@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-06-05 06:36:02
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-06-05 06:36:02
@cdarwin@c.im2026-07-05 22:28:16
Mexico takes on England in a World Cup round-of-16 match in Mexico City at 5 p.m. PDT (Fox, Telemundo).
https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/live/mexico-england-world-cup-start-time-watch-results-highlights-news
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-06-05 01:10:49
Telemundo says it will not cut away to commercials during World Cup hydration breaks, but there will be "some commercial aspects" that won't interrupt viewers (Austin Karp/Sports Business Journal)
https://www.sportsbusine…
@elduvelle@neuromatch.social2026-07-04 11:08:05
So glad to see Trump's constant push for destroying the planet comes back to bite him on his "special day"
US gripped by extreme heatwave, disrupting 250th anniversary and World Cup celebrations
Edit: un-paywalled version, thanks to those posting it in answers:
@vrandecic@mas.to2026-07-05 21:02:03
Team USA's top scorer, Balogun, received a red card in the game against Bosnia. Which means he would be suspended in the next game.
President Trump called FIFA boss Infantino. Now FIFA states without further explanation that the suspension is lifted, and Balogun can play in the upcoming game against Belgium. Following that, Trump publicly thanked FIFA for that decision.
If that would have happened 2018 in Russia, Putin interfering with the world cup, the explosion of the med…
@PaulWermer@sfba.social2026-07-05 21:09:41
Rules,what rules? #sigh. But then, they gave him the FIFA Peace Prize,, not a prize for integrity or respect for the game, or anything else.
White House lobbied Fifa to lift Folarin Balogun suspension for World Cup game v Belgium
@paulwermer@sfba.social2026-07-05 21:09:41
Rules,what rules? #sigh. But then, they gave him the FIFA Peace Prize,, not a prize for integrity or respect for the game, or anything else.
White House lobbied Fifa to lift Folarin Balogun suspension for World Cup game v Belgium
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-08-05 07:18:03
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-06-04 14:40:46
Robinhood plans to route some 2026 soccer World Cup bets to Rothera, shifting away from Kalshi as it seeks to diversify its prediction markets providers (Emily Nicolle/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-04/robin…
@servelan@newsie.social2026-06-06 00:25:45
Seattle Hotel Workers Are on the Verge of Striking Ahead of the World Cup - The Stranger
https://www.thestranger.com/news/seattle-hotel-workers-are-on-the-verge-of-striking-ahead-of-the-world-cup/
@AprilTeachy@bildung.social2026-06-06 06:11:30
Ich häte ja nicht gedacht, dass das echt ist, aber die norwegische Fußball-Nationalmannschaft hat sich wirklich als Wikinger fürs Teamfoto ablichten lassen: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cjdpd18xx5lo
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-05-06 07:25:42
A look at the World Cup plans of The Guardian and NYT's The Athletic, including dedicated newsletters, and the single-issue independent magazine Golden Goal (Neel Dhanesha/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/05/newsl…
@primonatura@mstdn.social2026-07-03 11:00:38
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-06-03 18:50:47
Mullin: 'Everybody's a little behind' in safeguarding against drones as World Cup looms (Oriana Pawlyk/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/03/congress/mullin-drones-world-cup-safety-00948242
http://www.memeorandum.com/260603/p69#a260603p69
@cowboys@darktundra.xyz2026-06-02 22:39:32
Same stadium, new name: Why World Cup venues are getting rebranded for the tournament https://www.foxsports.com/articles/soccer/same-stadium-new-name-why-world-cup-venues-are-getting-rebranded-for-the-tournament…
@mxp@mastodon.acm.org2026-07-06 08:26:20
I’m a bit surprised that even after Infantino presented Trump with the “FIFA Peace Prize,” many people still seem to think that the USA might NOT win the FIFA World Cup 2026™ and are now shocked to discover that the FIFA is fixing the match.
@mxp@mastodon.acm.org2026-07-06 08:26:20
I’m a bit surprised that even after Infantino presented Trump with the “FIFA Peace Prize,” many people still seem to think that the USA might NOT win the FIFA World Cup 2026™ and are now shocked to discover that the FIFA is fixing the match.
@mxp@mastodon.acm.org2026-07-06 08:26:20
I’m a bit surprised that even after Infantino presented Trump with the “FIFA Peace Prize,” many people still seem to think that the USA might NOT win the FIFA World Cup 2026™ and are now shocked to discover that the FIFA is fixing the match.
@peterhoneyman@a2mi.social2026-08-04 15:58:55
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
@bici@mastodon.social2026-07-05 23:04:35
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026-07-31 16:06:35
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/
@gwire@mastodon.social2026-07-06 06:49:52
I speculatively put in hopeful entries in my calendar for World Cup matches. Having to edit the speculative BRA-ENG fixture. (The other remaining ones are ENG-ARG and FRA-ENG.)
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-06-03 10:45:51
An interview with Gary Lineker on his BBC exit, calling it a "marriage" that "petered out", Goalhanger's World Cup coverage with Netflix, The Overlap, and more (Matt Slater/The Athletic)
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7324222/2
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy2026-06-04 06:35:46
Regarding the World Cup, Dutch media are a bit busier with high ticket prices than with the fact that it's taking place under the Trump regime, coinciding with ICE kidnapping and deportations, establishing autocracy, illegal wars, bombing boats in international waters, and support for Russia.
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-07-03 14:15:52
Texas AG Ken Paxton opens an investigation into StubHub following complaints of last-minute ticket cancellations for FIFA World Cup matches (Giles Turner/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-03/stubhub-…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-06-05 20:47:23
Financial Times:
AI revenues must surge 100-fold for SpaceX to achieve $1.78tn valuation
Musk aims to raise S86bn
• Doubts persist over Grok models
@cowboys@darktundra.xyz2026-07-03 02:56:19
World Cup analyst uses Cowboys name in vain, takes shot at org history https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/07/02/world-cup-analyst-takes-shot-at-dallas-cowboys-and-…
@primonatura@mstdn.social2026-05-28 15:01:01
@v_i_o_l_a@openbiblio.social2026-06-29 10:45:35
Die UB der Seton Hall University in den USA hat einen LibGuide für die Fußball-WM zusammengestellt: https://blogs.shu.edu/libraries/2026/06/world-cup-soccer-championship-library-guide/
@StephenRees@mas.to2026-07-02 17:22:22
As extreme heat shapes the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Greenly, the global carbon accounting platform, has analyzed the carbon footprint of the cooling measures used to keep stadiums playable.
Key findings:
Air conditioning across the tournament's five indoor stadiums over the six-week competition is estimated to generate between 6,000 and 9,000 tonnes of CO₂ (central estimate: 7,400 tonnes).
This is equivalent to 40% of the emissions from the flights taken by all 48 participat…
@paulwermer@sfba.social2026-07-29 23:50:16
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…
@PaulWermer@sfba.social2026-07-29 23:50:16
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…
@Erikmitk@mastodon.gamedev.place2026-07-01 17:26:50
DR Congo is playing well against England in the World Cup and commentator questions if they can keep that up the whole time because they are just 46th place in the world ranking or whatever.
DR Congo has ~1.5x the population of Great Britain. These guys are their best professional soccer players and they are giving their best for their country.
Respect African soccer! This fucking colonizer mindset is so exhausting and backwards.
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026-06-30 13:16:40
LeBron James biggest name to watch at start of NBA free agency; Paraguay stun Germany in World Cup
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/lebron-
@cdarwin@c.im2026-07-30 16:00:02
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 …
@metacurity@infosec.exchange2026-05-21 09:30:44
Team Europe won the International Cybersecurity Challenge (ICC) for the fifth consecutive year. https://newshub.medianet.com.au/2026/05/team-europe-defends-reigning-title-at-cyber-world-cup-at-inte…
@bici@mastodon.social2026-07-31 03:23:36
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…
@raiders@darktundra.xyz2026-06-22 11:03:32
The World Cup in Las Vegas: Pool parties, star-spangled dungarees and 480 cans of Tennent's https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7382026/2026/06/22/world-cup-las-vegas/
@teledyn@mstdn.ca2026-07-04 15:41:05
England stars would be allowed to use VIAGRA to help them rise to #WorldCup altitude levels amid Mexico fears
("There is no evidence to suggest that England players actually plan to take Viagra") 🤣
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/39637765/england-viagra-world-cup-mexico-city-altitude/
@servelan@newsie.social2026-05-30 21:19:41
Mexico uses the wave to fight homophobic chant at World Cup - Outsports
https://www.outsports.com/2026/5/22/24134528/mexico-chant-world-cup-soccer-wave-homophobia-fans-fifa/
@vrandecic@mas.to2026-07-04 06:29:26
The feed for my Facebook reels is now full of videos analyzing the Croatian goal that wasn't counted, and with conspiracy theories about the whole World Cup being scripted for a Ronaldo-Messi finale.
And this is how easily social media radicalizes you. I have no idea how widespread either of these ideas are. Is there really a dominating public debate happening about this? I don't think so. But for me, looking at my Facebook reels, it would appear like this is the most important…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-08-05 18:43:47
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…
@theadhocracy@indieweb.social2026-07-05 17:02:51
The #WorldCup may be over halfway done, but it's taken me that long to get fed up having the outcome of matches being spoiled on #BBC Sports.
So I made a little #Stylus stylesheet to hide everything, and wrote up the process. Not the most important work, but quite fun, and has already paid dividends in my enjoyment of the football ⚽
https://theadhocracy.co.uk/wrote/hiding-bbc-world-cup-spoilers
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-06-26 03:10:52
Democrats grapple uncomfortably with World Cup success (Adam Wren/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/25/world-cup-2026/democrats-grapple-world-cup-success-00977530
http://www.memeorandum.com/260625/p139#a260625p139
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-08-05 21:45:42
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/
@cdarwin@c.im2026-05-31 02:33:03
Inglewood is remaking itself in real time.
Over the past years, billions of dollars have flowed into the stadiums, infrastructure, and entertainment development
as the city of nearly 103,000 markets itself as Los Angeles’s sports hub.
Major streets are freshly paved and lined with new digital billboards that remind Arnold of the contours of the World Cup trophy.
“This is the city of the future,” says Arnold, pointing to a bulldozer leveling dirt on a lot across from …
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-06-30 23:15:53
Sources: Kalshi agreed to pay $20M to sponsor the World Cup knockouts, after initially balking at FIFA's $150M asking price, alongside ADI Predictstreet (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-30/kalsh…
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026-06-25 21:51:23
From World Cup star to the NFL? Plus: Why Brendan Sorsby's waiting https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7395439/2026/06/25/from-world-cup-star-to-the-nfl-plus-why-brendan-sorsbys-waiting/
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-07-05 23:25:26
Collins dominates Platner on World Cup ad spending (Adam Wren/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/04/world-cup-2026/collins-dominates-platner-00987029
http://www.memeorandum.com/260705/p47#a260705p47
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-06-14 06:36:00
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-06-29 11:35:29
The US DOJ seizes nearly 400 domains for illegally streaming 2026 FIFA World Cup matches; last week, ACE, UEFA, and more shut down 44 domains linked to PirloTV (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu
@servelan@newsie.social2026-05-29 16:04:06
This is over local cooperation with ICE...
DHS threats to pull agents from Newark Airport ahead of World Cup will cost $8 billion, advisory group warns | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/newark-airport-shutdown-world-cup-b2986063.html
@cowboys@darktundra.xyz2026-06-25 22:09:25
World Cup games at Cowboys' stadium have something Dallas NFL games don't https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2026/06/25/att-stadium-dallas-cowboys-world-cup-curtains/90699559007/
@cdarwin@c.im2026-06-28 15:34:57
Corrupt narcissist DonaldTrump is slated to hand out the gold trophy
at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey
after the final World Cup match concludes.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/28/world-cup-2026/the-world-cups-final-…
@primonatura@mstdn.social2026-07-24 17:00:25
"Renewables met 68% of Brazil’s electricity demand during FIFA World Cup"
#Brazil #Energy #Renewables
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-06-02 10:20:52
Amazon schedules Prime Day for June 23 to June 26, shifting the four-day sales event from its traditional July slot to avoid conflicts with the FIFA World Cup (Arriana McLymore/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-co
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-07-06 01:50:27
Inside the White House Campaign to Overturn a World Cup Red Card (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/sports/soccer/white-house-fifa-balogun-red-card-world-cup-46276fc8?st=X9YRQP
http://www.memeorandum.com/260705/p53#a260705p53
@PaulWermer@sfba.social2026-07-02 13:21:03
Donald Trump fought to prevent USMNT's first Bay Area World Cup goal
https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/trump-usmnt-goal-folarin-balogun-22329566.php
@paulwermer@sfba.social2026-07-02 13:21:03
Donald Trump fought to prevent USMNT's first Bay Area World Cup goal
https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/trump-usmnt-goal-folarin-balogun-22329566.php
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026-06-26 13:11:16
USMNT turn page to World Cup knockout round; LaMelo Ball trade grades; Prisco's Top 100 NFL players
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/usmnt-world-cup-lamelo-ba…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-06-29 11:30:36
The US DOJ seizes nearly 400 domains for illegally streaming 2026 FIFA World Cup matches; last week, ACE, UEFA, and more shut down 44 domains linked to PirloTV (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-07-05 19:00:49
Trump hails FIFA's red card reversal for Team USA's Balogun in World Cup (Ashleigh Fields/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/policy/sports-gaming/5954150-fifa-world-cup-folarin-balogun-red-card-trump/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260705/p28#a260705p28
@cowboys@darktundra.xyz2026-07-24 14:49:24
Mailbag: Bringing World Cup Passion to NFL? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-bringing-world-cup-passion-to-nfl
@primonatura@mstdn.social2026-06-21 17:00:45
"Two World Cup matches were played in ‘severe heat’, analysis finds"
#Footballs #Sports #Heatwave
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-05-26 01:10:36
Sources: Fox is paying $485M for 2026 World Cup broadcast rights, an estimated $500M to $1B below market value, after FIFA moved to avoid litigation with Fox (Tariq Panja/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.co…
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026-06-23 14:46:31
George Kittle says World Cup shows NFL teams could play on grass fields if owners 'really gave a s--t'
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/george-kittle-world-cup-nfl-grass-fields/…
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-07-05 22:55:27
'Shame on you': Belgium accuses FIFA of caving to Trump ahead of World Cup clash (Ali Walker/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/05/world-cup-2026/belgium-politicians-balogun-red-card-fifa-trump-00987474
http://www.memeorandum.com/260705/p46#a260705p46
@cowboys@darktundra.xyz2026-07-24 14:03:44
Mailbag: Bringing World Cup Passion to NFL? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-bringing-world-cup-passion-to-nfl
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-07-19 17:30:34
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…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-07-30 23:00:49
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…
@primonatura@mstdn.social2026-07-22 15:00:13
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-07-05 22:50:30
Trump lobbied Fifa to lift Folarin Balogun suspension for World Cup game v Belgium (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/05/folarin-balogun-red-card-suspension-lifted-usmnt-belgium-world-cup
http://www.memeorandum.com/260705/p44#a260705p44
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-06-25 16:35:58
The World Cup is breaking streaming records, including a 12M-viewer high for Brazil's CazéTV on YouTube and Telemundo's 6.1M viewers for Mexico vs. South Korea (Janko Roettgers/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/column/956756/world-cup-streaming
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026-06-23 19:11:01
Harry Kane to the NFL? Cowboys' Brandon Aubrey says England World Cup star has the talent'
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/world-cup-england-harry-kane-nfl/
@cdarwin@c.im2026-07-19 22:36:59
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/
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-07-21 21:30:52
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…
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026-06-25 12:41:38
Grizzlies, Jazz, Wizards among NBA Draft winners; USMNT to close World Cup group play vs. Türkiye
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/grizzlies-jazz-wizards-nba-draft-usmnt-w…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-06-14 06:11:08
@cowboys@darktundra.xyz2026-05-21 11:42:19
Dallas Cowboys Players Can Now Live Vicariously Through FIFA World Cup https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/dallas-cowboys-players-can-now-live-vicariously-through-fifa-world-cup
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-06-26 20:45:50
Trump will present the World Cup trophy. It could be VERY awkward (Zachary B. Wolf/CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/25/politics/trump-present-world-cup-trophy
http://www.memeorandum.com/260626/p92#a260626p92
@cdarwin@c.im2026-07-12 04:11:52
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
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-07-23 12:10:46
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…
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026-06-23 04:21:07
Harry Kane is the World Cup star with a Tom Brady obsession and a dream of playing in the NFL https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7377554/2026/06/23/harry-kane-tom-brady-nfl-world-cup/
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-06-26 15:45:51
Iran and Egypt avoid talking about World Cup 'Pride Match' in Seattle (Andrew Destin/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-seattle-iran-egypt-gay-pride-lgbtq-c8243854034c3500b0a5663cb174f101
http://www.memeorandum.com/260626/p48#a260626p48
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-06-26 15:10:50
FIFA clashes with Iran, Egypt over rainbow symbols at World Cup Pride Match (Adam Crafton/The Athletic)
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7391986/2026/06/24/world-cup-pride-match-seattle-flags/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260626/p45#a260626p45
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026-06-22 13:11:37
Wyndham Clark wins second U.S. Open; NBA Draft a day away; will USMNT hold up in World Cup?
https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/wyndham-clark…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-07-14 15:30:52
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…
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-06-23 21:10:40
Gianni Infantino says Trump will be at the World Cup final to present trophy to winners (Graig Graziosi/The Independent)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/fifa-president-trump-world-cup-finals-b3001390.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260623/p107#a260623p107
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-07-21 22:57:20
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…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-06-13 00:44:57
Two dozen Americans have flown to the moon,
116 have sat on the Supreme Court,
25 have run a mile in under 3:51
and 76 have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry
More men have been elected president of the United States than have played for the U.S. in a World Cup game on home soil.
It is among the rarest of achievements in a country that has achieved so much.
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026-06-19 21:15:22
Alex Freeman, son of ex-Packers WR Antonio Freeman, scores in USA's World Cup win over Australia https://www.nfl.com/news/alex-freeman-son-of-ex-packers-wr-antonio-freeman-scores-in-usa-s-world-cup-win-over-australia
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-06-18 10:50:47
USA Today is using AI-assisted, pre-written soccer World Cup "shell files" for breaking news to capture traffic before Google's AI Overviews generate summaries (Sara Guaglione/Digiday)
https://digiday.com/media/how-usa-today-co-is-tr…
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-07-06 00:10:27
Inside Lutnick's back channel with FIFA brass (Sophia Cai/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/05/world-cup-2026/lutnick-fifa-infantino-dinner-balogun-red-card-00987482
http://www.memeorandum.com/260705/p50#a260705p50
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-07-29 18:15:45
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
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026-07-17 11:02:10
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/
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-07-05 19:55:28
Trump Asked FIFA to Review Balogun's Suspension. He Is Now Eligible to Play. (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/trump-fifa-balogun-world-cup.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260705/p32#a260705p32
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-07-05 21:45:29
Trump official sought FIFA review of Balogun red card (Rebecca Falconer/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/07/05/trump-official-balogun-red-card-fifa-world-cup
http://www.memeorandum.com/260705/p40#a260705p40
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-07-05 21:00:54
Folarin Balogun's 1-game ban suspended by FIFA, allowing US forward to play vs. Belgium (Ronald Blum/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/falorin-balogun-suspension-world-cup-e5a5cab5731a916808601be93cb36832
http://www.memeorandum.com/260705/p37#a260705p37
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-06-24 00:01:10
Donald Trump to present World Cup trophy at final, FIFA boss Gianni Infantino confirms (Mark Ogden/ESPN)
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49154827/donald-trump-present-world-cup-trophy-final-fifa-boss-gianni-infantino-confirms
http://www.memeorandum.com/260623/p123#a260623p123