Switzerland head to extra time tied at 1-1 in World Cup
Argentina and Switzerland headed to extra time with their World Cup quarterfinal tied at 1-1, though the Swiss were playing a man short after losing Breel Embolo a red card late in the second half. Alexis Mac Allister scored in the 10th minute off a corner kick from Lionel Messi for the reigning champion. Dan Ndoye equalized for Switzerland in the second half, keeping alive its hopes of finally making a World Cup semifinal. The winner will play England on Wednesday in Atlanta. The Swiss had jus…

AirDNA: during the FIFA World Cup group stage, platforms such as Airbnb saw 52K new listings in US host cities, while hotel bookings fell short of expectations (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/21d4a393-701d-4da7-847c-bd53e95ac295

Footballco 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…

Footballco says AI assistant helped it reach 1bn+ World Cup page views
AI drives audience and affiliate revenue during 2026 World Cup for Goal publisher.

„FIFA World Cup“: Studio hinter Netflix-Spiel entlässt 85 Prozent des Teams
Kurz nach dem Release von „FIFA World Cup“ hat Refactor Games 85 Prozent der Belegschaft entlassen. Dabei hatte der FIFA-Präsident eine große Zukunft gesehen.

„FIFA World Cup“: Studio hinter Netflix-Spiel entlässt 85 Prozent des Teams
Kurz nach dem Release von „FIFA World Cup“ hat Refactor Games 85 Prozent der Belegschaft entlassen. Dabei hatte der FIFA-Präsident eine große Zukunft gesehen.

Source: 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…

Kalshi Tops $4 Billion In Annualized Revenue as it Seeks $40 Billion Valuation
World Cup wagers helped double Kalshi’s revenue to a more than $4 billion annualized rate in July, from a pace of over $2 billion two months earlier, a person familiar with the matter said. That growth is set to drive another jump in the prediction market’s valuation. Kalshi is in advanced talks ...

Netflix 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/…

Netflix Closes 2026 Upfront, Nearly Doubles Ad Commitments
The streamer has sold out game sponsorships and nearly sold out of all available in-game inventory for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup

Did anyone think they would do it the easy way? If Argentina are to win this World Cup they will only get there via rollercoaster. A seemingly straightforward night’s work against Switzerland became their tournament in microcosm, threatening to squander it all before finding salvation through a moment of unfettered genius.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/12/switzerland-argentina-world-cup-quarter-final-match-report?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

JJ 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/

Ben 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…

Ben Jennings on plans to allow private investors to buy stakes in the World Cup – cartoon
Fifa has announced plans to sell the commercial rights to its tournaments, including the World Cup

Ben 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…

Ben Jennings on plans to allow private investors to buy stakes in the World Cup – cartoon
Fifa has announced plans to sell the commercial rights to its tournaments, including the World Cup

FIFA’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…

FIFA’s Infantino betrays World Cup and bribes soccer bodies with 30 pieces of silver
All 55 UEFA members on Thursday unanimously agreed to boycott FIFA competitions in response to plans to sell off the tournament to private investors

"Renewables met 68% of Brazil’s electricity demand during FIFA World Cup"
#Brazil #Energy #Renewables

Renewables met 68% of Brazil's electricity demand during FIFA World Cup - pv magazine Global
Brazil's power system handled record World Cup demand swings without supply disruptions, with renewable energy sources providing 86% of electricity generation during the tournament. Advance planning and enhanced grid monitoring enabled the operator to manage rapid load increases of up to 12.8 GW following matches.

European 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 …

Uefa agrees to boycott Fifa competitions if World Cup sell-off plans proceed
Uefa nations have agreed to boycott all Fifa tournaments if the global governing body continues with its plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup

Mailbag: Bringing World Cup Passion to NFL? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-bringing-world-cup-passion-to-nfl

...in a country where more than 10 million people, about 20% of the population, were born abroad.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/20/world-cup-spain-feels-different-final-argentina-football

Vamos España? Why this World Cup victory for Spain feels so different from the others
The success belongs to many more people around the world from Gaza to Latin America – even if the collegiate spirit of the team has yet to be mirrored in our public life, says journalist María Ramírez

Raiders owner prioritizes grass at Allegiant Stadium amid World Cup turf wars https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/raiders-owner-prioritizes-grass-at-allegiant-stadium-amid-world-cup-turf-wars-3852079/

Woman with pending application to stay in the US, abducted by fascists at airport while traveling to world cup matches
Video Source:
#ice

incidentally, 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

I find the discourse about this bizarre. England ended up as one of the top 4 teams.
I call that astounding success
World Cup 2026: Thomas Tuchel did not deliver for England, but his time is not up - Alan Shearer - BBC Sport
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles…

World Cup 2026: Thomas Tuchel did not deliver for England, but his time is not up - Alan Shearer
Former England captain Alan Shearer says Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel will not be fazed by criticism he has faced over the World Cup semi-final defeat.

Mailbag: Bringing World Cup Passion to NFL? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-bringing-world-cup-passion-to-nfl

"World Cup stadiums were ‘built for yesterday’s climate’. Should the games be moved?"
#Sports #WorldCup #Climate

Should FIFA consider rescheduling the World Cup amid extreme heat?
Experts have called on World Cup stadium owners to retrofit their buildings to better deal with blistering temperatures.

Once again, Metacurity kicks off with a concise summary of yesterday's blizzard of AI developments that cyber defenders should know, followed by briefs on other critical infosec developments, including
--US seizes 1,000 piracy sites streaming World Cup matches,
--7-Zip fixes critical RCE flaw,
--Attackers begin exploiting critical ServiceNow AI platform flaw,
--Millions of aftermarket car alarms can be hacked over Bluetooth,
--SonicWall zero-days used to d…

AI Watch: China's AI surge is forcing DC and Silicon Valley to rethink the AI race
US seizes 1,000+ piracy sites streaming World Cup matches, 7-Zip fixes critical RCE flaw, Attackers begin exploiting critical ServiceNow AI platform flaw, Millions of aftermarket car alarms can be hacked over Bluetooth, SonicWall zero-days used to deploy custom malware on VPN appliances, much more

Antenna: the 2026 World Cup drove 2.8M subscriptions to Fox One in June, including 400K on June 11, eclipsing the 1.1M sign-ups during January's NFL playoffs (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/07/world-cup-million-sign-ups-fo…

World Cup Spurred 2.8 Million Sign-Ups To Fox One Streamer, June Data Reveals
The World Cup is credited with spurring 2.8 million new sign-ups to streaming outlet Fox One in June, according to research firm Antenna.

Kalshi and Polymarket bets on the FIFA World Cup final top $5.69B; Dune Analytics says total wagers on the platforms surpassed $50B for the first time in June (Lauren McCarthy/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/business/world-cup-kalshi-polymarket…

World Cup Final Drives Billions in Bets on Kalshi and Polymarket
The soccer tournament has helped propel the prediction markets to new user records, creating what may be the largest gambling event in history.

The 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:

An NFL guide to dealing with the World Cup final’s extended halftime show https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7447458/2026/07/17/world-cup-final-2026-halftime-show-delay-super-bowl-nfl/

Claudia Sheinbaum is handling out medals at the World Cup final,
next to the fat pedophile
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/claudia-sheinbaum-trump-carney-world-cup-final/

Mexican president to attend World Cup final at Trump's invitation amid trade tensions
It will be the first meeting between President Trump and Sheinbaum since December after months of verbal sparring. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is also expected to attend.

The 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…

#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

The 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

World Cup (planet-sized genital protection device for sporting)

TelevisaUnivision 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…

World Cup Q2 Split At TelevisaUnivision; Mexico Results Boom But U.S. Sees 29% Ad Sales Drop
TelevisaUnivision's second quarter was shaped by the World Cup, which boosted Mexico but hurt the U.S. due to rival Telemundo controlling the rights.

Lamine 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.

Why many Black Americans were rooting for Argentina to lose the World Cup
Many Black Americans were not cheering Spain’s complicated history. They were rooting against the racism, politics and silence associated with Argentina

I was curious what the red/yellow cards used in the World Cup would look like with color vision deficiency (Protanopia shown).
Seems like a player could be shown a card and not know the color. Does it matter with sufficient contrast and only 2 cards?
Could be easily solved by adding a symbol to the card or by having two different shapes.

I wonder how the behaviour of the Argentinian football team during and after the world cup final is seen at home, but in the eyes of most Europeans, it certainly wasn't an advertisement for the country.

NFL stars push to ditch artificial turf after World Cup proves natural grass is feasible

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-natural-grass-artificial-turf-world-cup-play…

NFL players advocate for natural grass playing surfaces after World Cup: 'Worth the cost' https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7452393/2026/07/17/nfl-natural-grass-stadiums-world-cup-nflpa/

The multimillion dollar question...
FIFA World Cup crisis: Who could replace Infantino as president? | World Cup News | Al Jazeera
#FIFA #Infantino

OpenAI has struck a partnership with Kalshi to show World Cup prediction market data in ChatGPT search results, its first deal with a prediction market (Mike Isaac/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/technology/kalshi-openai-chatgpt-worl…

OpenAI Is Showing Kalshi’s World Cup Odds in ChatGPT
The partnership, a first of its kind for the artificial intelligence company, will use the prediction market’s data to power some search results about the soccer tournament.

The 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…

Trump 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

t 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…

Fifa’s sale of the century: how Kushners and Trump are at centre of a tangled web
Joshua Kushner is now the kingpin in driving the sale of the World Cup to investors and family ties are tight around the project

A 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

Really, let's replay the FIFA world Cup right away. Let's see if we get the same result.
So much better than talking about nepotism, corruption, ICE, or the Iran war!

I ran into a soccer-mad neighbor last night and his answer to my question - "are you enjoying the World Cup?" - perfectly encapsulates what so many feel at this stage of the tournament every time around: "yeah, but all my favorite teams have been eliminated."

when 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

Meet Mark Fratto, the World Cup final PA announcer: 'I’m in the candy aisle of life' https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7446743/2026/07/18/mark-fratto-world-cup-final-announcer/

If 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.

Current status

FIFA 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

Cabo Verde Airlines has done a fine job repainting its tailplane to feature the Cabo Verde football team! Spotted yesterday in Providence airport. The body text reads "Cabo Verde na copa" (Cape Verde in the World Cup).

Since World Cup is tragically over it is time to get back to the next best Argentinian performance trailing slightly behind Messi.
https://youtu.be/QMvE0yFnR0I

Nielsen: the World Cup final drew 38.9M viewers on Fox, and 22M on Telemundo; taken together, the US audience size rivaled that of NFL playoff games (Dan Shanoff/The Athletic)
htt…

World Cup final smashes U.S. TV records on both Fox and Telemundo
Spain's Cup-winning triumph over Argentina drew 38.9 million viewers on Fox and 22 million more on Telemundo.

Even at the house Jerry Jones built, Dallas Cowboys owner makes way for FIFA and its World Cup VVIPs https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7443855/2026/07/14/world-cup-dallas-stadium-jerry-jones-owner-suite-fifa/

Even at the house Jerry Jones built, Dallas Cowboys owner makes way for FIFA and its World Cup VVIPs https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7443855/2026/07/14/world-cup-dallas-stadium-jerry-jones-owner-suite-fifa/

UK 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…

Lisa Nandy urges deal to keep Rugby League World Cup on free-to-air TV
The culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has spoken out after it emerged that this year’s Rugby League World Cup will not be shown on the BBC

"#Spain manages to win a #WorldCup during FIFA’s cash-counting award show"
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soc

Spain manages to win a World Cup during FIFA’s cash-counting award show
The battle for sport’s soul played out in front of – and made – billions

What happens when President Trump attends major sports events - and why he does it https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6659006/2026/07/19/trump-major-sporting-events-ryder-cup-nfl-fifa-world-cup/

Sponsor-driven Cowboys waste little time pulling World Cup covers from stadium signage https://www.foxsports.com/articles/soccer/sponsordriven-cowboys-waste-little-time-pulling-world-cup-covers-from-stadium-signage

Chiefs are Argentina, Cowboys are USMNT: The World Cup equivalents for eight NFL teams

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-world-cup-team-comparisons-chiefs-cowboys-…

Dallas Cowboys Stadium's World Cup Improvements Sadly Won't Benefit NFL Players https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/dallas-cowboys-stadium-world-cup-improvements-wont-benefit-nfl-players

World Cup trivia:
Donald Trump is the first convicted rapist and pedophile to fondle the World Cup trophy.

Fox 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…

Hope For The Future:
How the World Cup made an 'NFL-obsessed' American a football fan
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0n22eprzpo
PS Much of the Americas are already Football fans. Good to see

How the World Cup made an 'NFL-obsessed' American a football fan
New fans tell the BBC they are fully invested after watching the World Cup on home soil, just don’t ask them to stop calling it soccer.

Football meets international football: Ranking every NFL soccer-style crossover jersey from 1-32 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7444316/2026/07/14/nfl-soccer-jerseys-fanatics-world-cup/

Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders leave Timothée Chalamet 'starstruck' at World Cup https://www.sportingnews.com/us/culture/trending/news/timothee-chalamet-cowboys-cheerleaders-world-cup/8ff946619368dfb1fbef7e0a

FuboTV 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…

FuboTV Shrinks Third Quarter Loss on Sharply Higher Revenues After World Cup
The sports-first streamer reported 5.75 million subscribers during its lastest quarter, up from a year-ago 5.63 million customers and 5.73 million subs in the most recent second quarter.

NFL players advocate for natural grass playing surfaces after World Cup: 'Worth the cost' https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7452393/2026/07/17/nfl-natural-grass-stadiums-world-cup-nflpa/

Spanish-language Telemundo captured 49% of the World Cup audience in the US through the first 48 matches, including viewers whose primary language is English (Nick Robins-Early/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/17/telemu…

Goooool v goal: English speakers flock to Telemundo for lively World Cup coverage
The Spanish-language broadcaster has won over millions of US viewers with its energetic commentary during games

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones booed by Dallas crowd at World Cup game https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2026/07/14/jerry-jones-booed-world-cup-matchup/90921268007/

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https://bsky.app/profile/chicagotribune.com/post/3mqwsvcbfjx2u

Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune.com)
Trump and Mamdani to attend World Cup final on Sunday https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/18/trump-and-mamdani-world-cup/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607186a58c7c26012565afff88665

Winners, losers, grades from Week 1 in college football; NFL season predictions produce shocker

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football

Sinclair 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/

Sinclair revenue rises 7 percent during Q2 as political advertising surges
Sinclair saw strong momentum from political advertising uptake and viewership of the FIFA World Cup on its local Fox affiliates.

Jerry Jones To Attend World Cup Semifinal, But Gave Up His Personal Suite To FIFA https://www.foxsports.com/stories/other/fifa-2026-world-cup-jerry-jones-dallas-cowboys-france-spain

Sources: 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

European 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

NFL players advocate for natural grass playing surfaces after World Cup: 'Worth the cost' https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7452393/2026/07/17/nfl-natural-grass-stadiums-world-cup-nflpa/

World Cup absence of Jerry Jones at the home of his Dallas Cowboys is finally about to end https://www.foxsports.com/articles/motor/world-cup-absence-of-jerry-jones-at-the-home-of-his-dallas-cowboys-is-finally-abou…

AL pitchers blank NL in MLB All-Star Game; Spain shut down France to reach World Cup final

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/al-pitchers-nl-mlb-all-star-game-spain-fra…

Netflix and Goalhanger agree to a new two-year deal to broadcast The Rest Is Football podcast through the next two Premier League seasons and the Euros in 2028 (Ned Holmes/Radio Times)
https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sport/footb…

The Rest Is Football future on Netflix confirmed following FIFA World Cup 2026 coverage
It's good news for fans of Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and Micah Richards...

"Early on, cameras caught shots of #Trump fondling the World Cup trophy in his bulletproof luxury box, while #Infantino leered toothily at him. Every time these two get together, it’s like an outtake from The Lord of the Rings.
If FIFA had its way, the World Cup final would be a concert w…

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones booed at World Cup match between Spain and France https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/cowboys-owner-jerry-jones-booed-world-cup-spain-france/1fe613c951f246f79525883…

Lionel Messi, Argentina and the challenge of moving on from a GOAT https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7458687/2026/07/21/messi-argentina-goat-world-cup/

Doc: DHS analysts twice dismissed signs of intruders inside the DHS' network, first detected in May, as harmless activity before confirming a breach in June (David DiMolfetta/Nextgov/FCW)
https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2026

DHS network intrusion was twice ruled a false positive before breach confirmed
Suspicious activity on the Homeland Security Information Network, which is being used to support World Cup games around the U.S., was first detected around mid-to-late May.

#messi heading to his 3rd World Cup
Lionel Messi has played in three World Cup finals. Championship match in 2014 (against Germany) and 2022 (against France), and in 2026 (against Spain)
And #Ronaldo has never played in WC final.

Former Cowboys among NFL players asking stadium owners to keep World Cup grass https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/07/17/cowboys-neville-gallimore-solomon-thomas-stadiums-…

Troy Jackson is the frontrunner for Maine Democrats
What happens next?
A reminder of the next steps of the frantic replacement process in the Maine Senate race now that Troy Jackson appears poised to clinch the Democratic nomination.
Over the weekend, all 16 counties elected 500 delegates who will vote in a special convention in Bangor on Saturday,
with the remaining delegates coming from the state Democratic party committee.
This will the formal process of selec…

Maine Democrats rally around Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner in crucial Senate race – US politics live
Former state legislator in strong position to become Democratic nominee after several candidates drop out over the weekend

Football meets international football: Ranking every NFL soccer-style crossover jersey from 1-32 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7444316/2026/07/14/nfl-soccer-jerseys-fanatics-world-cup/

Cowboys 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…

#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

Patrons of Amazon Web Services have been landed with panic-inducing monthly bills running as high as
$1.5 trillion for subscriptions that usually cost less than the price of a cup of coffee.
From Bangalore to Bolsover, the bills have been causing alarm
after a computer glitch resulted in the astronomical invoices being dispatched around the world by Jeff Bezos’s company,
which provides data and cloud services to millions of customers, from students and small charities…

Amazon Web Services customers receive bills for up to $1.5tn after global glitch
One UK man whose bill is usually less than £1 says he ‘almost had a heart attack’ when he saw £5.8bn invoice

Fox will reportedly make $250M on World Cup hydration break ads alone; the new ad slot may be appealing to European national leagues whose revenue is flat (Ben Strauss/ESPN)
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49326566/hydration-breaks-wo…

Cubs 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-…

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Don't Cry for Me Argentina
It won't be easy, you'll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love after all goals scored
You won't believe me, all you will see is a Messi you once knew
Although he dressed up to the nines
He failed to score a goal for you
I had to let it happen, I had to change
Couldn't stay all my life a scorer

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