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(From left) FC St. Pauli Commercial Director Wilken Engelbracht, Visit Tampa Bay Chief Marketing Officer Patrick Harrison, Visit Tampa Bay Director of Global Sales Stefanie Zinke, and AVIAREPS Germany General Manager Jürgen Salzer. (FC St. Pauli photo)

Visit Tampa Bay Partners with German Soccer Club FC St. Pauli

Visit Tampa Bay and German soccer club FC St. Pauli have announced a partnership that will include media opportunities and Visit Tampa Bay activations at Millerntor Stadium in Hamburg. The two-year deal starts this summer as St. Pauli won the 2. Bundesliga League championship earlier this year and was promoted to the Bundesliga for the […]

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With the skyline of Kansas City behind them, both teams line up before the start of an NWSL match between the Kansas City Current and the Portland Thorns FC at the new CPKC Stadium March 16, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)

2024 NWSL Championship Heads to CPKC Stadium in Kansas City

CPKC Stadium, home of the current league leaders Kansas City Current and the first soccer-specific stadium built for a women’s club, will host the NWSL 2024 championship game on November 23. Opened in March of 2024 near downtown Kansas City, CPKC Stadium has a capacity of 11,500 fans and no seat more than 100 feet […]

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Simone Biles is one of the top athletes that other Olympic athletes would like to see in action at the 2024 Games in Paris. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

What Olympic Events Do Olympians Want to Attend?

Some of the best athletes in the world in their respective sports will be in the spotlight during the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games — but what events or things would they like to see and do when in Paris? SportsTravel has canvassed opinions from dozens of athletes between the Team USA Media Summit […]

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Luis Figo on Portugal’s Euro 2024 Chances, FIFA 2030 World Cup Promise

As the European Championships finish group play on Wednesday and move to this weekend’s start of knockout round action, one legendary player is high on his home country’s chances of glory in Germany – Portugal’s Luis Figo. “Portugal has a strong team at the moment, with a good balance between very experienced players and the […]

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Philadelphia to Host FIFA Fan Festival at Lemon Hill in 2026

The fan festival for the FIFA 2026 World Cup in Philadelphia will be held at East Fairmount Park’s Lemon Hill with plans for free entry, food and beverage offerings, entertainment, memorabilia from the event and more during game watch parties. Philadelphia Soccer 2026, the organization that serves as the operational Host Committee in Philadelphia, announced […]

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Experience Kissimmee Partners with Brighton & Hove Albion

Experience Kissimmee has announced a multi-year partnership with Brighton & Hove Albion, which finished the recent Premier League season in 11th place. The collaboration represents Experience Kissimmee’s first combined club deal in the English Premier League and Women’s Super League. Under this agreement, Experience Kissimmee gains promotional rights as a sleeve partner on the men’s, […]

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Visit Detroit Announces Partnership With Burnley

Visit Detroit has announced a long-term partnership to become the official U.S. destination partner of Burnley FC, the English club that will play next season in the Championship and is one of the founding members of the English Football League. The partnership included Visit Detroit as the Clarets shirt partner at last weekend’s The Soccer […]

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Arsenal Women to Make Inaugural United States Trip

The Arsenal FC Women will play two matches in the United States this summer against the Washington Spirit and Chelsea in a rematch of the women’s FA Cup final, the first time the women’s side has traveled to North America for preseason. The Arsenal women will play August 18 at Audi Field against National Women’s […]

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