World Cup

Fifa President Gianni Infantino and the Club World Cup Trophy
Lifestyle

At FIFA’s Club World Cup, the real prize is America’s attention

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June 14, 2025
DC United president Danita Johnson during an onstage interview at Fortune's COO Summit conference
Conferences

First Black president of an MLS team talks sustaining growth amid $775 million valuation and record attendance numbers

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October 7, 2024
The NWSL commissioner hands celebrating players a trophy.
Leadership

The NWSL signs a deal with its players’ union to get rid of the draft

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August 22, 2024
Gianni Infantino
Leadership

FIFA is quietly unwinding nearly all the reforms it agreed to after last decade’s massive corruption scandal

By Graham Dunbar and The Associated Press
May 15, 2024
Cesar Luis Menotti
Success

Cesar Luis Menotti, the ‘thin one’ who led Argentina to its first World Cup in 1978, has died at 85

By Débora Rey, Vicente L. Panetta and The Associated Press
May 6, 2024
woman in white suit, man in black suit
Finance

David Beckham raked in more than $90 million in licensing deals in 2022 following controversial Qatar World Cup support 

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January 2, 2024
Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman
Finance

Oil-rich Saudi Arabia is shelling out for the world’s top sports, but can Mohammed bin Salman buy himself an auto industry?

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November 21, 2023
Europe’s biggest soccer clubs suffered a record $770m hit from player injuries last year—and the Qatar World Cup is largely to blame
Finance

Europe’s biggest soccer clubs suffered a record $770m hit from player injuries last year—and the Qatar World Cup is largely to blame

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November 20, 2023
North Africa will host the World Cup for the first time as part of a historic joint award for Spain, Portugal, and Morocco
Lifestyle

North Africa will host the World Cup for the first time as part of a historic joint award for Spain, Portugal, and Morocco

By Lin Cheng, Rodrigo Orihuela and Bloomberg
October 4, 2023
Spanish soccer chief resigns after kissing female player on the lips: ‘What we saw was unacceptable’

Spanish soccer chief resigns after kissing female player on the lips: ‘What we saw was unacceptable’

By Laura Millan Lombrana, Rodrigo Orihuela and Bloomberg
September 10, 2023
female soccer player being forcibly kissed by a man wearing a suit
Newsletters

One man’s actions are overshadowing the Women’s World Cup. But the outcry may lead to change

By Emma Hinchliffe and Joey Abrams
August 30, 2023
Spain’s soccer chief is hit with a complaint over his ‘unacceptable’ kiss of female World Cup player
Lifestyle

Spain’s soccer chief is hit with a complaint over his ‘unacceptable’ kiss of female World Cup player

By Irene García Pérez and Bloomberg
August 23, 2023
FIFA president gets red card for saying women’s World Cup soccer players must ‘convince us men’ they deserve equal pay
Success

FIFA president gets red card for saying women’s World Cup soccer players must ‘convince us men’ they deserve equal pay

By Maddie Parker, Asad Zulfiqar and Bloomberg
August 18, 2023
Megan Rapinoe
Success

U.S. women’s soccer team earns record $3.3 million payout while crashing out of the World Cup sooner than ever

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August 8, 2023
Women’s World Cup ticket sales are shattering expectations
Finance

Women’s World Cup ticket sales are shattering expectations

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July 28, 2023

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