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One of the biggest names in world soccer is doing something that no fan would have thought possible: FC Barcelona will sell the naming rights for its stadium, the Camp Nou, for one year as a way to raise money to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The megaclub’s executive board announced the decision during a suspension […]
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It can be one of the little annoyances that fans can experience either in the stadium or watching on television: Seeing the lines of one sport—washed out or not—on the field as you watch action from a different sport. That annoyance is what made the field for the recent LA Sevens international rugby match at […]
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William Wilson, a sports executive with 29 years of experience with a variety of leagues and as an agent, has been named the chief executive officer and secretary general of the U.S. Soccer Federation. Wilson, 52, joins U.S. Soccer from Wasserman, where he served as executive vice president and co-head of football for the last […]
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The Missouri Development Finance Board has voted to give the ownership group for St. Louis’s Major League Soccer expansion franchise a $5.7 million state tax credit to help pay for the construction of the franchise’s soccer-specific stadium that will be in the downtown area. The board’s action comes three months after Gov. Mike Parson’s administration […]
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Houston’s BBVA Stadium and NRG Stadium will host the semifinals and Arlington’s AT&T Stadium the championship of the CONCACAF Nations League men’s soccer finals in June. The event will mark the inaugural tournament’s culmination after group play was held in 2019. The semifinals will be June 4 with the United States playing Honduras at the […]
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Lisa Baird, who has extensive sports management experience between her time at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee in addition to the NFL, will be the new commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League. The NWSL will charge Baird with oversight of all league operations and NWSL Media, as well as working to grow […]
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Everywhere you looked, people tailgated with portable grills, music blared, kids ran around. The smell of beef and chicken hung heavy in the air. Flags waved, songs and chants and drums and trumpets played, and all the elements were there that make you walk around the outside of a stadium and think “Whoa, this is […]
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The Philadelphia Union‘s stadium will be named Subaru Park as part of a multiyear partnership between the Major League Soccer team and the automaker, with a series of other charitable programs as part of the agreement. In what is the first partnership for the automaker, Subaru will become the official and exclusive automotive partner of […]
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Daytona International Speedway has signed an agreement with Torneos to bring a soccer festival to the famed racetrack over the July 4 weekend in 2021. The Daytona Soccer Fest will be a two-day event and will mark the first time a professional soccer field will be held at a NASCAR track. Professional teams from North […]
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U.S. Club Soccer has announced a partnership with Verizon that will see the technology company’s entrance into the youth soccer landscape as the official innovation and 5G partner of the youth sports organization. The company will also become the presenting sponsor of the id2 Program and Player Development Program (PDP), and will supporting other U.S. Club Soccer programs […]
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.@TheUFL has announced the launch of its first expansion process for prospective markets looking to bring spring football to their communities, prioritizing fan interest, existing sports culture, geography and population and venue and infrastructure.
One of the key initiatives for Sophie Goldschmidt when she took over @usskiteam nearly three years ago was to bring more major events to the U.S. and this season is the culmination of that goal with 12 FIS events in the 2024–2025 season on American soil.
The FIVB elected Fabio Azevedo as its new president at the 39th FIVB World Congress in Porto with American Hugh McCutcheon named as secretary general. The pair detailed some of their future goals for the international federation on Tuesday.
Alina Hudak, who has worked in Miami-Dade County for more than three decades in a variety of city and county departments, will be the new president and chief executive officer for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Miami Host Committee.
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