World Cup

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The World Cup’s VAR fights are a preview of every company’s AI rollout problem

By Pooya Tabesh and The ConversationJuly 31, 2026

Jeff Bezos could add to the swelling ranks of American billionaires in English soccer

Jeff Bezos could add to the swelling ranks of American billionaires in English soccer

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 30, 2026

FIFA’s plan to raise billions from investors is sparking a backlash: One insider says Europe is angry as it could change soccer’s balance of power

Startups & Venture

FIFA’s plan to raise billions from investors is sparking a backlash: One insider says Europe is angry as it could change soccer’s balance of power

By Allie GarfinkleJuly 28, 2026

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Arts & Entertainment

The Erling Haaland boom: Norway’s ‘pop-up economy’ during the World Cup revealed in Visa data

By Catherina GioinoJuly 28, 2026

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FIFA Chief Infantino lashes out at critics ‘consumed by hate and criticism’ who spread ‘hate and false rumors’

By Graham Dunbar and The Associated PressJuly 28, 2026

The Messi Test and how the Spaniards messed with it: what the World Cup final taught me about the jobs AI can’t touch

By Bhaskar ChakravortiJuly 25, 2026

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Arts & Entertainment

Justin Bieber’s World Cup halftime song streams jumped 110%

By Maria Sherman and The Associated PressJuly 23, 2026

Lamine Yamal of the Spanish National Team poses with the FIFA World Cup trophy following Spain's victory in the World Cup Final.

Personal Finance

Spain lifted the World Cup, but the IRS still gets a cut of its $50 million pay day as players, coaches and refs all face complex U.S. “jock taxes”

By Joshua HongJuly 23, 2026

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Kalshi’s ‘chronically online’ war room figured out World Cup virality — and realized AI might be bringing back the monoculture

By Nick LichtenbergJuly 21, 2026

FIFA’s $15 billion World Cup payday shows commercialization is the real tournament champion

FIFA’s $15 billion World Cup payday shows commercialization is the real tournament champion

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 21, 2026

FIFA President Gianni Infantino puts up a hand to show a thumbs up gesture at a World Cup game.

FIFA President Infantino spent over 100 hours in the air during the 2026 World Cup amid pledge to reduce carbon emissions

By The Associated Press and Rio YamatJuly 20, 2026

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Spain’s Ferran Torres scored the winning goal in the World Cup—but just four years ago, he was in therapy and stuck in a ‘bottomless pit’

By Emma BurleighJuly 20, 2026

Trump hails World Cup as huge win for America: ‘It turned out we were a soccer country, and I think it’s going to remain’

By Seung Min Kim, Josh Boak and The Associated PressJuly 19, 2026

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Ranch dressing is quietly doing America’s diplomacy for it

By David BohigianJuly 19, 2026

The World Cup used to be known for autocracies and dictatorships winning. It’s looking different these days

By John A. Tures and The ConversationJuly 19, 2026

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Millennials say they’ll refuse to care for aging boomer parents—but they’ll be forced to as their inheritance shrinks to 40 cents on the dollar

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