Argentina's national soccer team was hit by a major embarrassment just days before the opening of the world's biggest summer soccer tournament – the passport details of every player in the squad that participated in a pre-World Cup friendly were accidentally leaked. Match sheets submitted to referees just over an hour before kickoff sometimes include […]
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ITV has recently announced schedule changes to accommodate upcoming soccer matches. The soap operas Emmerdale and Coronation Street will temporarily move to different time slots this week. Why ITV has changed major soap schedules this week ITV has announced some tweaks to its regular schedules this week. The soap operas Emmerdale and Coronation Street will temporarily […]
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The pair will be paid $50,000 each to live in a "cube" for a month in Times Square while watching all 104 matches from the FIFA World Cup and posting their reactions to the games online.—
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Broadcasters are leaning into the trend of soccer fandom in the U.S. by snatching up rights for their networks and streaming services — and those bets are producing results.—
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Passengers connected to in-flight Wi-Fi on American Airlines domestic trips will be able to activate 24 hours of free access to Fox One.—
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Millions of Americans have expressed renewed interest in the FIFA World Cup tournament in part because Fox-owned Tubi will offer some games for free, Nexxen said in a report.—
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Netflix dropped its Erling Haaland football documentary just days before the 2026 World Cup kicks off. The streamer’s new two-part series chronicles Norway’s emotional return to the global stage after 26 years. Norway: The Dark Horse has arrived on Netflix ahead of FIFA World Cup Netflix has released Norway: The Dark Horse, a two-part sports […]
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A few weeks ago, I put together a world cup prediction app — Set Piece Picks — and I’m opening it up to the BWRAO community for the tournament. This post is mostly just a walkthrough of how to get started, but I’ll say upfront: I built it to be simple, low-commitment, and as private […]
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Coverage will span satellite radio and streaming, with games airing primarily on SiriusXM’s Fox Sports channel.—
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With the 2026 FIFA World Cup under a week away, Fox Sports is revealing its commentator assignments for the tournament’s first week. Fox confirmed its commentator pairings earlier in April. As previously announced, John Strong and Stu Holden will serve as the lead commentary crew throughout the World Cup. Ian Darke and former USMNT player…
Netflix might not be broadcasting the World Cup until next year’s women’s tournament, but the streaming giant is getting in on the action for the men’s competition this summer. On Thursday, Netflix and FIFA announced the release of FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition, a video game accessible within the Netflix Games interface where players can use…
Telemundo has committed itself to covering hydration breaks during the FIFA World Cup tournament rather than opting-in to new commercial sponsorship opportunities made available by FIFA.—
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Roku has officially debuted a new bundle offering that pairs a Roku Streaming Stick Plus with access to Fox One for $25.—
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Beginning this month, the United States will serve as a host nation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup alongside Mexico and Canada, with each nation hosting a number of matches. However, as fans travel between the three countries for matches, the United States has issued a travel warning for Mexico. While the United States will…
The launch of Fox One and Peacock on YouTube Primetime Channels comes about a week before both apps are set to offer live games from the FIFA World Cup tournament.—
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The Soccer Zone includes access to live matches played on Fox One and Peacock (Telemundo), in addition to clips, match stats and other data.—
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KICKING off this June, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will see fans flooding into football stadiums across the United States, Canada and Mexico as the three nations historically play host to the quadrennial, fan-favourite event. While participating teams prepare to put years of gruelling training to use and spectators’ anticipation mounts, legendary professional footballer Messi […]
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Tubi is getting in on the 2026 World Cup action with a couple of well-known American footballers. On Tuesday, the streamer announced The Other Football, an eight-part weekly talk show hosted by Fox Sports’ Rob Gronkowski and New York Giants quarterback Jameis Winston. The show will premiere on Wednesday, May 27. with new episodes every…
U.S. Soccer finally revealed the 26 men who will represent the United States in the 2026 FIFA World Cup during a first-ever live fan event at Manhattan’s Pier 17.
When head coach Mauricio Pochettino announced the final names on Tuesday, he dropped some shockers that will have fans buzzing all over the country. Here is everything you need to know about the big reveal.
The BBC won’t be having any of this Americanized nonsense at the World Cup final. The British public broadcaster will reportedly forego airing the first-ever World Cup final halftime show, which will feature global music icons Shakira, Madonna, and BTS, and instead opt to maintain its traditional halftime coverage with pundits analyzing the first 45…
Through a litany of prior reporting and legal proceedings, it has long been assumed that FIFA awarded Fox broadcast rights to the 2026 World Cup because of its decision to move the 2022 World Cup in Qatar from its traditional summertime window to November and December, when playing conditions were more suitable in Qatar’s arid…
For the first time in the history of the tournament, host cities were required to include sustainability and human rights requirements as part of the bidding process.
Carli Lloyd knows what it feels like to lead U.S. Soccer to the promised land. She won two World Cups with the U.S. Women’s National Team during her international career, and won two Olympic gold medals to boot. The success of the women’s national team has always run in stark contrast to the struggles of…
FIFA has made it clear that it will allow broadcasters to conduct halftime interviews and show commercials during the new “hydration breaks” in each half of the 2026 World Cup, but has left it to them to decide whether to do so. According to one Fox Sports exec, they’re a big yes on the first…
For the first time ever, FIFA is putting on a Super Bowl-style halftime show for the World Cup Final. On Thursday, we learned which global icons would star in the performance. The show, curated by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, will be headlined by the Queen of Pop, Madonna, Shakira, who recently released this summer’s World…
FIFA World Cup 2026 is raising the bar this time with something completely new. The tournament will feature a halftime show similar to the Super Bowl for the very first time. It has now been confirmed that BTS, Madonna, and Shakira will headline the massive show. BTS, Madonna, and Shakira tapped for FIFA World Cup […]
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Fox Sports continues to rack up world-renowned soccer stars for this summer’s World Cup. On Thursday, the network announced former Dutch international Clarence Seedorf will join Fox’s upcoming World Cup coverage as a studio analyst. Seedorf previously worked for Fox during the 2018 World Cup in Russia, but was not part of the team in…
You’re never gonna believe this, but it sounds like FIFA is doing something shady. Earlier this week, FIFA named Adi Predictstreet as the official prediction market partner for the 2026 World Cup. Prediction markets are a booming business, especially when it comes to markets around sporting events. It was a foregone conclusion that an entity like…