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FIFA has announced the launch of Canada Celebrates the FIFA World Cup 2026, a program that it says will unite communities across the tournament co-host country from 11 June—19 July 2026. Delivered as a series of free-to-the-public, one-day community celebrations across the country, FIFA says that Canada Celebrates will “bring football fans together for live […]
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The Spanish Men’s National Soccer Team will base itself in Chattanooga, Tennessee during the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The FIFA World Cup champions from 2010, reigning European champion and current number one ranked team in the world, Spain will stay at Embassy Suites by […]
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FIFA has confirmed that the Colombian national soccer team will be based in the city of Guadalajara, Mexico during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The team’s base camp will be at the Atlas AGA Academy, a complex that opened in September 2023. The site has six professional courts, […]
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Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect new information. This will be a bumper year for global sports events, with both the Olympic Winter Games in Milano-Cortina and the FIFA World Cup in North America this summer. That will put a spotlight not just on athletes but on new and renovated venues, from […]
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The top division of the United Soccer League will be named USL Premier, the league announced this week. The league is expected to launch in 2028 with a single national table and ultimately grow to 20 clubs. This new first-division league will also lead to the introduction of a promotion/relegation model, a first for a […]
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It’s finally here. Six years after winning the right to host the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup, the tournament will finally kick off this summer across North America. While that event’s return to the U.S. for the first time in 32 years will be the signature domestic sporting event of 2026, there’s plenty more on […]
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The South Korean national soccer team will have a base camp in Guadalajara, Mexico, during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Korea Football Association announced on January 22 that the team would be based at the Chivas Verde Valle training facility, which belongs to Club Deportivo Guadalajara. After […]
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Global sports tourism is projected to be a $2 trillion industry by 2032, a massive surge from the $707 billion it was worth last year, according to a report from Priority Pass, an airport experiences program from British-based travel company Collinson. The report, “From Stadiums to Spas: Unlocking the Explosive Growth of Sports and Wellness […]
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FIFA has confirmed the full line-up of hosts and the composition of the groups for the FIFA Series 2026, which includes both men’s and women’s national teams. The competition will feature 48 national teams for the first time, and they will compete in 12 groups of four teams each during the international match window in […]
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Alexandria, Virginia, has been confirmed to host the base camp for the Croatian national team during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States this summer. The Croatian Football Federation said that Alexandria was its first-choice destination for a base camp after visiting 60 potential venues before and after the 2026 […]
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