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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On July 15

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Luis Paez-Pumar

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and U.S. President Donald J. Trump sign a football during a World Cup 2026 ceremony after a state dinner at the Lusail Palace on May 14, 2025, in Doha, Qatar.

President Trump Makes First Middle East Trip Of His Second Term

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FIFA Says Yes To Racism

Players of Seattle Sounders pose for a team photograph before the MLS match against Minnesota United on June 01, 2025 in Seattle, Washington.

Seattle Sounders FC v Minnesota United FC

Seattle Sounders Players Protest For Fair Share Of Lucrative Club World Cup Bonuses

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Barry Petchesky

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David Roth

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Kathryn Xu

Metlife Stadium across the Hackensack River in Secaucus, New Jersey, on June 15, 2023. Activist Bill Sheehan has turned mountains to clean up the river, polluted by industry, ten kilometers (6.2 miles) from Manhattan, even if much remains to be done. "It didn't take me long to realize that the river needed a full-time advocate," he says of the hemmed in by an ultra-dense urban grid. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

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Let Us Discuss What The World Cup Final Means For “New York New Jersey”

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Billy Haisley

Fans protesting the establishment of the breakaway European Super League demonstrate outside Stamford Bridge stadium, home of Chelsea Football Club, in London, United Kingdom on April 20, 2021. Chelsea is one of six English Premier League clubs to have signed up to the planned midweek competition, announced on Sunday night in defiance of condemnation from football authorities and political leaders including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron.

European Super League protest in London

The European Super League Is Undead

A general view of the performance as Saudi Arabia is displayed on the LED Screen during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final Draw at Doha Exhibition Center on April 1, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final Draw

Saudi Arabia Will Host The 2034 World Cup

<p>Abigail Segel is a writer based in Montreal.</p>


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Dunedin Stadium is pictured ahead of the FIFA World Cup Australia &amp; New Zealand 2023 on July 11, 2023 in Dunedin, New Zealand.

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FIFA Struggling To Fill Stadiums In Remote Soccer-Indifferent Country With Nobody In It

World Cup trophy prior to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar.

Argentina v France: Final – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

The Big World Cup Is Getting Bigger

A board signifying 14 minutes of first half stoppage time is seen during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group B match between England and IR Iran at Khalifa International Stadium on November 21, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.

England v IR Iran: Group B – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Where Is All This World Cup Stoppage Time Coming From?

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England Beat Iran While FIFA And Qatar Beat Everyone Else

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Tom Ley

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World Cup Teams Back Off Plan To Wear Rainbow Armbands

FIFA President Press Conference – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Gianni Infantino Loses His Grip On The World Cup

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FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Previews

FIFA Is Getting The Beerless World Cup It Deserves

Liverpool fans show a Ukrainian flag to indicate peace and sympathy with Ukraine prior to the Carabao Cup Final match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium on February 27, 2022 in London, England

Chelsea v Liverpool – Carabao Cup Final

European Soccer United In Support Of Ukraine This Weekend

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