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👕 How USMNT players designed the boldest kits in generations for World Cup 2026
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👕 How USMNT players designed the boldest kits in generations for World Cup 2026
#sports
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…
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
The French aristocrat and the all-American idiot: Henry v Lalas is the World Cup's most compelling battle (Aaron Timms/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/21/thierry-henry-alexi-lalas-fox-world-cup
http://www.memeorandum.com/260621/p33#a260621p33
Want to keep the Boston-Scotland party going? Get the New England Patriots involved https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7377988/2026/06/20/world-cup-scotland-party-boston-patriots-morocco/
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…
Cowboys Headlines: FIFA to use curtains for World Cup; more international trips coming? https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/05/21/news-headlines-may-20-2026-curt…
In case you needed one more reason for hating #FIFA. ⚽️
https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-covers-downtown-whale-wall-mural-for-world-cup-406…
I haven't been paying attention to the World Cup, but I do think it's cool that Kid1 has decided to support Côte d'Ivoire because that's where one of his teachers is from.
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
Cowboys won't block the sun for CeeDee Lamb, but they will for the FIFA World Cup https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/cowboys-wont-block-sun-ceedee-lamb-will-fifa-world-cup/591a44948d3ba…
World Cup Daily | The 90 Podcast
From unforgettable moments, match highlights, emerging stars, VAR technology, FIFA politics, major controversies and the stories shaping the tournament, The 90 brings you the key talking points from the FIFA World Cup 2026™ every day...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.
every week I wear a different football shirt to the discussion section for my world cup & the politics of football class and I get to start by telling everyone about the shirt I picked for that week. this week class was about race& global football so I'll be wearing Vasco bc of The Historic Response
I think you just have to watch the game and then you’ll know what I mean by "Messi things".
He can decide the game on his own, as we saw today.
Messi did indeed decide the game on his own on Tuesday, scoring a trio of clinically taken goals to bury Algeria and push Argentina to the brink of the knockout round.
He did so 20 years to the day after scoring his first World Cup goal for Argentina.
It feels sometimes like Messi is ageless, but rolling the tape on …
Sad to hear about the shooting and death of a Canadian in Teotihuacšn Mexico.
Definitely not a good year for Mexico tourism, which is a shame as it is a beautiful place. I hope local residents stay safe as well
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crm1rg3ydkvo
"World Cup tickets are crazy expensive, so this airline built a campaign around it"
https://www.famouscampaigns.com/2026/05/world-cup-tickets-are-crazy-expensive-so-this-airline-built-a-campaign-around-it/
How USMNT can clinch Group D in World Cup; Wyndham Clark builds huge U.S. Open lead
https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/usmnt-clinch-group-world-cup-wyndham-clark-us-open/…
Empty rooms and Fifa cancellations - US hotels fear World Cup washout (BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c9q34pxv79eo
http://www.memeorandum.com/260520/p114#a260520p114
Sources: FIFA officials are visiting India, where no World Cup broadcast deal is agreed; Reliance-Disney JV offered just $20M and Sony refrained from bidding (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/fifa-me…
I'm a bit of a nerd when it comes to fonts, so was very impressed with the font used on Norway's World Cup jerseys when I saw them play. Apparently a custom font based on Norse runes.
https://www.footyheadlines.com/2026/03/norway-2026-kit-font.html
Videos of the folks in the US for the World Cup discovering various elements of American culture just make me think of coming back from London and US customs opening my carryon in Logan, gazing for a moment at a bag completely filled with Jelly Babies and Wispa bars and quietly closing the bag.
Iran demands Pride flags be banned from World Cup stadiums - Outsports
https://www.outsports.com/2026/5/11/24133777/world-cup-2026-pride-rainbow-flags-demand-ban-lgbtq-gay-seattle/
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MorningShow
JJ Bull:
🎵 Very Unofficial Scotland World Cup Song (bread and circuses)
#JJBull
https://fitbathatba.bandcamp.com/track/very-unofficial-scotland-world-cup-song-bread-and-circuses
https://open.spotify.com/track/5fCioToQIKbT5Ds15I0pYc
Even if you're not into soccer, this is kind of cool. #WorldCup
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/ivory-coast-irish-pub-9.7233870
The World Cup, But Not Really
Join culture nerds Rune Pedersen and Stefan Delatovic as they ditch the tactics and analysis to explore the deeply human stories living on the sidelines of football...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/the-wo
How can this be??? FIFA awarded their coveted Covfifa Peace Prize to the Clowned Prince of Peace!!! 😏😏😏
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/10/fifa-world-cup-terrorism-risk-iran-war
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.
The Trump administration announced it will suspend visa bond requirements for foreign visitors from World Cup-qualified countries who have purchased tickets for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Visitors will still face the real chance of being tortured and killed by ice or cbp because that’s what they do now.
#USpol
Canada set the record for the most goals scored by a CONCACAF nation in a single FIFA World Cup match by defeating Qatar 6-0
and J David gets a hat-trick. historic
#worldcup2026 #
Chiefs who? This summer, Kansas City is all-in on the World Cup https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/48780649/kansas-city-fifa-world-cup-2026-base-camp-host-city
Trump's World Cup czar calls early entry for Iran team a 'goodwill gesture' (Sophia Cai/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/14/world-cup-2026/iran-fifa-world-cup-entry-united-states-00961750
http://www.memeorandum.com/260615/p50#a260615p50
RE: https://mastodon.social/@joynewacc/116744405695680617
This has worked every time in the past. World Cup? No more avian flu in the news. World Cup is taking place in Qatar, after severe deaths constructing the stadiums and restrictions on free speech …
Interessanter Artikel über die Entscheidung von Chicagos ehemaligem Bürgermeister Rahm Emanuel nicht Austragungsort der FIFA-Männer-WM zu werden. Die FIFA fordert viele Einnahmen für sich, die Vergesellschaftung von Risiken und bietet "Ruhm" an. Welcher Bürgermeister plaudert mal über die Vertragsbedingungen für die Olympischen Spiele?
Amongst the many overt protests, there are a few subtle USA protests happening in Canada... and there is one subtle one in particular, or at least it feels that way, at its most important and influential fast food chain.
Tim Hortons.
Have you noticed?
Have you seen the commemorative timbits, the buckets and cups?
There are flags for Team Canada, Mexico, Italy, France, Brazil….
no USA flags. none..
It makes me smile.
The Tim Hortons corporation may not be a fully “Canadian” company (RBI is headquartered in Toronto and Florida, and 1/3 owned by Brazil's 3G), but they are "on the ball" enough to understand the Canadian zeitgeist.
USA? You don't exist.
#FIFA #Canada #USA #Mexico #FifaWorldCup2026 #boycott #TheAmericanFascist
Trump doesn't like people from Somalia... The US is showing it's racism to the world during the FIFA WorldCup
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260608-somali-referee-denied-entry-to-us-for-world-cup-official
Hearing today about summer interns struggling to find any kind of housing at all because their work city is hosting World Cup games. )-:
The Rest Is History just dropped an episode on "The Fascist World Cup"
“We are talking here about a private enterprise claiming a basic human virtue as its intellectual property, which it packages and resells. It’s a hell of a business model. And it works.”
Isn’t… isn’t that what they’re doing with “intelligence?”
https://www.
Sources: Kalshi is generating $2B in annualized revenue, up about three times from November, and has held informal talks with banks about an eventual IPO (Yueqi Yang/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/kalshi-passes-2-b…
What Eurovision and the FIFA World Cup prove is that some people care more about their own petty entertainment than the mass suffering of others.
And I simply can’t think of a worse indictment of humanity.
The bar is so very low and we can’t even meet that.
Raised in England by Nigerian parents, Balogun, 24, spent most of his youth international career in England’s system
and once seemed destined to suit up for England.
But a long-ago travel snafu, combined with his Nigerian ancestry, meant Balogun had not one but three national team uniforms to choose from come 2026
Folarin Balogun chose the U.S.
Now he’s leading it at the World Cup.
In the summer of 2001, Balogun’s Nigerian-born parents were living in London wh…
In the great scheme of things this is small. Still, if you haven't found a reason to boycott the men's World Cup yet, this may be for you.
Top African referee refused access to US and will miss World Cup
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2…
My city has gotten very hyped about the World Cup mishegas, even though there won't be any games happening locally, because the city is serving as "home base" for one of the European teams.
That actually might actually be the best of both worlds.
https://visitalexandria.com/world-cup
Shame on you, FIFA
FIFA drops Somali World Cup referee after US denies him entry | World Cup 2026 News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/6/9/fifa-drops-somali-world-cup-referee-after-us-denies-him-entry?traffic_source=rss
Lionel Messi ties all-time World Cup goals record; U.S. Open expert picks, player rankings
https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/lionel-messi-t…
'The timing sucks': Race is on to safeguard World Cup from drones (Oriana Pawlyk/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/17/world-cup-drones-00914360
http://www.memeorandum.com/260517/p23#a260517p23
talkSPORT World Cup Shootout
Join Andy Harper, Teo Pelliziri and Kat Sasso every week for talkSPORT's World Cup Shootout, your essential guide to the 2026 FIFA World Cup...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/talksport…
X partners with soccer journalist Fabrizio Romano to host Fabrizio 24/7, a series of 40 videos and three live streams across the World Cup in June and July (Max Goldbart/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/05/fabrizio-romano-making-daily-world-cu…
Why is food and drink for World Cup fans so much cheaper in Atlanta? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7361873/2026/06/15/world-cup-food-and-drink-prices-atlanta/
Do we believe that Handala hacked the FBI's drone system?
Iran-linked group claims to have hacked FBI drones, threatens to target World Cup
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iran-linked-group-c…
Until then, Indian fans will once again watch from afar, cheering the Messis, Ronaldos and Neymars of the world, while marvelling at the achievement of nations such as Curaçao, the smallest country ever to reach the World Cup.
The inevitable question will linger: if Curaçao can do it, why can't India?
#worldcup
FIFA just forced Jerry Jones to change the one $1.3B Cowboys stadium feature he loves most https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/fifa-forces-jerry-jones-att-stadium-curtains/722a2dcd00eacb790cb5f7c0
Why is food and drink for World Cup fans so much cheaper in Atlanta? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7361873/2026/06/15/why-is-food-and-drink-for-world-cup-fans-so-much-cheaper-in-atlanta/
Asian broadcasters pushed back against soaring 2026 FIFA World Cup rights fees; FIFA made major concessions in China and India due to unfavorable match times (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/sports/world-cup-tests-asia-s-app…
Is Harry Kane England's 'quarterback'? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7374294/2026/06/18/harry-kane-england-quarterback-world-cup/
This is just harassment and security theater, there is no risk with regard to players of national football teams that leave after the tournament.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/06/iraq-aymen-hussein-questioned-us-entry-world-cup…
Donald Trump's least favorite country might just win Donald Trump's World Cup (Guy Hedgecoe/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-least-spain-win-world-cup/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260614/p59#a260614p59
Fox Sports hires TikTok influencers Austin Franklin and Kevin Akoto at $50K each to watch all 104 FIFA World Cup matches from inside a Times Square cube (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2026/06/fox-one-world-cup-watchers-austin-kevin-tiktok/…
Jerry Jones takes heat after Cowboys defense gets dragged into World Cup talk https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/jerry-jones-cowboys-defense-world-cup-criticism/1ccf0c97b5385d3e9a7a8287…
Since falling in love with soccer during Euro 2000, I've never been so physically close to the World Cup (the first match in Toronto is later today). But I've never felt so distant from the competition. Few organizations are as good at finding new ways to disgust as FIFA and the US regime's actions - not just those focused on the World Cup, but those are bad enough - fill me with rage. In the past, I've plugged my nose and enjoyed the matches (I'm not proud). I can't …
Why One World Cup Stadium Is the Exception to FIFA’s Rule https://www.nytimes.com/video/the-athletic/100000010835099/why-one-world-cup-stadium-is-the-exception-to-fifas-rule.html
Somali Referee Says His World Cup Dream Is Dashed After U.S. Denies Entry (Matthew Mpoke Bigg/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/world/africa/somali-referee-world-cup-us-entry-omar-artan.html?unlocked_article_code=1.o1A.zByt.QoERofKRjUU0&smid=nytcore-ios-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260609/p39#a260609p39
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 …
We Can Reject Trump's Orgy of Decline (William Kristol/The Bulwark)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/we-can-reject-trumps-orgy-of-decline-iran-ceasefire-ufc-white-house-world-cup
http://www.memeorandum.com/260615/p25#a260615p25
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…
Picks, predictions as USMNT open World Cup play; Knicks and Hurricanes eye championship titles
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/picks-predictions-usmnt-world-cup-k…
How Knicks can adjust for Game 4 bounce-back; game-by-game World Cup picks; Stanley Cup Final all tied up
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/how-kni
Which World Cup countries are on President Trump's travel ban? (Victoria Hernandez/USA Today)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2026/06/11/world-cup-countries-trump-travel-ban-list/90428153007/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260611/p112#a260611p112
What the NFL Was Like During the 1994 World Cup in the United States https://www.beinsports.com/en-us/soccer/fifa-world-cup-2026/articles/what-the-nfl-was-like-during-the-1994-world-cup-in-the-united-states-2026-05-13
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…
Why I Love The Beautiful Game: Brandon Aubrey on idolising Thierry Henry and swapping soccer for NFL https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7339090/2026/06/12/world-cup-soccer-brandon-aubrey-nfl-dallas-cowboys/
Trump on World Cup visa disputes: 'We're working ... to make sure the right people' come in (Ryan Mancini/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/policy/sports-gaming/5918752-trump-visa-disputes-fifa-world-cup/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260610/p108#a260610p108
Jameis Winston dresses goat as Messi in tribute to... https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49090581/world-cup-daily-nfl-star-winston-dresses-goat-messi-tribute-goat
Trump will not attend US opening match of World Cup (Sophia Cai/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/10/trump-will-not-attend-u-s-opening-match-of-world-cup-00957650
http://www.memeorandum.com/260610/p112#a260610p112
Double 7s: Bijan Robinson is closer to Vinícius Jú... https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49100363/atlanta-falcons-bijan-robinson-vinicius-junior-brazil-world-cup-2026-relationship
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…
Cowboys Players Talk World Cup, Off Season Work, and More| Player Interviews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8PCiOow1C0
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
A noxious orange cloud looms over the World Cup (Paul Waldman/Public Notice)
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/world-cup-trump
http://www.memeorandum.com/260609/p26#a260609p26
Why I Love The Beautiful Game: Brandon Aubrey on idolising Thierry Henry and swapping soccer for NFL https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7339090/2026/06/12/world-cup-soccer-brandon-aubrey-nfl-dallas-cowboys/
Scoop: Trump admin pre-blames Europe for any World Cup Ebola (Alex Isenstadt/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/09/white-house-world-cup-ebola-europe
http://www.memeorandum.com/260609/p23#a260609p23
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…
ITV says advertising revenues from the World Cup are about 30% higher than those from Euro 2024; Telemundo says it sold out of key World Cup ad inventory (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/48f2f704-74e0-40e0-b657-253d48e657f7
DAZN strikes a deal to bring DirecTV Latin America's DSPORTS channels with all World Cup matches to its platform in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay (Kylie Madry/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/dazn
World Cup only amplifies NFL players' desire for a... https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49030490/fifa-world-cup-grass-nfl-stadiums-debate-field-surface
Trump rips $1,000 World Cup ticket prices, tells The Post: 'I wouldn't pay it either, to be honest' (James Franey/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/business/trump-rips-1000-world-cup-ticket-prices-in-exclusive-post-interview-i-wouldnt-pay-it-either-to-be-honest/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260507/p82#a260507p82
We asked NFL players about the World Cup: Here's w... https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49009790/nfl-players-world-cup-golden-boot-predictions-france-kylian-mbappe
US Denies Visas to Iran National Football Team Officials Ahead of World Cup (Tasnim News Agency)
https://tasnimnews.ir/en/news/2026/06/06/3609562/us-denies-visas-to-iran-national-football-team-officials-ahead-of-world-cup
http://www.memeorandum.com/260606/p50#a260606p50
Man of the rising sun: Giants' Winston helps Japan... https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49066052/jameis-winston-japanese-fans-clean-world-cup-2026-match-new-york-giants