Soccer
SuccessThis entrepreneurial couple cashed out their 401(k)s and sold a $126 million company—now they run a U.K. soccer team
By Emma BurleighJune 28, 2026
SuccessCristiano Ronaldo is soccer’s first-ever billionaire: He went from begging for burgers outside McDonald’s to landing a $400 million contract
By Preston ForeJune 28, 2026
North America‘That is a little bid sad’: Pochettino unloads on press after last-minute USMNT loss, calling questions ‘petty’
By Greg Beacham and The Associated PressJune 26, 2026
SuccessAfter forcing workers back to the office, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase are now letting their staff work remotely—but only for the World Cup
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 23, 2026
North AmericaWorld Cup teams will be paid a record $871 million: Each team will get $12.5 million as a bare minimum for playing and ‘preparation money’
By Emma BurleighJune 21, 2026
Travel & Leisure‘I didn’t want a refund, I didn’t want my money back’: meet a grandma who paid $485 for World Cup tickets and never got them
By R.J. Rico, Emilie Megnien and The Associated PressJune 20, 2026
SuccessCape Verde’s Roberto Lopes was working at a bank when he was recruited on LinkedIn to play soccer—he thought it was spam, now he’s at the World Cup
By Preston ForeJune 20, 2026
SuccessTeam USA star Ricardo Pepi grew up in a trailer in El Paso—and his parents pawned their car title to fuel his soccer dream. Now, he’s in the World Cup
By Preston ForeJune 15, 2026
By Indrani SenJune 14, 2026
HealthAs the World Cup draws millions to 11 U.S. cities, measles—not Ebola—may be the biggest concern
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJune 5, 2026
North AmericaThe ‘soccer’ vs. ‘football’ war has a 160-year history — and your snobbish friends are wrong about which one is right
By Kirk Bowman and The ConversationJune 5, 2026
Travel & LeisureFIFA ‘just priced everyone out’: Soccer fans are skipping the World Cup over extreme prices
By R.J. Rico and The Associated PressJune 5, 2026
MagazineInside the $9 billion World Cup: How Gianni Infantino built a FIFA-dom with a tight grip on soccer’s biggest global event
By Vivienne WaltJune 4, 2026
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