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Wolverhampton Tabs Visit Lauderdale as Official Destination Partner

Visit Lauderdale and Wolverhampton Wanderers have announced a partnership making the Florida location the official destination partner of the English Premier League side. The Wolves stayed in Fort Lauderdale during their two-week preseason tour in the United States in July as the club competed in the Stateside Cup including a game at Chase Stadium in […]

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Seattle Announce World Cup 2026 Fan Celebration Site at Seattle Center

Seattle Center will be the home for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Seattle fan festivals during the summer of the tournament, which will include a U.S. men’s national team group stage game in Seattle. The Seattle FIFA World Cup 26 Organizing Committee and Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the site on Tuesday.  In addition to broadcasting […]

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The session "Breaking New Ground — The First Women’s Professional Sports Venue" included KC Current General Manager Stefanie Tomlin (center) and Derek Byrne, director of Content Strategy at Visit KC (right). Jared Wickerham photo

TEAMS ’24 Highlights Women’s Sports Movement in Kansas City

In a year when women’s sports have had a breakthrough, one project stands out above the rest. Earlier this year, the KC Current of the National Women’s Soccer League opened the first stadium in the world devoted to a professional women’s sports team. In this session, hear from team and destination leaders on how the […]

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Toyota Stadium in Frisco to Undergo Multi-Million Dollar Renovation

The Frisco City Council has approved a $182 million public-private partnership with FC Dallas to renovate the nearly 20-year-old stadium Toyota Stadium, Major League Soccer’s third oldest soccer-specific venue and home of FC Dallas. Renovations will include three new clubs, renovated north, east and west entrances and a roof structure that will help provide shade […]

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Enjoy Illinois Partners with Premier League Side Crystal Palace

Premier League side Crystal Palace have announced that Enjoy Illinois has become the club’s Official Destination Partner. The Eagles visited Chicago in 2023 during their pre-season tour and returned to the United States earlier this summer for the second straight year, playing in the Stateside Cup. Palace will also be returning to Illinois for the […]

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Wichita to Host Future NJCAA Soccer Championships

The NJCAA has named Wichita, Kansas, as host for the NJCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championships in 2025 and the NJCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championships in 2026 and 2027. The seven-day national tournaments will be at the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita. The 2025 DII Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championships will […]

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Team Travel Source Partners With Girls Academy League

Team Travel Source has been selected as the exclusive housing partner for the Girls Academy League, a youth soccer league dedicated to empowering young female athletes. Team Travel Source will manage all housing needs with the upcoming season for GA tournaments, as the partnership aims to enhance travel logistics and the overall experience for players, […]

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Spanish players celebrated after a 2-1 win over England in the 2024 Euro finals. But the country of Germany was also a big winner with a massive economic impact. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Germany Sees $8.3 Billion Economic Impact for Euro 2024

The economic impact of UEFA Euro 2024 for Germany and the 10 host cities amounted to $8.3 billion according to a study conducted by Nielsen Sports with more than 90% of that total the direct result of expenditure by the 2.7 million ticket holders, organizers and accredited attendees. The study showed that the 51 matches […]

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Brentford FC Partners with Destination Sport Group

Brentford FC of the English Premier League has announced a multi-year partnership with Destination Sport Group and Sportsbreaks.com to provide the club with travel management support for teams and staff and create experiences for fans at the Gtech Community Stadium. “This partnership shows how far we’ve come in growing our fanbase in the UK and […]

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Chicago’s Lincoln Park to Host Premier League/NBC Fan Festival

The Premier League and NBC Sports will bring the Premier League Mornings Live Fan Festival to Chicago, September 21–22, 2024 at Lincoln Park on the shore of Lake Michigan. The free event allows soccer fans to see NBC Sports’ studio team of host Rebecca Lowe and analysts Robbie Earle, Robbie Mustoe and Tim Howard broadcast […]

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