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The Refinery Fieldhouse in Garden City, Kansas, features a multi-sport indoor turf field for football, soccer, softball, and baseball. (Courtesy SFC)

Sports Facilities Companies Acquires RCI Sports Management

The Sports Facilities Companies has acquired RCI Sports Management, bringing three more facilities into the SF Network. SFC, based in Clearwater, Florida, has a national platform for managing and developing sports and recreation facilities. RCI is based in Texas and runs facilities in the central United States.  “RCI has built a reputation for rolling up […]

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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 LA28 Olympic football (soccer) venues (Credit: LA28)

LA28 Reveals Venues for 2028 Olympic Soccer Matches

The LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games has unveiled seven venues across the United States that will stage matches for the 2028 Olympic soccer tournaments. The group stage and knockout matches will lead up to the final matches at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, which previously hosted the men’s FIFA World Cup final in […]

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2026 Olympic Winter Games Preview: Venue Guide

Editor’s Note: This story is part of SportsTravel’s Olympics preview, which began Monday with Jason Gewirtz’s overview of the top storylines to watch for this month at the Games in Italy. The 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Milan Cortina are fast approaching (February 6–22 and March 6–15) and final preparations for the events […]

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New Sports Venues to Watch in 2026

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 2026 FIFA World Cup Trionda ball (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

A-Z: The SportsTravel Alphabet of 2026 Sports Events

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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IOC President Kirsty Coventry (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

IOC: ‘Still a lot of work to do’ Before 2026 Olympic Winter Games

The Olympic Games Executive Director has admitted that there is “still a lot of work to be done” ahead of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina next month, but expressed his confidence that everything would be ready on time. In an online media press conference, Christophe Dubi said he could not deny that “a […]

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French national team manager Didier Deschamps (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

France Secures 2026 FIFA World Cup Base in Boston

The French Football Federation has confirmed that the French national team will have its base camp at the Four Seasons hotel in downtown Boston during the 2026 FIFA World Cup this summer. A video released by the FFF shows French manager Didier Deschamps touring the venue along with his backroom staff at some point after […]

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The proposed New Commanders Stadium (Credit: Washington Commanders / HKS)

First Renderings Unveiled for Proposed Washington Commanders Stadium

The Washington Commanders and design firm HKS have unveiled the first conceptual renderings of the team’s new roofed stadium, which will be used for sports, entertainment and community engagement. HKS, which has a portfolio of venues that includes SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn., and AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, […]

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William Knox, Legacy Sports Group Join Sports Facilities Companies

The Sports Facilities Companies has announced that William Knox and his firm, The Legacy Sports Group, have joined the SFC team. Through a strategic collaboration, The Legacy Sports Group will become part of SFC, which manages and develops sports, recreation, wellness and events venues, a move aimed at strengthening SFC’s capabilities in sports tourism, destination development and […]

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