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Swope Soccer Village (Credit: Sporting Kansas City)

England Secures Preferred FIFA World Cup Base Camp in Kansas City, Missouri

The English Men’s National Soccer Team will be based in Kansas City, Missouri for the duration of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Swope Soccer Village, one of the training facilities of MLS side Sporting Kansas City, will be the team base camp training site for the Three Lions during the tournament. It was identified as […]

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IFA7 President and Founder Daniel Balcorta (center).

How IFA7 and Daniel Balcorta Helped A Different Kind of Soccer Go Global

International Football Association 7, also known as IFA7, is the world’s governing body for seven-on-seven soccer, a dynamic and fast-paced variation of traditional soccer. Founded in 2015 by Daniel Balcorta, a former head coach of Canada’s Seven-a-Side National Team and now the organization’s president, IFA7 has 24 federations and affiliates worldwide and a presence in […]

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Nottawasaga Inn Resort and Conference Center

Ontario Base Camp Confirmed for Panama’s Men’s National Soccer Team at FIFA World Cup

Panama’s Men’s National Soccer Team has secured the Nottawasaga Training Center in New Tecumseth, Ontario in Canada as its base camp for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Nottawasaga Inn Resort and Conference Center will be the team’s hotel during the tournament, while the Nottawasaga Training Site next door will be its training facility. The base […]

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Tom Stoltman won the World's Strongest Man competition the last time it was held in Myrtle Beach, in 2024. (Rich Storry / World’s Strongest Man)

World’s Strongest Man Going Back to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

The World’s Strongest Man competition is going back to the beach. The event is returning to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, which had previously hosted it in both 2023 and 2024 before it moved to Sacramento, California, last year. It will take place this this spring from April 23-26 at the Oceanfront at Burroughs & Chapin […]

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Fraser Bullock is Chairman of Utah 2034 and also ran the Olympic and Paralympic Games the last time Utah hosted in 2002. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

SportsTravel Catches Up With Utah 2034 Chairman Fraser Bullock

When Utah hosts the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2034, it will be a triumphant return to the site of the 2002 Games that are widely seen as one the most successful in recent history. Not only did the competition run smoothly, Utah was able to maintain its venues and improve them to be […]

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Curaçao Confirms Boca Raton as FIFA World Cup Base Camp Destination

Curaçao will prepare for its first FIFA World Cup campaign this summer at a base camp in Boca Raton, Florida. It was announced that the “Blue Wave” (La Familia Azul) will use Florida Atlantic University (FAU) as its principal training facility, while the team and staff will stay at the Boca Raton Marriott at Boca […]

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The signing ceremony of the host city contract for the 2029 Asian Winter Games in Almaty, Kazakhstan (Credit: OCA)

Almaty, Kazakhstan, Replaces NEOM as 2029 Asian Winter Games Host City

The Olympic Council of Asia has announced that the 10th Asian Winter Games in 2029 will be staged in Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan, which replaces the planned city of NEOM in Saudi Arabia as the host of the event. It comes just weeks after the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the OCA had confirmed that […]

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The Opening Ceremony in Milan was an amazing start to the 2026 Winter Games. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

What It’s Like to Be at the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

Those who are fortunate enough to be in the business of sports-related travel know how privileged we are to access some of the best sports events in the world. And at SportsTravel, the ability to cover the Olympic Games in person is one of the most special privileges of all. That includes the access we […]

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Utah Governor Spencer Cox. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

SportsTravel Catches Up With Utah Governor Spencer Cox

Spencer Cox has been governor of Utah since 2021 and during that time, sports have played a significant role in his priorities. Last year, the NHL moved a team to Salt Lake City, adding another professional league to the area’s portfolio. MLB is mulling an expansion team there as well. But the region may be […]

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Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)

Saudi Arabia Assigned to Austin for FIFA World Cup Base Camp

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation has announced that it has selected Austin, Texas, as its base camp for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Green Falcons will train at Q2 Stadium, the home of Major League Soccer side Austin FC, and make use of its fields, facilities and […]

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