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DALLAS — The morning rain had stopped, giving way to abundant sunshine and rapidly escalating temperatures, when down the sidewalk came a storm of a different kind. An Orange army, their smiles as bright as their jerseys, approaching the 3 million-square-foot spaceship that is Dallas Stadium, nee AT&T Stadium. The supporters of the Netherlands numbered […]
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Journalists have written entire internet volumes about the 2026 FIFA World Cup and its impact, including thousands of words right here by our own team at SportsTravel. But has anyone written about the rocks yet? Here’s a World Cup angle you won’t see anywhere else because I’m not sure what family would be as willing […]
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What started out as merely a soccer tournament for 13 national teams in 1930 has become a global phenomenon with 48 teams, and organizers now see the FIFA World Cup as a significant tourism driver for their local and national economies. Almost a century later, as the United States, Canada and Mexico prepare to welcome […]
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Historically, June is a little slower in college towns. Students have mostly departed, and communities from Athens to Eugene can feel more like the smaller villages they once were. Yet for the benefit of every parking space that is suddenly available near campus there is a downside: fewer people using those spaces to go shopping […]
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Fourteen years ago when London hosted the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games, its official motto was “Inspire a Generation.” One month ago, Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe and Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa did just that when they crossed the finish line at the TCS London Marathon in respective record time — Sawe became the first person to […]
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In advance of this summer’s FIFA World Cup, SportsTravel is delving into each of the 11 U.S. cities that will host matches during the event. This year’s edition will be the largest ever, with 48 teams (up from 32), and it will be the first to be staged in three countries — Canada, Mexico and […]
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In 2024, the Esports Foundation debuted the Esports World Cup, bringing 28 club teams together and featuring a prize pool of $62.5 million, the largest in esports history. For the second edition of that event in 2025, the prize pool jumped to $71.5 million. The success of that event made it clear to its organizers […]
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In advance of this summer’s FIFA World Cup, SportsTravel is delving into each of the 11 U.S. cities that will host matches during the event. This year’s edition will be the largest ever, with 48 teams (up from 32), and it will be the first to be staged in three countries — Canada, Mexico and the United […]
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In advance of this summer’s FIFA World Cup, SportsTravel is delving into each of the 11 U.S. cities that will host matches during the event. This year’s edition will be the largest ever, with 48 teams (up from 32), and it will be the first to be staged in three countries — Canada, Mexico and […]
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Guido Betti was a professional volleyball player in Italy for 11 years and has now been involved with the sport for almost three decades. Since 2007, he has shaped the future of volleyball, both at an international federation (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball) and at a commercial level with Volleyball World, a dedicated commercial entity designed […]
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